Midwifery Matron - Labour Ward

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced midwife in a senior leadership role. Join a dynamic team dedicated to providing high-quality care to women and birthing people. This role involves leading the Consultant Led Labour Ward, ensuring patient safety, and maintaining high standards of care. You will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and manage budgets effectively. If you are passionate about making a difference in maternity care and possess strong leadership skills, this role could be your next career step in a supportive and inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of operational management at a senior level.
• Expertise within the Delivery Suite setting and patient safety.
• Ability to lead and deliver change with clinical teams.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for the standard of care in the Labour Ward and Triage.
• Manage staff and ensure effective patient flow across maternity areas.
• Develop and monitor key performance indicators for quality care.

Skills

Operational Management

Leadership

Midwifery Expertise

Patient Safety

Communication Skills

Education

First Level Registered Midwife

Post-Graduate Qualification

Master's Degree (Desirable)

Job description

Job summary

Are you looking to work in an award winning, well-supported, friendly, dynamic, culturally astute, inclusive environment that puts women/birthing people at the centre of a high standard of care

Our latest CQC report has been published and we have maintained our good rating since 2017 and have been awarded as outstanding for leadership.

An exciting opportunity for an experienced midwife in a senior leadership role has arisen. If you are passionate about patient safety and ensuring women and birthing people receive high quality care and have a positive experience, then you are the right person to consider joining the senior midwifery management team as Maternity Matron for Labour Ward (Delivery Suite and Triage) at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich (QEW), which is part of Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust.

We are looking for an experienced midwife who can maximise midwifery's unique contribution to high quality, compassionate care that embraces the Trusts Values to lead the Consultant Led Labour Ward at QEW. You will be innovative, self motivated, highly visible and accessible to women, birthing people, their families and colleagues with expert midwifery skills and committed to giving high quality midwifery care. You will have excellent leadership qualities, be a good communicator with the capability to challenge to ensure that women/ birthing people receive client centred individualised care and have substantial experience of managing a ward or team (at Band 7 level or above).

Main duties of the job

You will understand the importance of multidisciplinary team working and are able to influence and sustain high care standards, safety and quality within the unit.

In this role, the successful applicant will:

Be operationally and professionally accountable for the standard of care delivered within the Labour Ward and Triage, as well as supporting effective patient flow across all maternity areas within the hospital-based services.

Work closely, collaboratively and in support of the Matrons for In-patients & DAU and Birth Centre & Community Services

Ensure clinical care and effectiveness is maintained to a high standard, in line with local, regional and national policies

Develop and monitor key performance indicators, demonstrating that the care provided to women / birthing people and families is safe, evidence-based and of a high quality

Ensure all midwifery staff practice within the NMC regulatory framework and professional regulations are adhered to in the workplace whilst supporting the different needs of individual staff

Ensure that multi-disciplinary and multi-professional working is achieved to its maximum benefit and supports holistic care of women/birthing people and their babies

Manage budgets within your areas and identify opportunities for cost savings where appropriate

Work collaboratively with the MVP to ensure that women's/ birthing peoples voices are listened to and their experiences are positive.

About us

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:

Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development

Widening access (anchor institution) and employability

Improving the experience of staff with disability

Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development

Making equalities mainstream

Date posted

24 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum plus HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

197-RF6712

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Stadium Road

London

SE18 4QH

Job description Job responsibilities

The post holder has responsibility for the safe and effective management and development of designated areas which Labour ward and Triage. In conjunction with the senior midwifery management team he/she will ensure the provision of a safe 24 hour midwifery service within the Maternity unit to improve outcomes and experience for women/birthing people.

The post holder has continuing responsibility for the management and development of designated areas for designated Labour ward and Triage

The post holder, in conjunction with the Midwifery Management team, will ensure the provision of a safe 24 hour midwifery service within the Maternity Unit.

To positively and effectively manage the designated groups of staff to include Ward Managers, Designated Specialist Midwives, Midwifery staff, Maternity Support Workers and Maternity care Assistants.

The post holder will be allocated specific projects to manage and have designated service leads.

To effectively manage the allocated pay and non-pay budgets, and to produce routine monitoring reports.

