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Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust
About
Liverpool Women’s NHS FT became part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHLG) in November 2024, following the coming together with Liverpool University Hospitals NHS FT. UHLG was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide to our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues who are dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, UHLG is also their local NHS, providing general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
At Liverpool Women’s Hospital, each year we deliver approximately 7,500 babies, carry out around 50,000 gynaecological inpatient and outpatient procedures, care for over 1,000 poorly and premature newborns, perform around 1,000 IVF cycles, and conduct over 4,000 genetic appointments.
We believe that this, along with a strong dedication to research and innovation, makes us the specialist health provider of choice in Europe for women, babies and families.
We will consider requests for flexible working on hiring.
For roles at Liverpool University Hospitals, visit their careers page.
Contact
- Address
- Liverpool Womens Hospital
- Crown Street
- Liverpool
- Merseyside
- L8 7SS
- Contact Number
- 0151 708 9988
Matron - Maternity
Accepting applications until: 16-Oct-2026 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 16-Oct-2026 23:59
Key details
Location
- Gwefan
- Crown Street
- Tref
- Liverpool
- Cod post
- L8 7SS
- Major / Minor Region
- Merseyside
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Oriau
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Cyflog
- £57,528 - £64,750 per annum
- Cyfnod cyflog
- Yearly
- Gradd
- (Band 8a)
Specialty
- Prif leoliad
- Maternity, Matron
Liverpool Women’s NHS FT became part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHLG) in November 2024, following the coming together with Liverpool University Hospitals NHS FT. UHLG was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide to our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues who are dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, UHLG is also their local NHS, providing general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
At Liverpool Women’s Hospital, each year we deliver approximately 7,500 babies, carry out around 50,000 gynaecological inpatient and outpatient procedures, care for over 1,000 poorly and premature newborns, perform around 1,000 IVF cycles, and conduct over 4,000 genetic appointments.
We believe that this, along with a strong dedication to research and innovation, makes us the specialist health provider of choice in Europe for women, babies and families.
Liverpool Women’s has an excellent reputation and is a centre of excellence. It is an exciting environment to work in and a great place to develop your career for many years to come.
We invite you to review why Liverpool Women's Hospital is a great place to work: https://vimeo.com/556197652
We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received sufficient applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.
Trosolwg o'r swydd
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and inspirational midwife to join Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust as a Matron.
This senior leadership role is pivotal in delivering high-quality, safe and compassionate care for women and families. The successful candidate will provide visible professional midwifery leadership, promoting excellence in clinical practice, service delivery and patient experience across maternity services.
Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary colleagues and departmental leaders, the Matron will be responsible for driving quality, safety and performance, ensuring that care is consistently delivered to the highest standards. The role requires a highly motivated individual with a passion for innovation, continuous improvement and empowering teams to deliver outstanding outcomes.
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As Matron, you will provide strong clinical and operational leadership, supporting staff to deliver safe, effective and woman-centred care. You will be highly visible and accessible to women, families and colleagues, fostering a culture of compassion, professionalism and accountability.
You will lead on the delivery and monitoring of clinical quality standards, patient safety initiatives, infection prevention and control, and quality improvement programmes. Working closely with clinical and operational teams, you will proactively address challenges, drive service improvement and ensure that women and families receive care that is respectful, dignified and responsive to their individual needs.
The successful candidate will demonstrate exceptional leadership skills, a commitment to staff development and wellbeing, and the ability to influence and inspire others to achieve excellence.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
Liverpool Women’s NHS FT became part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHLG) in November 2024, following the coming together with Liverpool University Hospitals NHS FT. UHLG was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide to our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues who are dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, UHLG is also their local NHS, providing general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
At Liverpool Women’s Hospital, each year we deliver approximately 7,500 babies, carry out around 50,000 gynaecological inpatient and outpatient procedures, care for over 1,000 poorly and premature newborns, perform around 1,000 IVF cycles, and conduct over 4,000 genetic appointments.
We believe that this, along with a strong dedication to research and innovation, makes us the specialist health provider of choice in Europe for women, babies and families.
For roles at Liverpool University Hospitals, visit their careers page.
UKVI guidelines prohibits sponsorship for all Band 2 posts. Guidelines state that many non-clinical posts are not eligible for sponsorship. Please use UKVI guidance on Skilled Worker Visas to determine your eligibility for sponsorship if you were to gain a conditional offer for this role.
Swydd-ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
The post holder will have responsibility for the delivery of the five corporate aims of the Trust as described earlier in the advert. Further information can be found in the full Job Description, however some examples of main responsibilities in accordance with the five corporate objectives are below.
- Provide midwifery and clinical leadership, coordinating and assuring the highest standards of care for patients as measured by performance indicators
- Provide professional midwifery leadership on the organisation and management of care
- Facilitate and lead team working, innovation and practice development
- Recognise and identify midwifery practice issues and under-performance, manage using the appropriate human resource policies
- Be the named budget holder for their area of responsibility, maximising the use of manpower and resources and delivering a balanced budget. Lead the contribution to the delivery of the Division’s efficiency targets. Work with the Divisional
management team to prioritise cost pressures - Allocate duties to staff in accordance with their individual levels of competence
- Lead and encourage practice development initiatives, encouraging innovation and development and ensuring that teams participate in patient safety and quality improvement programmes
- Lead the implementation of the Patient Experience and Involvement strategy, improving the patient experience by being visible, listening to and resolving problems for patients and their relatives and building links with PALS
- To be aware of local and national improvement drivers and implement change that benefits women, babies and their families
- Represent the Department and or Division on working groups, committees etc appropriate to clinical and professional role
Posts advertised to ‘internal staff’ are open to employees of hospitals within University Hospitals of Liverpool Group and you should confirm your employment within your application form.
