# Matron (Community Midwifery & Antenatal Day Services) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS FT. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/matron-community-midwifery-and-antenatal-day-services/1a234dec-a389-43ee-a96c-23f74877abfe - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/matron-community-midwifery-and-antenatal-day-services/1a234dec-a389-43ee-a96c-23f74877abfe.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS FT - **Town:** Sunderland - **Region:** North East and Yorkshire - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Midwife - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £57,528 to £64,750 a year - **Contract type:** Fixed-Term - **Employment type:** Full-time, Flexible working - **Closing date:** 2026-08-03T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-20T15:01:27.598Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9155-FCNM-0726-18?employerCode=C9155 - **Application URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/application/C9155-FCNM-0726-18/pre-application-questions-pause?referrer=jobadvert&ref=C9155-FCNM-0726-18 - **Employer website:** https://www.stsft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job summary Only available to current employees of STSFT. An exciting, fixed-term (until 06.09.28) opportunity has arisen for a senior Midwife to join the Team as a Matron for Community Midwifery and Antenatal Day Services. We are looking for a clinically credible Midwife with a broad range of Midwifery experience and exceptional clinical ability. You will possess strong clinical leadership and have excellent communication and networking skills. You will need to have a distinct passion for Maternity services and a drive for continuous improvement in Maternity safety and experience. You will be easily-identifiable, highly-visible and accessible to patients, carers and staff. You will have a particular responsibility to support the developments of Quality & Safety and Service Improvement, to modernise services and ensure the active involvement of service users in developing, delivering and evaluating care. You will be resilient and able to manage complex situations as well as being well-organised and innovative. A proven track record of supporting change processes, coupled with good influencing and negotiation skills are key attributes required for this Post in order to provide an integrated and effective service, focusing on the delivery and assurance of safe, high-quality patient care. For informal discussions please contact Melissa Letouze, Head of Midwifery, or Andrea Cowling, Directorate Manager, (melissa.letouze@nhs.net or andrea.cowling@nhs.net). ### Main duties of the job The Matron will ensure at all times the patient is at the centre of all our actions and act as role model for clinical staff. The Matron has 24-hour accountability for the wards / departments / areas in their Directorate, for the efficient and effective operational management of the Midwifery workforce, guaranteeing provision of high-quality evidence-based midwifery practice which will be delivered within a hospital and community setting. The Matron will provide strong clinical leadership within the Services and be highly-visible and accessible to patients. Leading by example he / she will drive up standards of clinical care. Have the responsibility and authority to get the essential components of care right for patients clean wards and departments, quality care, ensuring patients are treated with dignity and respect, resolving problems for patients and relatives and ensuring high standards are maintained and delivered throughout the Services. You will contribute to the Midwifery Manager on-call rota out-of-hours. The Matron will contribute to identifying and managing issues of poor performance, risk and complaints. The Matron will promote and share best practice and encourage personal development. In undertaking the duties for this Post, you must comply with the NMC Code. The Matron will uphold and ensure Trust nursing and midwifery values are implemented and monitored to provide assurance that nursing / clinical staff behave in a professional manner. ### About us Please add your telephone number to your application form so we can contact you quickly if required. One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for us. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via our Flexible Working Policy. The Trust employs around 8,746 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Care Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements.If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity of your individual recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process. ### Details - Date posted: 20 July 2026 - Pay scheme: Agenda for change - Band: Band 8a - Salary: £57,528 to £64,750 a year - Contract: Fixed term - Duration: 24 months - Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working - Reference number: C9155-FCNM-0726-18 - Job locations: Trust Headquarters, Sunderland Royal Hospital, Sunderland, SR4 7TP, United Kingdom, South Tyneside Nhs Foundation Trust, South Tyneside District Hospital, Harton Lane, SOUTH SHIELDS, Tyne And Wear, NE34 0PL, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities The Matron will ensure at all times the patient is at the centre of all our actions and act as role model for clinical staff. PLEASE REFER TO ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DUTIES OF THE ROLE. ## Person Specification ### Attributes **Essential** - Ability to set objectives, priorities workload, work to deadlines and maintain consistent high standards. - Ability to analyse information and use problem-solving approaches in decision making and planning processes. - Confident, resilient and assertive. - Acts with honesty and integrity, taking personal responsibility for actions. - Ability to lead by example, motivating and empowering others to achieve high standards of service delivery. - A reflective thinker. - An individual who can work independently, work across disciplines and be an effective team member. ### Experience **Essential** - Clinically credible with significant experience at senior midwifery level in a relevant setting. - Ability to manage conflict in the clinical environment. - Experience of managing a clinical team including human resources management. - Experience of managing difficult and complex personnel / people situations. - Experience of policy critique and writing to ensure fit for purpose. - Experience of successful budget management and evidence of achieving financial targets. - Experience of leading and delivering significant programmes of change with an NHS setting. **Desirable** - Experience of undertaking root cause analysis. ### Qualifications **Essential** - First level NMC Registered Nurse (Adult) (RN Child for paediatric roles, RM for Midwifery). - First Degree or equivalent in health-related subject. - Recognised management or leadership qualification or relevant experience. **Desirable** - Masters Degree or working towards in relevant associated subject. ### Physical Skills **Essential** - Travel between sites and off-site meetings as required. - Ability to work flexible hours as well as support for major incidents. - Able to participate in an on-call rota. ### Skills and Knowledge **Essential** - Competent in IT skills and ability to operate Windows programmes and Microsoft Office. - Evidence of participating in clinical audit. - Knowledge of NHS Policies and strategy. - Excellent presentation skills. - Well-developed report writing. - Excellent verbal briefing and communication skills. - Able to command respect of multi-disciplinary teams. **Desirable** - Knowledge and experience of using project planning IT programmes and tools. - Knowledge of and ability to utilise LEAN techniques. ## Documents - [Job Description (PDF, 367 KB)](document:2996753) - [Secondment Agreement Form (PDF, 196 KB)](document:2996754) - [Candidate Guidance Applying for Jobs (PDF, 175 KB)](document:2996756) - [Recruitment Pack Information for candidates (PDF, 378 KB)](document:2996755) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.