Job summary
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Maternity Matron to lead and manage the Antenatal Clinic, Community Midwifery, and Caseload Midwifery teams. This is a key leadership role responsible for ensuring high standards of care, service improvement, and strategic development in line with NHS maternity transformation initiatives, including Better Births and the NHS Long-Term Plan.

The post holder will provide strong operational and professional leadership, ensuring safe, high-quality, and compassionate maternity care. They will drive innovation, workforce development, and collaborative working across the hospital and community settings, supporting continuity of care models and reducing health inequalities.

Main duties of the job

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for the Antenatal Clinic, Community Midwifery, and Caseload Midwifery teams, ensuring excellence in patient care.
• Act as a visible, accessible, and supportive leader, fostering a culture of innovation, learning, and professional development.
• Lead on workforce planning, recruitment, retention, and professional development to build a resilient, skilled maternity workforce.
• Support the implementation and sustainability of continuity of carer models, ensuring equity and improved outcomes for women and birthing people.
• Manage budgets and resources effectively, ensuring efficient service delivery and cost-effectiveness.

About us
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites--Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital--along with award-winning clinics across North West London.

Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children's services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use.

We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.

We are committed to equal opportunities and believe that diversity drives innovation and excellence. As part of our dedication to equity, we actively welcome applications from individuals from the global majority, veterans and underrepresented communities. We value the unique perspectives and experiences that diverse teams bring and are committed to creating an environment where all voices are heard, respected, and empowered to succeed."

If you haven't heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probationary period.

Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.

Job responsibilities
See detailed job description attached.

• To have overall operational responsibility for a defined clinical area
• To directly-line manage the midwifery staff of the defined clinical area
• On a daily basis ensure that the clinical area is being co-ordinated effectively and be highly visible within the defined clinical area for staff, patients and visitors alike
• Liaise with the wider Trust network and ensure integration of the real time patient feedback system within the defined area of responsibility.
• To act in the absence of the Deputy Director of Nursing and Midwifery
• Responsible for effective communication systems within the defined clinical area and ensure effective and efficient team working within the multi-disciplinary framework.
• To manage resources effectively and efficiently within the agreed budget allocation.

Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC
• Evidence of continuous professional development

Desirable

• Master's degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience

Experience
Essential

• Post registration clinical experience
• Proven leadership experience in quality improvement, audit, and/or project management
• Operational Management experience in an acute hospital setting
• Experience in leading and implementing change within maternity services
• Experience in managing performance, capability, sickness, grievance and disciplinary processes
• Experience in staff recruitment, appraisal and personal development planning

Desirable

• Experience in developing clinical standards, protocols and guidelines

Skills and Knowledge
Essential

• Excellent leadership and management skills with the ability to inspire and motivate teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make data-driven decisions
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams
• Knowledge of current national maternity agenda

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

We are committed to equal opportunities and believe that diversity drives innovation and excellence. As part of our dedication to equity, we actively welcome applications from individuals from the global majority, veterans and underrepresented communities. We value the unique perspectives and experiences that diverse teams bring and are committed to creating an environment where all voices are heard, respected, and empowered to succeed.