Maternity Matron

We have an exciting opportunity, we are advertising for a Maternity Matron to join our team.

Are you looking for a development opportunity, we are looking for an experienced clinically sound midwife with a broad range of midwifery experience. The post holder will be provide dynamic collaborative leadership and direction across the areas within the maternity service. A visible and approachable leader who will support the delivery of high standards of care. Do you have operational management experience and are looking to take the next step, come and join us at WWL.

The role of the matron is to provide performance and operational oversight, displaying role modelling behaviours and trust values.

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Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values ‘the WWL Way’.

WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.

On-Call

Please note that senior positions (AFC band 8A or above) may be expected to participate in an on-call rota, if the role is predominantly operational.

Work collaboratively within the multi disciplinary team, to contribute to the formulation, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the Division’s strategic and operational plan concerning, staff competency, staff objectives and targets, time plans, quality improvement

First line management of Band 7 Midwifery staff including ward mangers, team leaders, specialist midwives and shift co
- coordinators, being supportive and a visible leader

Collaborate with all staff to maintain a safe, clean working environment, recognising changing priorities and risks, and implementing corrective actions within own limits and informing the relevant people

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