Midwifery Matron

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.

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.