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Midwifery Matron Community Services

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 28 April 2025

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity exists for you to join Frimley health Foundation Trust as a clinical matron on the Frimley Park site.

This is an opportunity for an ambitious practitioner who is ready to progress in their career. This post will require a unique and talented individual who will continue the strong clinical leadership of the outpatient services which includes antenatal clinics and diabetes services, Community Midwifery teams and safeguarding.

Main duties of the job

The service is seeking an experienced and dynamic midwife to join the senior leadership team, reporting directly to the Head of Midwifery and working collaboratively with a team of dedicated Clinical Midwifery Matrons across both sites.

The post holder will play a pivotal role in supporting the delivery of high-quality, safe, and effective maternity care. This includes contributing to the strategic direction of the service, supporting the implementation of national and local maternity priorities, and driving improvements in clinical practice.

You will support workforce development, service transformation, and performance monitoring to ensure standards of care are continuously improved and maintained. Your leadership and clinical expertise will influence the development of a positive and supportive culture, promoting evidence-based practice and empowering staff to deliver excellent care.Working closely with multi-disciplinary teams, you will ensure that patient experience and safety remain at the heart of all service delivery.

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Date posted

22 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,877 to £62,626 a year per annum Incl HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

151-SF87-A

Job locations

Frimley Park Hospital

Portsmouth Road

Camberley

GU16 7JU


Job description

Job responsibilities

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

There is an on-call commitment attached to this role.

For an informal discussion please contact, Kirstie Wells Interim Head of Midwifery, kirstie.wells@nhs.net

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

There is an on-call commitment attached to this role.

For an informal discussion please contact, Kirstie Wells Interim Head of Midwifery, kirstie.wells@nhs.net

Person Specification

PROFESSIONAL/ SPECIALIST/ FUNCTIONAL EXPERIENCE

Essential

  • Safeguarding experience
  • Evidence of professional development
  • Community midwifery experience
  • Experience of leading a team

Desirable

  • Budget experience
  • PMA

qulification

Essential

  • Registered Midwife
  • Masters qualification

Desirable

  • Working towards Masters

Experience

Essential

  • Leadership experience

Desirable

  • Evidence of leadership and management training
Person Specification

PROFESSIONAL/ SPECIALIST/ FUNCTIONAL EXPERIENCE

Essential

  • Safeguarding experience
  • Evidence of professional development
  • Community midwifery experience
  • Experience of leading a team

Desirable

  • Budget experience
  • PMA

qulification

Essential

  • Registered Midwife
  • Masters qualification

Desirable

  • Working towards Masters

Experience

Essential

  • Leadership experience

Desirable

  • Evidence of leadership and management training

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

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

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Frimley Park Hospital

Portsmouth Road

Camberley

GU16 7JU


Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Frimley Park Hospital

Portsmouth Road

Camberley

GU16 7JU


Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Midwifery (Interim)

Kirstie Wells

kirstie.wells@nhs.net

03006134022

Date posted

22 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,877 to £62,626 a year per annum Incl HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

151-SF87-A

Job locations

Frimley Park Hospital

Portsmouth Road

Camberley

GU16 7JU


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