Matron for Antenatal Clinic, Community and Caseload Midwifery

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for the Antenatal 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 of continuity 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.

• 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.

Essential

• Post registration clinical experience
• Proven leadership experience in quality improvement, audit, and/or project management
• Operational Management experience in an acute hospital setting
• Experience in leading and implementing change within maternity services
• Experience in managing performance, capability, sickness, grievance and disciplinary processes
• Experience in staff recruitment, appraisal and personal development planning

Essential

• Excellent leadership and management skills with the ability to inspire and motivate teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make data-driven decisions
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams
• Knowledge of current national maternity agenda