Job summary
- Main area
- Midwifery
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday)
- Job ref
- 236-FAC-NM337-26-I-A
- Employer
- Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Oldham hospital
- Town
- Oldham
- Salary
- £57,528 - £64,750 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/06/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Midwifery Matron
Band 8a
Job overview
The NCA NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer an exciting opportunity to join the senior midwifery leadership team in this role of Midwifery Matron. This role will be centred around the provision of high quality clinical leadership to drive improvements and optimise the delivery of care to women and their families.
The postholder will be a key member of the leadership team with specific responsibility for Labour Ward, Maternity Triage and Maternity Theatres.
They will work in partnership with the wider MDT and external stakeholders to develop, promote, and facilitate quality improvement across all Maternity settings within the NCA.
The team would welcome informal discussions about the role and our service - please do get in touch.
Main duties of the job
As a Matron within the CSU, you will role model the principles of CLM, servant leadership and the NCA’s leadership behaviours to shape culture and service direction.
You will provide visible, professional leadership and be operationally responsible for the delivery of high quality, safe, and effective care across a defined group of wards, teams or services within a CSU.
You will ensure clinical standards are met, workforce is effectively managed, and patient experience is continuously improved.
Working for our organisation
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrted health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Person specification
Qualifications & Professional Registration
Essential criteria
- Registered Midwife with current NMC Pin
- Degree in Midwifery or equivalent
- Evidence of CPD
Desirable criteria
- Teaching / Mentorship Qualificaiton
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates operational leadership within healthcare settings
- Leadership skills
- Experience of leading QI
- Ability to implement operational changes
- Sound Knowledge of clinical governance, regulatory compliance & quality assurance
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Promotes culture of professional accountability
- Manages team and service performance to improve outcomes
- Ability to utlise performance data to support QI and decision making
- Effective planning and organisational skills
- Demonstrable resilience and composure
- Ability to build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders
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
- Yvonne Taylor
- Job title
- Deputy Director of Midwifery
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07974242169
- Additional information
Claire Darling
Head of Midwifery
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