Midwifery Community Matron

Job overview

**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 centred care across the midwifery community services. Act as an expert resource and role model for the team within their service to support them in the delivery of effective care.

Be responsible for ensuring a good environment in which all women and families receive a high standard of care which is compassionate and takes account of their individual needs and wishes.

Demonstrate clinical leadership in the management of both low and high risk complex maternity care.

Identify and facilitate strategies for service improvement, develop initiatives and organisational change, contributing to the clinical governance and risk management agenda by ensuring best practice is evident.

Implement and follow HR policies regarding workforce management.

Be responsible for ensuring safe deployment of resources to meet and comply with professional midwifery standards, governance, quality and patient safety within the budget set.

An weekend/overnight on-call commitment will be required in support the safe running of the maternity service.

Main duties of the job

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For detailed job description and main responsibilities, please see job description and person specification.

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.