Job summary
- Main area
- Maternity
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 430-8WC-202510-063
- Employer
- Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Midwifery Business Manager (Dept)
- Town
- Milton Keynes
- Salary
- £55,690 - £62,682 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/03/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Community Matron - Maternity
Band 8a
At Milton Keynes University Hospital, you will be welcomed into a friendly and supportive environment where teamwork and respect are at the heart of everything we do. We are proud to live our Trust values and behaviours every day, creating a culture where everyone feels heard and valued.
MKUH staff's Motivation and Involvement scores are among the highest in our peer group, showing that our people feel inspired and included in decision-making (Staff Survey, 2024).
Our benefits
We believe in recognising and rewarding the amazing contribution of our staff and that is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, work-life balance, and professional growth, including:
- Free on-site parking including EV charging
- Complimentary refreshments
- Flexible working arrangements
- Discounted gym membership
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Generous annual leave, with the option to bank holiday entitlement
- Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme
- On-site nursery (charges apply)
- A wide-ranging staff health and wellbeing programme including EAP
- VIVUP products to support your mental, physical, and financial Wellbeing
Job overview
Maternity Matron (Community)
Department: Maternity
Band 8a
Hours: 37.5 per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working
We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated midwife to join our team as Matron for Community Midwifery.
The successful candidate will provide exceptional clinical leadership and expert midwifery practice to families within the Milton Keynes community, including those booked for homebirth care. They will play a key role in shaping, delivering and continuously improving our community and homebirth services.
The role involves leading benchmarking activities to inform ongoing service development and driving initiatives that improve services with a strong emphasis on equity and equality for families and staff. The post‑holder will support the Midwifery senior team in delivering personalised community midwifery care and oversee safe, evidence‑based homebirth services aligned with national and local guidelines. They will continuously monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of community midwifery‑led services, ensuring high‑quality, safe care at all times.
Working collaboratively with senior midwifery leaders and key community stakeholders, the role ensures seamless pathways and safe planning for out‑of‑guidance births.
For informal discussion, please do not hesitate to contact Layla Rumble – Head of Midwifery – [email protected]
Interview date: Week commencing 16th March 2026.
Main duties of the job
We care We communicate We collaborate We contribute
“- NHS Survey, 2024'' 94% feel that their role makes a difference to patience and service users.
Providing clinical leadership to the Clinical Service Unit thorough clinical and professional support to all nursing, midwifery and wider team of staff.
Ensuring high quality, safe patient care is delivered by an appropriately skilled and educated workforce, through effective leadership by setting standards and performance monitoring of those standards.
Work collaboratively with all stakeholders to ensure a high standard of quality care delivery including - safety , effectiveness and patient experience, earning from feedback and patient and public involvement strategies learning from feedback and patient and public involvement strategies.
The post‑holder will facilitate timely and effective communication with families and multidisciplinary teams, while leading clinical governance activity, including risk management, audit, practice development and the monitoring of professional and clinical standards.
It is a fantastic time to join us at Milton Keynes, we have a supportive and compassionate team, we are committed to development, innovation, safety and quality of our services and the experience of our women, their families and our staff is a top priority.
Working for our organisation
Milton Keynes University Hospital, in proud partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital committed to advancing patient care through cutting-edge research and education. With a “Good” rating from the CQC and significant investment underway, this is an exciting time to join our team and grow your career.
As a medium sized general hospital, we provide a full range of general medical and surgical services, including a busy Emergency Department, Maternity, and Paediatrics. As the population of our city and surrounding areas continues to grow rapidly, we are expanding and enhancing our facilities to meet rising demand and improve access to care for all our communities.
We are also proud to offer a growing portfolio of specialist services. In January 2025 we opened our state-of-the-art Radiotherapy Centre, bringing advanced cancer treatment closer to home. Our services also include neonatology, specialist surgical care, and a wide range of diagnostics, supported by the new Community Diagnostic Centre at Whitehouse Health Centre.
Further investment is underway, including the construction of Oak Wards – a new ward block featuring two 24-bed wards – and the recently approved Women and Children’s Centre, set to open by 2030.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Improving services
• Ensure high quality, safe patient care is delivered by appropriately skilled and educated workforce, through effective leadership the setting and performance monitoring of those standards.
• Contribute to the development of strategic plans that provide women centred care that meets the changing and complex needs of people who access our service.
• Actively seek and lead on opportunities for quality improvement through promotion of safe, effective performance that delivers positive patient experience.
Managing services
• Ensure clinical teams are aware of the importance of, and actively promote the nutritional needs of women, including all elements of hydration and nutrition e.g., Protected mealtimes.
• Ensure medications are safely stored and administered following the Trust policy and the management of medicine errors process is undertaken in a supportive learning focused equitable way for all staff.
• Set and monitor standards for patient access to patient information, ensuring cultural and religious requirements are observed and that systems for patient feedback are in place and working effectively.
Education, training and development
• Develop and maintain a positive learning environment where teams evaluate and deliver evidence-based care.
• Promote confidence in teams to challenge constructively and promote an environment of effective learning from reflection of individuals and team performance.
• To recognise the need for succession planning and develop staff with opportunities to gain insight and experience for their next role. Develop leadership skills in ward and department managers and senior staff.
Operational
• Monitor patient acuity and activity and ensure that staffing in place is at a safe level and appropriate skill mix for the clinical area/division.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across the Trust to ensure patient safety, escalating areas of concern as appropriate.
• Promote and support local and national initiatives implemented to ensure timely and safe discharge of patients that is patient focused and promote the experience of discharge.
Please refer to the job description for further details.
Person specification
Qualifications and knowledge
Essential criteria
- Registered Midwife
- Evidence of further study at degree/masters level or relevant experience
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Leadership qualification
- Demonstrates senior clinical credibility
Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven experience at ward/department manager level
- Experience of working across organisational boundaries
- Proven experience of visible and knowledgeable leadership
- Experience of successful change management within a multidisciplinary team
- Budget management
- Involvement in evaluation and audit
- Governance experience and understanding of National Patient Safety Agenda relating to maternity services.
- Experience in embedded national guidance and safety recommendations
- Participation in business case planning
- Experience of responding to complaints both formal and informal
- Evidence of learning from incidents and improving practice
- Experience of harnessing patient and public involvement in standard setting
- Risk Assessment and RIDDOR process management.
- Incident reporting management
Skills
Essential criteria
- Well -developed influencing and negotiating skills
- Ability to set a clear vision of the service
- Excellent time management skills
- Able to work under pressure with competing priorities
- Clear decision maker, able to use initiative and meet deadlines
- Flexible and adaptable to changing needs of the service
- Understanding of how own area of responsibility contributes to the Trust operational and quality objectives
- Able to motivate staff and promote positive team working ethic
- Able to teach and provide a positive learning environment
- Coaching to empower staff/staff development/leadership skills
Personal and people development
Essential criteria
- Positive attitude
- Evidence of personal insight, emotional intelligence with ability to reflect and embed learning
- Able to build and development high functioning teams.
- Able to recognise and challenge poor performance and provide appropriate support to address
- Passion and drive for providing high standards of care delivery for patients and staff
- High standards of personal conduct and behavior, acting as a role model in valuing and respecting others
Communication
Essential criteria
- Excellent negotiation skills
- High standard of verbal and written
- Skills
- Ability to analyse reports and complex data sets
- Able to work successfully within multidisciplinary teams
Specific requirements
Essential criteria
- Able to perform the duties of the post with reasonable aids and adaptations
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Layla Rumble
- Job title
- Head of Midwifery
- Email address
- [email protected]
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