Matron for Antenatal Clinic, Community and Caseload Midwifery

Job overview

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.

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• 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.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main 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.

Important

• There may be some occasions when we have to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date, this will be due to a high volume of applications. You are therefore advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
• Please check your emails regularly (and your junk folder) as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process.
• In submitting an application, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process, should you be appointed to the post.
• During the recruitment process your identity documentation (ie passport, driving licence, visa etc) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, infrared and machine-readable zone security features of the documents provided.
• Employment at the Trust is offered subject to successful completion of a six month probationary period.
• Some roles may require weekend shift working across multiple sites
• We operate a joint recruitment hub across the North West London Acute Provider Collaborative Group. As part of this, your application and personal data may be shared with partner trusts within the group for recruitment and workforce purposes, in line with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Right to work

If you need sponsorship to work in the UK, please visit the Home Office website for information on sponsorship and visa status before you fill in your application form. Due to recent changes in the UK immigration rules which affect Skilled Worker Visas, Global Business Mobility, Higher Skill Level and Increased Salary Thresholds, please ensure that you are able to meet the requirements to live and work in the UK before applying. Further information about eligibility is available on UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UK