Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT
Job summary
Are you dynamic, highly motivated midwife committed to improving patient outcomes and experience? DBTH are looking for an enthusiastic and committed midwife to join our Midwifery Matron team.
This post is rotational within the maternity matron team and you will initially be responsible for the inpatient areas at both Doncaster and Bassetlaw sites, workforce and education.
You will be required to demonstrate effective leadership for your clinical areas, be able to work collaboratively, manage complaints, promote and support best practice and set professional standards.
As a key member of the Senior Divisional leadership team you will work collaboratively with the Divisional Director, Clinical Director, Business and Service managers and the multidisciplinary teams.
The successful candidate will be pro-active, have a proven track record of quality improvement and will ensure that service needs and patient experience are met to the high standards we aspire to.
Main duties of the job
You will be required to demonstrate effective leadership for your clinical areas, be able to work collaboratively, manage complaints, promote and support best practice and set professional standards.
The post holder will provide clinical and professional leadership and line management to the clinical teams, reporting to the Deputy Director of Midwifery and Gynaecology Service accountable to the Director of Midwifery and Gynaecology Service. The post holder will ensure the key functions of the modern matron are undertaken for the directorate.
Demonstrate effective leadership, setting, monitoring and maintaining professional standards, working collaborative, manage complaints and lead the midwifery contribution for clinical governance at a specialty/department level in line with the Nursing & Midwifery Strategy.
Be an integral member of the senior leadership team, providing midwifery advice, manage midwifery teams, have delegated budgetary responsibility and contribute to innovative solutions to workforce & capacity management.
Take responsibility for human and financial resources, contributing to key performance outcomes within the directorate.
Act in accordance to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
If you have a passion to provide the very best care to our patients alongside our team, we would love to hear from you.
Person Specification
Personal Attributes & Skills
Essential
- Be an excellent role model
- Able to deal with difficult and sensitive situations tactfully and minimise emotional upset
- Influencing and negotiating skills
- Highly developed leadership, initiative and drive
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Strong relationship development and management skills with senior management team and senior clinical colleagues
- Excellent analytical and Conflict resolution skills
- Ability to develop and manage staff
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in a Band 7 or above role in a midwifery role within the last 3 years.
- Experience of service development, leading and managing change
- Experience of leading and managing a team
- Evidence of effective budgetary control
- Up-to-date knowledge of current midwifery policies
- Evidence of Qi projects led or involved with
Desirable
- Experience of developing and implementing midwife led services
- Experience of policy development and implementation
- Evidence of developing policy, guidelines and managing resources
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Registered Midwife with Nursing & Midwifery Council
- Degree in Midwifery
- Evidence of Masters or working towards masters level
- Recognised management / leadership qualification (or working towards)
- Recognised teaching qualification
- Evidence of professional development
Closing Date: 27 September 2026
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