Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated midwife to join our leadership team as the Midwifery Matron leading the Intrapartum and Triage facilities at the Luton and Dunstable Hospital site of Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
This is a progressive time for our cross-site maternity services that provide maternity care for 9000 women per year. We are progressing our delivery of our 2024-2029 Maternity Strategy, which sees the commencement of a new digital Electronic Programme Record system in 2025 and, on our Luton site, we prepare for our upcoming move into the brand new maternity facilities in the Autumn of 2025. Luton has a high-level comprehensive service including an Obstetric physician, Fetal medicine Unit, and a Level 3 NICU. We have a wonderful team of medical, midwifery, nursing, and support worker and MNVP colleagues all working together to deliver safe, responsive, and effective care to those who use our services.
You will have a proven track record as a compassionate leader able to deliver all the elements of the portfolio as a matron.
To support you in this dynamic role, the team will provide an excellent support structure and will encourage your personal development.
Main duties of the job
The Matron will be required to work closely with the Inpatient Ward Matron and Community Matron. They will hold overall responsibility for the day-to-day operational management of the service and should demonstrate adherence to the framework as set out within the Matrons Handbook (2021).
Job responsibilities
The Matron has a responsibility for operational line management of the clinical area(s) in their area of responsibility. The post holder will be responsible for providing midwifery leadership to the clinical areas and contributing to the operational management within Maternity, driving quality standards ensuring safety and embedding learning.
Person Specification
Experience
* Significant experience of midwifery care with a minimum of 3 years at Band 7
* Experience of operational management
* Proven track record of leadership
* Current experience of line management of staff
* Evidence of teaching and developing junior staff both formally and informally
* Proven experience of managing resources including budgetary control
* Evidence of involvement with user groups to develop quality centred care
Skills and Attitudes
* Evidence of clinical standard setting and audit within maternity services
* Experience of managing and sustaining change
* Experience of developing and implementing new policies and guidance
* Skilled in staff selection and development
* Thorough understanding and knowledge of key indicators of excellent quality care
* Educated to Masters' level/working towards or commitment to undertaking within year of appointment
Education and Professional Qualifications
* Registered Midwife
* First degree or working towards in relevant subject
* Recognised teaching and assessing qualification
* Professional Midwifery Advocate
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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