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This post provides strong leadership, visible, credible, senior midwifery presence accessible to staff, patients and their families for advice, assistance and support. The post holder will be accountable for the delivery of optimum quality patient care in their area/s of responsibility, and in line with the ten key matron responsibilities outlined nationally.
As Matron the post holder is expected to ensure that the services provided are responsive to patient needs, that the planning of services involves patients and users, and reflects the diverse population served. There is an expectation that the post holder will work closely with Matrons, Director of Nursing/ Midwifery, Deputy Director of Midwifery/ Nursing and management colleagues within the division and across divisional and Trust boundaries in the interest of patient care.
The Midwifery Matron will be a job share post with another midwifery Matron and will be responsible for the maternity in patient wards, Ante natal Clinic services, Day assessment and Fetal Medicine services at St. Michaels and Weston Ashcombe unit. The post holder will support the Director of Midwifery and Deputy Director of Midwifery and will:
1. Lead by Example
2. Ensure patients get quality care( patient experience), patient safety Ensuring staffing is appropriate to patient need
3. Empowering midwives to take on a wider range of clinical activities
4. Improving hospital cleanliness
5. Ensuring patients nutritional needs are met
6. improving wards/ areas for patients
7. Making sure patients are treated with respect and dignity
8. Preventing Hospital acquired infections
9. Resolving problems for patients and relatives
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.