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Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 87,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a dynamic Matron to lead the Antenatal Clinic, Community Midwifery, and Caseload Midwifery teams. This senior role focuses on high-quality care, safety, and service improvement in line with NHS maternity transformation initiatives.

You will provide visible operational and professional leadership, drive workforce development, manage budgets, and promote continuity of care models across hospital and community settings to reduce

Qualifications

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for the Antenatal Clinic, Community Midwifery, and Caseload Midwifery teams.
• Lead on workforce planning, recruitment, retention and professional development.
• Drive continuity of carer models and reduce health inequalities.
• Manage budgets and resources effectively for service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall operational responsibility for a defined clinical area.
• Direct-line manage the midwifery staff of the defined clinical area.
• Ensure daily coordination and be highly visible within the defined clinical area for staff, patients and visitors alike.
• Liaise with the wider Trust network and ensure integration of the real time patient feedback system within the defined area of responsibility.
• To act in the absence of the Deputy Director of Nursing and Midwifery.
• Responsible for effective communication systems within the defined clinical area and ensure effective and efficient team working within the multi-disciplinary framework.
• To manage resources effectively and efficiently within the agreed budget allocation.

Job description

Matron for Antenatal Clinic, Community and Caseload Midwifery

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Company: Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

A Vacancy at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

We are seeking a dynamic and experiencedMaternity Matronto lead and manage theAntenatal Clinic, Community Midwifery, and Caseload Midwifery teams. This is a key leadership role responsible for ensuring high standards of care, service improvement, and strategic development in line with NHS maternity transformation initiatives, includingBetter Birthsand theNHS Long-Term Plan.

The post holder will provide strong operational and professional leadership, ensuring safe, high-quality, and compassionate maternity care. They will drive innovation, workforce development, and collaborative working across the hospital and community settings, supporting continuity of care models and reducing health inequalities.

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for theAntenatal Clinic, Community Midwifery, and Caseload Midwifery teams, ensuring excellence in patient care.
• Act as a visible, accessible, and supportive leader, fostering a culture of innovation, learning, and professional development.
• Lead on workforce planning, recruitment, retention, and professional development to build a resilient, skilled maternity workforce.
• Support the implementation and sustainability ofcontinuity of carer models, ensuring equity and improved outcomes for women and birthing people.
• Manage budgets and resources effectively, ensuring efficient service delivery and cost-effectiveness.

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—along with award-winning clinics across North West London.

Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children’s services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use.

We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.

We are committed to equal opportunities and believe that diversity drives innovation and excellence. As part of our dedication to equity, we actively welcome applications from individuals from the global majority, veterans and underrepresented communities. We value the unique perspectives and experiences that diverse teams bring and are committed to creating an environment where all voices are heard, respected, and empowered to succeed.

If you haven’t heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probationary period.

Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.

See detailed job description attached.

• To have overall operational responsibility for a defined clinical area
• To directly-line manage the midwifery staff of the defined clinical area
• On a daily basis ensure that the clinical area is being co-ordinated effectively and be highly visible within the defined clinical area for staff, patients and visitors alike
• Liaise with the wider Trust network and ensure integration of the real time patient feedback system within the defined area of responsibility.
• To act in the absence of the Deputy Director of Nursing and Midwifery
• Responsible for effective communication systems within the defined clinical area and ensure effective and efficient team working within the multi-disciplinary framework.
• To manage resources effectively and efficiently within the agreed budget allocation.

This advert closes on Wednesday 30 Sep 2026

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust