Matron - Maternity Inpatients, Workforce & Education


Location
Doncaster, England
Salary
£57528.00 to £64750.00
Profession
Matron
Grade
Band 8
Deadline
27 Sep 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
11 Sep 2026
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Job requirements

Essential

20 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Knowledge & Experience

    Significant experience in a Band 7 or above role in a midwifery role within the last 3 years.

  • Knowledge & Experience

    Experience of service development, leading and managing change

  • Knowledge & Experience

    Experience of leading and managing a team

  • Knowledge & Experience

    Evidence of effective budgetary control

  • Knowledge & Experience

    Up-to-date knowledge of current midwifery policies

  • Knowledge & Experience

    Evidence of Qi projects led or involved with

  • Qualifications & Training

    Registered Midwife with Nursing & Midwifery Council

  • Qualifications & Training

    Degree in Midwifery

  • Qualifications & Training

    Evidence of Masters or working towards masters level

  • Qualifications & Training

    Recognised management / leadership qualification (or working towards)

  • Qualifications & Training

    Recognised teaching qualification

  • Qualifications & Training

    Evidence of professional development

  • Personal Attributes & Skills

    Be an excellent role model

  • Personal Attributes & Skills

    Able to deal with difficult and sensitive situations tactfully and minimise emotional upset

  • Personal Attributes & Skills

    Influencing and negotiating skills

  • Personal Attributes & Skills

    Highly developed leadership, initiative and drive

  • Personal Attributes & Skills

    Excellent oral and written communication skills

  • Personal Attributes & Skills

    Strong relationship development and management skills with senior management team and senior clinical colleagues

  • Personal Attributes & Skills

    Excellent analytical and Conflict resolution skills

  • Personal Attributes & Skills

    Ability to develop and manage staff

Desirable

3 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Knowledge & Experience

    Experience of developing and implementing midwife led services

  • Knowledge & Experience

    Experience of policy development and implementation

  • Knowledge & Experience

    Evidence of developing policy, guidelines and managing resources

Job summary

Are you dynamic, highly motivated midwife committed to improving patient outcomes and experience? DBTH are looking for an enthusiastic and committed midwife to join our Midwifery Matron team.

This post is rotational within the maternity matron team and you will initially be responsible for the inpatient areas at both Doncaster and Bassetlaw sites, workforce and education.

You will be required to demonstrate effective leadership for your clinical areas, be able to work collaboratively, manage complaints, promote and support best practice and set professional standards.

As a key member of the Senior Divisional leadership team you will work collaboratively with the Divisional Director, Clinical Director, Business and Service managers and the multidisciplinary teams.

The successful candidate will be pro-active, have a proven track record of quality improvement and will ensure that service needs and patient experience are met to the high standards we aspire to.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide clinical and professional leadership and line management to the clinical teams, reporting to the Deputy Director of Midwifery and Gynaecology Service accountable to the Director of Midwifery and Gynaecology Service. The post holder will ensure the key functions of the modern matron are undertaken for the directorate.

Demonstrate effective leadership, setting, monitoring and maintaining professional standards, working collaborative, manage complaints and lead the midwifery contribution for clinical governance at a specialty/department level in line with the Nursing & Midwifery Strategy.

Be an integral member of the senior leadership team, providing midwifery advice, manage midwifery teams, have delegated budgetary responsibility and contribute to innovative solutions to workforce & capacity management.

Take responsibility for human and financial resources, contributing to key performance outcomes within the directorate.

Act in accordance to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.

If you have a passion to provide the very best care to our patients alongside our team, we would love to hear from you.

About us

DBTH is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues. At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions. As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:o Extensive range of learning opportunitieso NHS Pension Schemeo Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditionso Comprehensive health and wellbeing supporto NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice schemeo Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.

Details

  • Date posted: 11 September 2026
  • Pay scheme: Agenda for change
  • Band: Band 8a
  • Salary: £57,528 to £64,750 a year Pro Rata Per Annum
  • Contract: Permanent
  • Working pattern: Full-time
  • Reference number: 272-8253372
  • Job locations: Doncaster Royal Inffirmary, Armthorpe Road, Doncaster, DN2 5LT, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read this document carefully.Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.

Certificate of sponsorship

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Please note that from 9th April2025, band 2 & 3 entry roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Certificate of Sponsorship

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From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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