Please see full JD

Job description Job responsibilities

The post holder has responsibility for the safe and effective management and development of designated areas which Labour ward and Triage. In conjunction with the senior midwifery management team he/she will ensure the provision of a safe 24 hour midwifery service within the Maternity unit to improve outcomes and experience for women/birthing people.

The post holder has continuing responsibility for the management and development of designated areas for designated Labour ward and Triage

The post holder, in conjunction with the Midwifery Management team, will ensure the provision of a safe 24 hour midwifery service within the Maternity Unit.

To positively and effectively manage the designated groups of staff to include Ward Managers, Designated Specialist Midwives, Midwifery staff, Maternity Support Workers and Maternity care Assistants.

The post holder will be allocated specific projects to manage and have designated service leads.

To effectively manage the allocated pay and non-pay budgets, and to produce routine monitoring reports.

Please see full JD

Person Specification Experience Essential

• A proven track record of operational management at a senior level in an acute hospital environment, including staff, financial and change management
• Expertise within the Delivery Suite setting
• Proven track record of delivering the quality agenda, ensuring patient safety is paramount and at the forefront to planning services and resource allocation
• Demonstrable previous success in leading and delivering change and performance with and through clinical teams, engaging them in the strategic direction and delivery plans
• Establishes clear work priorities delegates appropriately and effectively, ensuring a capability to deliver, monitoring performance and giving feedback
• Ability to think and plan strategically, tactically and creatively, and to prioritise work programs in the face of competing demands;
• A good understanding of the changing NHS environment

Qualifications and Training Essential

• First level registered Midwife.
• Clinical experience relevant to the post.
• Post-graduate qualification relevant to the role
• Evidence of equivalent knowledge and experience to Masters level

Desirable

• Masters degree

Knowledge and Skills Essential

• Proven ability to analyse complex problems and to develop and successfully implement practical and workable solutions to address them;
• Ability to collaborate constructively with internal and external partners to create the conditions for successful partnership working
• Well developed leadership and influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate and involve individuals and teams, and have them understand the Trust's and your performance expectations
• Ability to be intellectually flexible and to look beyond existing structures, ways of working, boundaries and organisations to produce more effective and innovative service delivery and partnerships
• Sound political judgement and astuteness in understanding and working with complex policy, and diverse interest groups, and common sense in knowing when to brief "up the line"
• A commitment to improving patient services through an ability to sustain a clear performance focus on achieving demanding goals
• Excellent inter-personal and communication skills with good listening skills

Person Specification Experience Essential

• A proven track record of operational management at a senior level in an acute hospital environment, including staff, financial and change management
• Expertise within the Delivery Suite setting
• Proven track record of delivering the quality agenda, ensuring patient safety is paramount and at the forefront to planning services and resource allocation
• Demonstrable previous success in leading and delivering change and performance with and through clinical teams, engaging them in the strategic direction and delivery plans
• Establishes clear work priorities delegates appropriately and effectively, ensuring a capability to deliver, monitoring performance and giving feedback
• Ability to think and plan strategically, tactically and creatively, and to prioritise work programs in the face of competing demands;
• A good understanding of the changing NHS environment

Qualifications and Training Essential

• First level registered Midwife.
• Clinical experience relevant to the post.
• Post-graduate qualification relevant to the role
• Evidence of equivalent knowledge and experience to Masters level

Desirable

• Masters degree

Knowledge and Skills Essential

• Proven ability to analyse complex problems and to develop and successfully implement practical and workable solutions to address them;
• Ability to collaborate constructively with internal and external partners to create the conditions for successful partnership working
• Well developed leadership and influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate and involve individuals and teams, and have them understand the Trust's and your performance expectations
• Ability to be intellectually flexible and to look beyond existing structures, ways of working, boundaries and organisations to produce more effective and innovative service delivery and partnerships
• Sound political judgement and astuteness in understanding and working with complex policy, and diverse interest groups, and common sense in knowing when to brief "up the line"
• A commitment to improving patient services through an ability to sustain a clear performance focus on achieving demanding goals
• Excellent inter-personal and communication skills with good listening skills

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Stadium Road

London

SE18 4QH

Employer's website

https://www.lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Stadium Road

London

SE18 4QH

Employer's website

https://www.lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)