Maternity Matron for Antenatal & Community

Kingston Hospital; Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames; On-site; GBP 64,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Maternity Matron for Antenatal & Community Midwifery. The post leads clinical and managerial aspects across antenatal clinics, community services, and the Infant Feeding Team, delivering high-quality, evidence-based care.

You will drive service development, governance, and patient experience, aiming for excellence and UNICEF Baby Friendly accreditation, while inspiring teams and enabling professional growth.

Qualifications

• Current NMC Registration as a Registered Midwife.
• Strong evidence of continuing professional development.
• Recognised management/ leadership qualification.
• Proven record of change management.
• Experience of working in hospital and community settings.

Responsibilities

• Lead service development and drive quality improvement across antenatal clinics, community and Infant Feeding Team.
• Provide clinical and managerial leadership to ensure safe, compassionate, personalised maternity care.
• Strengthen clinical governance and patient experience, supporting UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative standards (Stage 3 to Gold).
• Lead multidisciplinary teams and promote an inclusive, high-performing culture.
• Support delivery of national maternity ambitions and service improvement initiatives.

Skills

Clinical leadership

People management

Change management

Education

NMC Registration

Job description

Maternity Matron for Antenatal & Community

Band 8a

Main area Midwifery Grade Band 8a Contract Permanent: This role will include a Manager on call commitment Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 396-8360044-PB-TA

Site Kingston Hospital Town Kingston Upon Thames Salary £63,665 - £70,887 per annum on pro rata basis Salary period Yearly Closing 12/11/2026 23:59

Home, community, hospital

KingstonandRichmond NHS Foundation Trust offers a range offantasticopportunities to grow your career across both hospital and community settings in south London. Whether you're looking to build new skills or take your experience to the next level,weare uniquely placed toprovide therightenvironment to support your professional development.With colleagues working in people’s homes, in community clinics, and in our two hospitals, we have an outstanding breadth of knowledge and experience to draw from.

Our commitment to exceptional care is reflected in being the firsttrustof our kindin London to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the CQC for bothoverallquality andleadership.We exist to provide the best possible care for our patients and we do that by giving our colleagues what they need to be their best at work. We have won numerous awards from the HSJ and Nursing Times for the way we support our colleagues across all our services.

We are proud to be recognised for our outstanding cancer care, children's services, pioneering surgical teams, and exceptional rehabilitation services. Our maternity services have been rated the "Best in London" by women surveyed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), with parents travelling to Kingston to take advantage of our considerable experience and expertise.

These words are important reminders, but it’s our behaviours that tell people who we are. We expect all colleagues to bring our values to life in their work.

• Compassionate: We provide care with kindness, understanding, and empathy for all.


• Inclusive: We embrace diversity and respect the unique contributions of every individual.


• Collaborative: We foster teamwork across all levels, working together and with our partners to deliver the best outcomes.


• Inspiring: We are committed to continuous improvement and excellence in patient care, staff development, and innovation.

Job overview

Maternity Matron – Antenatal & Community Midwifery

Band 8a | Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Are you an experienced, passionate midwife ready to take the next step in your leadership career?

We are seeking an inspiring and motivated Maternity Matron for Antenatal and Community Midwifery Services to provide clinical and managerial leadership across our antenatal clinics, community and Infant Feeding Team.

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting opportunity to lead service development, drive quality improvement and ensure women, birthing people and their families receive safe, compassionate and personalised care throughout their maternity journey.

You will lead and support multidisciplinary teams, promote a positive and inclusive working culture, strengthen clinical governance and patient experience, and support delivery of the UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative standards, maintaining Stage 3 accreditation and progressing towards Gold.

We are looking for an experienced registered midwife with strong clinical leadership, people management and change management skills, a commitment to evidence-based practice, and a passion for improving outcomes and experiences for women and families.

If you are an enthusiastic leader who can inspire teams, embrace innovation and deliver high-quality maternity care, we would love to hear from you.

Working for our organisation

Development and staff wellbeing

Your growth and personal happiness matters to us. After all, we can't expect the best from you if we don't invest in your development and nurture your wellbeing. From the moment you join us, we're committed to fostering your professional and personal development with a supportive, empowering environment. Whether you're just starting your career or looking to advance further, we provide you with the tools and opportunities you need to succeed. We actively support colleagues to take part in research, quality improvement and innovation, whatever their role or level in the organisation.

To support your wellbeing, we offer an extensive range of resources, including on-site staff nursery at Kingston Hospital, wellbeing practitioners, regular wellbeing classes, dedicated staff physiotherapist, comprehensive occupational health services, 24/7 employee assistance programme, and a range of other support and activities.

We also take every opportunity to thank and recognise the work our teams do, through weekly "shoutouts" and patient feedback, monthly and staff awards.

These words are important reminders, but it's our behaviours that tell people who we are. We expect all colleagues to bring values to life in their work.

• Inclusive


• Inspiring

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

**Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document, which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification**

Person specification

Qualifications

• Current NMC Registration as a Registered Midwife


• Strong evidence of continuing professional development


• Recognised management/ leadership qualification


• Proven record of change management

Experience

• Experience of working in hospital and community settings, including recent significant experience at band 7 midwife level


• Evidence of managing a clinical area and team of midwives


• Experience of dealing with service user’s complaints; investigating informal and formal complaints and writing response letters


• Experience of performance managing staff


• Evidence of working with Local Maternity Systems and implementation of national ambitions

Skills

• Excellent organisational and leadership skills


• Ability to engage a team in achieving goals and objectives via a clear, shared maternity vision of care


• Sound knowledge and experience of all aspects of midwifery practice


• Knowledge and experience of implementing Unicef Baby Friendly Initiative Standards and Accreditation

We support the NHS Flex for the Future pledge

We welcome conversations about flexible working from day one, including options such as adjusted hours, compressed hours and other arrangements. If flexibility matters to you, please talk to us - we’ll be happy to explore what’s possible for the role and the service.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.