Working for our organisation

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. 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.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. 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.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

To provide clinical, professional and midwifery leadership to a group of wards in a clinical team/ teams.

To be identifiable, highly visible, authoritative and accessible to patients, carers and staff for assistance, advice and support.

This post provides strong compassionate, transformational, and inclusive leadership, with a visible, senior midwifery presence accessible to staff, our service users and their families for advice, assistance and support. The post holder will be accountable for the delivery of optimum quality family-centred 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 needs, that the planning of services involves women, birthing people and their families, and reflects the diverse population served. There is an expectation that the post holder will work closely with other matrons, divisional directors of Midwifery and Nursing, and colleagues within the division and across divisional and Trust boundaries in the interest of safe and equitable care.

You will represent the clinical speciality and the WCH division as required internally and externally, deputising when requested for the Deputy Divisional Director of and Midwifery Nursing. This post holder is expected to work part of their time available within clinical practice.

Person specification

Education And Qualifications

Essential criteria

• NMC registration
• Educated to Masters level or willing to undertake

Desirable criteria

• Relevant accredited post registration qualification at Masters level

Application/interview

Essential criteria

• Broad working knowledge of Maternity services
• Ability to work independently and within a team
• Current knowledge of Midwifery ‘Best Practice’
• Evidence of teaching, facilitating and presenting
• Experience of leading teams including positively managing change, and managing team member in all aspects of their performance
• Competent in advanced communications skills, including negation, advocacy, motivational interviewing and encouraging behavioural change
• Initiative, flexibility and adaptability to meet needs of a changing service
• Ability to cope with intense emotional issues presented in the course of work, and to support others

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of Acute General Hospital systems
• Experience of undertaking research and audit projects
• Implementing midwifery/nursing guidance, and championing good clinical practice
• Able to prepare and deliver effective presentations to large audiences

We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.

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 to ensure we’re meeting our pledge. The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers. BFT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview. If you require sponsorship for a visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check to ensure you are eligible under the UKVI points based system. 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. By applying for this post, you are agreeing to Bristol 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.

Important

Please note that if you apply for a position with this Trust, you may be contacted via Trac or via email. This includes invites for job interviews. We therefore recommend that you regularly check your Trac account and email accounts. We may also contact you by texting the mobile number, if provided, on the application form.

Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.

As a guide interviews should usually take place within 3 weeks of the closing date.

When providing employment reference details, please provide correct work-related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application. Your referee must all be known to you in a line manager or professional lead capacity.