Note: Under current Home Office Immigration Rules we are currently unable to offer right to work visa sponsorship for Band 2 and 3 roles with a salary of less than £25,000 pa as they do not meet the UK Visas & Immigration criteria.
Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust has a responsibility and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and for ensuring that they are protected from harm. Every employee of the Trust has a responsibility and is duty bound always to act in the best interest of a child or adult about whom we may have concerns.
Trust policy requires the cost of DBS applications be recovered via salary. The amount of £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 0(enhanced) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement in post.
The Trust is committed to creating a well-managed,flexible working environment that supports staff & promotes welfare & development. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity;we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community.We operate Zero Tolerance to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment.We will make reasonable adjustments to ensure our recruitment & selection process is accessible to all.Flexible Working applications will be considered.
If you are disabled and have special support needs in applying for a job, attending for an interview or in undertaking any tests as part of a selection process, please contact the Trust’s recruitment team on 0151 7064666 and someone from that team will ensure that the recruiting manager is aware of your particular needs.
Please Note: new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first paypoint of the relevant band.
LWH has a responsibility & is committed to safeguarding & promoting the welfare of children, young people & vulnerable adults & for ensuring that they are protected from harm. Every employee of the Trust has a responsibility & is duty bound always to act in the best interest of a child or adult about whom we may have concerns.
Liverpool Women’s Hospital is committed to having a workforce that is representative of the communities we serve. To this end, we particularly welcome applicants from racially minoritised backgrounds, who have a disability, or are members of the Armed Forces, Reservists or Veterans.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Registered Midwife
- Degree in midwifery or health related subject or equivalent.
- Minimum of 3 years working at a senior level.
- Evidence of Teaching/mentorship qualification.
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Meini prawf dymunol
- Management or Leadership qualification
- Education to master level or equivalent (working towards)
- Current PMA or willingness to undertake programme
Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Team management experience
- Evidence of excellent managerial, leadership and organisational skills.
- Evidence of ability to work across professional teams and organisational boundaries.
- Proven track record of being able to delegate and prioritise.
- Evidence of excellent understanding of Trust policies and procedures and ability to translate these into action.
- Evidence of Performance Management skills.
- A sound understanding of National Midwifery and Patient Agendas.
- Budgetary Management Expereince
- An understanding of Clinical Governance and the application to practice.
- Change management experience
- Evidence of ability to motivate and develop all teams of midwifery and support staff
- Evidence of taking lead in an area of work across more than one clinical area.
- Evidence of excellent understanding of Trust Personnel policies and procedures
Skills and abilities
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Highly developed verbal and written communication skills and able to deal with complex and sensitive situations
- Good interpersonal skills
- Punctual and reliable
- Ability to lead and motivate a team
- Ability to work with minimal supervision
- Able to cope with pressure / resilient
- Basic computer literacy
- Enquiry/problem solving skills
- Coaching/clinical supervision.
- Up to date and evidenced based knowledge of current clinical and professional issues.
- Clinically credible and competent
- Leadership skills
- Able to prioritise
- Excellent professional and leadership skills
- Facilitation skills
Meini prawf dymunol
- Safeguarding supervision trained
Knowledge
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Awareness of National and local Trust objectives
- Legal and professional issues
- Diversity and Equality
- Safe Guarding/ Vulnerable adults
- Public Health
- Sound financial management
Communication / Relationship
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Evidence of excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills.
- Proven ability to vary communication style according to audience and situation.
- Proven track record of being able to break bad news and managing difficult situations sensitively
- Evidence of ability to co-ordinate and motivate the multidisciplinary team
- Evidence of experience of conflict resolution
- Ability to identify and collaborate with external agencies to improve services.
- Evidence of experience in co-ordinating and chairing meetings and recording accurate notes
Analytical / Judgmental
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Evidence of excellent ability to monitor the quality of work in others, to identify their learning and development needs and devise strategies to meet those needs
- Evidence of excellent ability to demonstrate a problem solving approach and have evidence to demonstrate actions arising have been implemented
- Proven experience of audit, benchmarking or research and the ability to use results to inform change and development
- Proven ability to devise and monitor systems of work.
Planning / organisational
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Proven track record of excellent ability to co-ordinate the work of the multidisciplinary team and lead on any actions required
- Proven ability to support staff to maintain an environment conducive to the delivery of excellence in care
- Able to develop short, medium and long term strategies for the development of the clinical areas.
- Evidence of experience in recruitment, selection and retention process
- Experience in management of change
- Capable of shifting between operational and strategic functions at pace
- Evidence of experience in management of sickness / absence
- Able to plan, manage, monitor resources (staff management and financial management)
IT
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Computer literate, proven ability to use Word and Excel and email
Abilities
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Physically fit as determined by Occupational Health Department
- Able to stand and sit for long periods of time and able to undertake midwifery duties
- Ability to move and handle patients and inanimate loads using appropriate equipment in accordance with Trust Policy
Mental
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Proven ability to work under pressure both professionally and managerially
- Proven ability to concentrate and maintain high degree of accuracy
- Proven ability to emotionally support other staff
Further details / informal visits contact
- Enw
- Rachel Mavers
- Teitl y swydd
- Deputy Head of Midwifery
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
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