Matron - Maternity Services

2 months ago


Lancaster, United Kingdom University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust Full time

A secondment will be considered for internal applicants with prior agreement from your current line manager.

We are delighted to advertise a twelve month fixed term contract position for a Matron for Maternity Service at our Royal Lancaster Infirmary site, this is an exciting opportunity for dynamic and experienced Midwife to be appointed into a senior leadership role, which will support the our Heads of Midwifery and Director of Midwifery to drive high standards of quality care and patient experience.

As part of the senior nursing and midwifery team you will have the opportunity to shape services to ensure they are responsive and patient focused.

There is an expectation that you will not only demonstrate expert clinical knowledge and high standards, but present skills that will enthuse, innovate, support and challenge our team to achieve an exceptional service for families.

Please note the job description and person specification is currently under review and is likely to have some amendments once it has been ratified through the Trust's job evaluation process.
- Provide visible leadership and clear direction to the staff for which they are accountable ensuring delivery of safe, high-quality care aligned with organisational strategic vision.
- Accountable for the both the standard of midwifery care and clinical environment within identified areas of responsibility. The post holder will work collaboratively with clinical teams to maintain high
- standards of care, infection prevention and control practices and ensure patients’ privacy and dignity always maintained.
- Part of your role will be to on a regular basis deliver direct patient care meeting requirements of a registered nurse/midwife including assessment, care planning and evaluation of care.
- Providing effective line management of Ward/Unit Managers within the area for which you are responsible is fundamental in order to support a culture of consciousness to deliver financial balance and achievement of efficiencies.
- Deputise for the Head of Midwifery as required.
- Support the delivery of targets and key performance indicators to improve access to Maternity services whilst improving the quality of patient care.
- Participate in the relevant senior manager on-call rota.

We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community health care premises.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

We are working towards becoming a truly inclusive organisation by celebrating inclusion and diversity, and are committed to eliminating discrimination, reducing health inequalities, promoting equal opportunities and respect for all of our colleagues and patients.

We are working hard to enhance the health and wellbeing of our workforce,improving the quality of their working life and valuing their contribution to high quality patient care. Our Flourish at Work is a big part of that.

This post would also be attractive to individuals looking for either full time employment, working for an organisation who actively promotes a healthy work and home life balance.



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