Job Description
Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.Click here to view our video Welcome to the Royal Free----------------------------------------Job overviewThe Matron has a responsibility for operational line management of the clinical area(s) in their area of responsibility. The post holder will be responsible for providing midwifery leadership to the clinical areas and contributing to the operational management within Maternity Services, ensuring the efficient and effective use of resources and the development & maintenance of the highest standards of care and efficient service delivery.The clinical area within their sphere of responsibility may include in-patient areas e.g., delivery suite, inpatient wards out-patient areas or community midwifery. The maternity matrons will be required to work closely with the other maternity matrons to have overall ownership of the day-to-day operational running of the service.The area of responsibility of the Matron will be reviewed from time to time and may be subject to change depending on the needs of the service.The post holder will contribute to the ongoing implementation of the maternity strategy in close liaison with the Head of MidwiferyMain duties of the jobThe post holder will provide midwifery leadership to the Barnet site clinical areas and contribute to the operational management within Maternity, ensuring the efficient and effective use of resources and the development and maintenance of the highest standards of care and efficient service delivery.
Working for our organisationThe Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the topFor more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesPlease see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person specificationValuesEssential criteria- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust ValuesEducation & QualificationsEssential criteria- Registered Midwife- First degree / or equivalent knowledge and skill- Relevant post registration courses in speciality- Recogised teaching and assessing qualification- Evidence of on going professional development- NLS or equivalentDesirable criteria- Educated to Masters level or working towards- Evidence of management and leadership development- Professional Midwifery AdvocateExperienceEssential criteria- Current experience of line management of staff- Evidence of teaching and developing junior staff both formally and informally- Evidence of leading a change of management initiative which improved maternity care- Proven experience of managing budgetary resources- Evidence of managing employment relation issues- Significant experience working within the specialty area- Proven experience of recruitment of staff to set world class valuesSkills & AptitudesEssential criteria- Demonstrate advanced midwifery clinical expertise- Evidence of political awareness and professional issues in midwifery- Evidence of managing and sustaining change- Evidence of developing and implementing new policies and guidance- Evidence of clinical standard/guideline setting- Evidence of understanding professional issues in midwifery- Thorough understanding and knowledge of key indicators of excellent quality care- Evidence of involvement with client/user groups to develop women centered care- Skilled in staff selection and development- Highly effective communication and relationship skills.- Demonstrates skills in IT systems and use of word, excel and PowerPoint.Personal QualitiesEssential criteria- Evidence of recent personal development activity- Demonstrates ability to work as part of a multi disciplinary team- Highly professional role model- Able to work to work under pressure.- Excellent communication skills- Flexible and approachable- AT* - Apprenticeship Training. Where AT* is entered next to the job title indicates that this vacancy is for an apprenticeship role.- By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.
Therefore we require you to complete your stat and Man e-learning modules prior to joining our organisation.- If you are an EU/EEA citizen who does not have EU Settlement or Pre-Settled status, you will require a visa to work in the UK. - You must be eligible to work in the United Kingdom or meet the criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. We welcome applications from candidates who require visa sponsorship, and these will be considered alongside all other applications.
Before applying, please ensure that both you and the role meet the eligibility requirements under the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) points-based system to avoid disappointment. You can view this here- If you are offered a role with one of the NLPSS partner trusts, as part of pre-employment checks your identity and right to work documentation will be verified remotely (in most circumstances), using a certified identity verification service provider TrustID. You will be asked to capture an image of the relevant documents as well as a “selfie” using your smartphone/tablet (if available) for facial matching.
TrustID will also perform a digital address check using Trunarrative and Equifax, which is a soft check and does not leave a footprint on your credit rating. For more information, visit www.trustid.co.uk- The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.
- The Trust will request a DBS (CRB) if post involves regulated activities. The Trust is compliant with the Disclosure and Barring Service Codes of practice and the Rehabilitation of offenders act.- By applying for this post you are agreeing to Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.- Please be aware of scams – unless specified above, we will only communicate with you via @recruit.trac.jobs or nhs.net e-mails and we will never ask you for any payments.For further support on submitting an application please refer to the NLPSS Applicant Toolkit: https://royalfree.pagetiger.com/cuuomnr/1