Job summary Band 8a Clinical Inpatient Services Matron Fixed Term: 12 Months We are looking for an experienced midwife looking for a new and exciting challenge to join our existing team of matrons in leading our Inpatient maternity Service at our Basingstoke acute site. If you are an existing band 8a looking for a change or a band 7 looking for your next role, we offer extensive training and development. You should be experienced in managing a team and have held a previous role including line management duties. You will be expected to contribute to the Matron on Call roster every 8 weeks. Main duties of the job The Clinical Matron for Inpatient Services (CM) has 24-hour accountability for the postnatal and antenatal ward. Within this remit they will provide clinical, professional, and managerial leadership positively impacting on the quality of care, culture of the workforce, staff engagement, efficiency, effectiveness and performance of their area. The CM will be responsible for ensuring patients receive high quality, evidenced based compassionate care. The CM will be responsible for ensuring that staff are supported and developed to deliver high quality care in accordance with the Trust values. The CM will have enhanced clinical skills and provide clinical expertise both within their own clinical environment and across the organisation as necessary to support the Organisational Strategy in the achievement of professional, operational, and clinical governance objectives. This will involve being responsible for the development and implementation of service improvement and/or policies in their area of expertise. Whilst working closely with the multi-disciplinary team you will provide a significant focus on improving the experience and care for women, be responsible for development and implementation of service improvement and have 24-hour accountability for all inpatient services and ward areas. About us Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire. Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive. We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer. The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust. Date posted 12 February 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 8a Salary £53,755 to £60,504 a year pa pro rata Contract Fixed term Duration 12 months Working pattern Full-time Reference number 251-FCSS7515-MAT Job locations Basingstoke & North Hampshire Hospital Aldermaston Road Basingstoke RG24 9NA Job description Job responsibilities Please see attached job description and person specification for further details. For questions or more information please contact Hayley Jones on Hayley.Joneshhft.nhs.uk Job description Job responsibilities Please see attached job description and person specification for further details. For questions or more information please contact Hayley Jones on Hayley.Joneshhft.nhs.uk Person Specification Training and Qualifications Essential Registered Midwife Evidence of CPD Mentorship qualification or equivalent (i.e. PS/PA) Quality Improvement training at Bronze level (or equivalent) Desirable Educated to Masters level Leadership qualification Quality Improvement training at Silver level (or equivalent) Experience and Knowledge Essential Minimum of 5 years post registration experience Previous experience of leading a team Previous experience of quality improvement Desirable Experience of managing a team Experience of managing a budget Skills and Ability Essential Passionate about the provision of excellent patient care with the ability to ensure that the delivery of care by all staff is of the highest standard and appropriate in meeting the needs and expectations of the patients and their relatives To work in partnership with the multidisciplinary team Advanced clinical expertise in chosen field with the proven ability to fully understand the context in which complex problems arise and to co-ordinate multi-disciplinary unit wide interventions, often looking at problems from a unique or different angle Understanding of effective clinical governance, audit, performance, and quality indicators Person Specification Training and Qualifications Essential Registered Midwife Evidence of CPD Mentorship qualification or equivalent (i.e. PS/PA) Quality Improvement training at Bronze level (or equivalent) Desirable Educated to Masters level Leadership qualification Quality Improvement training at Silver level (or equivalent) Experience and Knowledge Essential Minimum of 5 years post registration experience Previous experience of leading a team Previous experience of quality improvement Desirable Experience of managing a team Experience of managing a budget Skills and Ability Essential Passionate about the provision of excellent patient care with the ability to ensure that the delivery of care by all staff is of the highest standard and appropriate in meeting the needs and expectations of the patients and their relatives To work in partnership with the multidisciplinary team Advanced clinical expertise in chosen field with the proven ability to fully understand the context in which complex problems arise and to co-ordinate multi-disciplinary unit wide interventions, often looking at problems from a unique or different angle Understanding of effective clinical governance, audit, performance, and quality indicators 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. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information 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. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Address Basingstoke & North Hampshire Hospital Aldermaston Road Basingstoke RG24 9NA Employer's website https://www.hampshirehospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)