# Clinical Midwifery Manager for Intrapartum Care (Maternity Cover)

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Croydon Health Services NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Archived / closed
- **Employer:** Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
- **Location:** Croydon University Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Midwife
- **Grade:** Band 8
- **Salary:** £63,665 - £70,887 pro rata, per annum incl HCAS (Outer)
- **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (maternity cover)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday)
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-22T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-12T11:55:44.068Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Thornton_Heath/Croydon_Health_Services_NHS_Trust/Maternity/Maternity-v8359618
- **Employer website:** https://www.croydonhealthservices.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Clinical Midwifery Manager for Intrapartum Care (Maternity Cover) 12 Months

The Clinical Midwifery Manager for Intrapartum care is a senior clinical leader responsible for ensuring the delivery of high-quality, safe, and compassionate care to women, pregnant people and families during labour and birth.

As a key member of the maternity leadership team, the Matron provides visible, accessible, and authoritative presence across intrapartum services, including the Labour Ward, Birthing Centre, Obstetric Theatres and Maternity Triage and associated areas.

### Main duties of the job

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

- Provide visible clinical leadership across all intrapartum areas.
- Ensure safe, high-quality, and compassionate care during labour and birth.
- Manage and support midwifery staff, ensuring appropriate staffing and skill mix.
- Lead on patient safety, clinical incidents, and national maternity safety initiatives.
- Drive continuous improvement through audits, governance, and evidence-based practice.
- Support staff development, training, and performance management.
- Oversee infection control, safeguarding, and maintain a safe care environment.
- Contribute to workforce planning, recruitment, and retention.
- Manage budgets and support service efficiency improvements.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role and contact Siobhan Harding as hiring manager for more information.

Interview date: TBC

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### EXPERIENCE

**Essential**

- Significant experience at Senior Management level in maternity services.
- Expertise within the Delivery Suite setting
- Proven track record of clinical management in a multi-disciplinary environment
- Proven track record of planning and implementing service change
- Proven track record of staff and budget management
- A good understanding of the changing NHS environment

### KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

**Essential**

- Clear understanding of the national and local Healthcare agenda.
- Record of achievement in managing performance.
- Experience of chairing multidisciplinary meetings.
- Sound knowledge of Ockenden recommendations, Maternity Transformation, Better Births, Saving babies lives and NHS Resolution Maternity incentive Scheme
- Sound understanding of clinical Risk Management

### EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

**Essential**

- First level registered Midwife
- Clinical experience relevant to the post
- Post-graduate qualification relevant to the role

**Desirable**

- Masters Qualification relevant to health care
- Professional Midwifery Advocate

## Documents

- [chs accomodation (pdf, 676.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1725)
- [croydon trust values (pdf, 324.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2317)
- [ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2414)
- [chs dbs policy statement (pdf, 53.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=972)
- [map of croydon university hospital (pdf, 95.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=974)
- [job description & person specification (pdf, 379.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10686055)

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