Maternity Modern Matron

NHS; Coventry; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization in Coventry is seeking a Maternity Modern Matron to lead the perinatal services team for 12 months. The role involves overseeing recruitment, preceptorship programs for newly qualified midwives, and ensuring governance and quality in antenatal services. Successful candidates will hold a Midwife qualification and have significant leadership experience. Offering a competitive salary of £55,690 to £62,682 pro rata per annum, this position is pivotal for improving healthcare delivery.

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife with relevant leadership experience.
• Experience in perinatal services and workforce management.

Responsibilities

• Lead recruitment and retention for perinatal services.
• Oversee preceptorship and support program for new midwives.
• Ensure accountability and governance in antenatal clinic.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Registered Midwife qualification

Job description

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

Maternity Modern Matron

Closing date: 06 January 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a registered Midwife to join the perinatal senior leadership team for a 12 month period to lead on perinatal workforce, antenatal clinic and antenatal screening.

The successful postholder will lead on recruitment and retention across the perinatal service providing upwards reporting of workforce data. The postholder will oversee the preceptorship programme for newly qualified midwives and the student support programme.

The postholder will have leadership responsibility and accountability for the antenatal clinic and antenatal screening departments with innovative service improvement.

As a credible senior leader with managerial responsibility for perinatal services you will work as a visible leader within the group management structure demonstrating collaborative working across the MDT. As a modern matron you will be responsible for delivering the goals as outlined in the Matrons Handbook.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

Secondment will be considered for internal candidates - If you are successful after interview, you must obtain approval from your current line manager to accept the offer.

Main duties of the job

• Inclusive leadership, professional standards and accountability.
• Governance, patient safety and quality.
• Workforce planning and resource management.
• Patient experience and reducing health inequalities.
• Performance and operational oversight.
• Digital and information technology.
• Education, training, and development.
• Research and development.
• Collaborative working and clinical effectiveness.
• Service improvement and transformation.

About us

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

Job responsibilities

• To be a visible leader, ensuring a physical presence, providing professional nurse leadership and demonstrating, through personal behaviours, the core values of UHCW NHS Trust. Ensuring a professional appearance, maintaining professional standards, and leading by example.
• To visit and be present on wards and departments within areas of responsibility daily and to be accessible to staff via face to face or other forms of communication, ensuring time is provided to staff to discuss concerns, inequalities or clinical issues that may affect clinical effectiveness.
• To conduct planned gemba walks or rounding in their areas of responsibility in order to support their teams and improvement opportunities, potential issues and waste.
• To act as an expert resource, providing advice on nursing issues in relation to policies, protocols, service delivery and the adoption of the organisations aims.
• To demonstrate inclusive leadership, embedding local and national standards to ensure the delivery of safe care, working collaboratively with the wider MDT.
• To act as an influence on maintaining cleaning standards, maintaining environmental cleanliness, infection prevention and control compliance locally, ensuring that IPC is everyones responsibility.

For further details please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

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Experience

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Knowledge

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Skills

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Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

£55,690 to £62,682 a year pro rata per annum