Private Maternity Matron
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 19 Chwefror 2026 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £64,156.00 i £71,148.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £64156.00 - £71148.00 a year |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 25 Chwefror 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | London, SW10 9NH |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | C9289-SC-277 |
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The successful applicant will be responsible for the clinical and professional leadership and line management of the Private Maternity Unit at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. They will be a valuable member of the multidisciplinary team and must have relevant midwifery experience. Demonstrating a calm, confident and assertive approach in challenging situations is essential. Excellent communication skills when liaising with all members of the multidisciplinary team are essential. The successful applicant will support the development of a culture across private maternity and the wider private patients services which is open to and empowers innovation, creativity and learning at a team and directorate level. Supporting a service which values, respects and strengthens the differing cultures and backgrounds of service users and ensuring a friendly, supportive and non-judgmental approach to staff, service users and their families. The successful candidate will provide strategic and operational leadership for the quality, safety and clinical governance agenda across the Private Maternity Service, ensuring care is safe, effective, responsive, well-led and person-centred, in line with CQC Key Lines of Enquiry. They will hold lead responsibility for clinical governance, quality improvement, patient safety, compliance and risk management within the Private Maternity Unit, embedding a PSIRF-aligned approach that prioritises learning, psychological safety and systems improvement over blame. This will include oversight of incident response, thematic learning, complaints and claims, assurance reporting, and continuous quality improvement. The post holder will ensure robust performance management and assurance frameworks are in place, providing clear oversight of risks, actions and outcomes, and supporting transparent internal reporting and effective engagement with regulators, commissioners and external partners. They will play a key role in fostering a culture of openness, learning and accountability, ensuring the service consistently meets regulatory standards and delivers high-quality, safe and compassionate care. The post holder will ensure that ward managers, senior midwives and specialist midwives/nurses are supported to ensure the delivery of evidencebased care and best practice, including establishing and implementing protocols and guidelines for the Trust. The post holder will lead on elements within the national maternity agenda with the designated Consultant Lead and the wider Maternity Service. They will contribute to the on-going implementation of the Trusts nursing, midwifery and corporate objectives. The post holder will develop the services and nursing/midwifery roles to meet the evolving needs of service users, their families and staff. The post holder will identify and develop opportunities to sustainably grow the Private Maternity Service, working collaboratively with clinical, operational and commercial leads to support service development, pathway innovation and capacity growth. The post holder will work with the Lead Nurse for Private Care, Divisional Director of Midwifery and Nursing/Deputy Director of Nursing and Midwifery, and the Senior Management Team to develop and implement a Divisional strategy to achieve the Trusts objectives. Please see attached job description and person specification to this advert for further details.