Midwifery Community Matron
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts
Nottingham, NG7 2UHView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£57,528 to £64,750
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
9 November 2026
20 days leftJob description
- *We will not be accepting applications that have been used for this post in the last 6 months** Lead the 24 hour provision of high quality women cent...
To continually act as a highly credible professional clinical leader being a strong professional role model for others to emulate at all times.
Be involved in the delivery of clinical care in a developmental capacity.
Be responsible for ensuring current practice is evidence based and continually updated.
Assist the Director of Midwifery, Deputy Director of Midwifery and Head of Midwifery in providing professional leadership, management and advice within the Family Health Care Group.
To take professional responsibility for the community Midwifery services, ensuring that all teams work collaboratively to deliver integrated care.
Support managers to ensure all areas are compliant with Trust and local training standards.
Continually monitor, evaluate and analyse the effectiveness of midwifery services.
To contribute to the promotion and maintenance of clinical benchmarking, ensuring sharing and development of best practice.
Promote a culture of working and integration of standards across the wider maternity service.
For detailed job description and main responsibilities, please see job description and person specification.
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Training & Qualifications
Essential: - Registered Midwife and First degree or equivalent in health related subject; - Evidence of CPD
Desirable: - Masters degree or equivalent post training; - Leadership training/qualification
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience including management and leadership experience
- Ability to demonstrate experience of leading or managing a service at Band 7 level
- Experience of delivering programmes of change
- Experience of leading & working with patient groups
- Able to provide specialised advice concerning patient care
- Knowledge of budgets/financial control
- Experience with Clinical Governance
- Experience with HR processes to manage sickness absence, performance, recruitment
- Demonstrates understanding of complex, obstetric led outpatient services and care
Desirable
- Project management experience
- Knowledge of complaints management
- Patient Partnership working
- Involvement with recruitment & retention
- Experience of working within obstetric led outpatient services
- Experience of managing complex safeguarding cases and joint MDT working
Communication and Relationship Skills
Essential
- Excellent communications skills, written and oral
- Ability to build successful teams
- Ability to influence and motivate staff to deliver challenging targets
- Strong leadership qualities
Analytical and Judgement Skills
Essential: - Experience of audit and audit tools; - Able to present and receive complex information within the multi professional team
Planning and Organisational Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates strong organisational skills and abilities
- Ability to work on own initiative but also as part of a team
- Ability to plan strategies which impact positively across the service
Physical Skills
Essential: - IT skills to manage and report on complex performance management information
Other Requirements Specific to the role
Essential: - On-call commitment as part of the senior midwifery manager on call
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
19 October 2026
Last checked
20 October 2026
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