• Job Description

  Req#: C9297-25-0421?language=en&page=73&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Clinical Midwifery Matronto join our senior maternity leadership team. This pivotal Band 8a role offers an exciting opportunity to lead and shape high-quality, evidence-based care across ourinpatient maternity services.

  Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide visible, compassionate leadership to midwifery and obstetric teams within the maternity and neonatal services.

  • Drive continuous quality improvement and ensure services meet national standards and local performance metrics.

  • Collaborate with across multidisciplinary teams to coordinate seamless care.

  • Foster a positive, inclusive, and supportive working culture that promotes staff wellbeing and development.

  What We're Looking For:

  • NMC registered Midwife with significant post-registration clinical experience in midwifery care.

  • Demonstrable leadership experience in a senior midwifery or managerial role.

  • Sound knowledge of national drivers impacting maternity and neonatal services

  • Proven ability to lead and inspire teams, influence change, and deliver high standards of care.

  • Excellent interpersonal, communication, and strategic thinking skills.

  Main duties of the job

  We are extremely proud of our Maternity service at Gateshead Health but we recognise the ongoing challenges to further develop and maintain our excellent patient feedback and quality and safety metrics. We are seeking a compassionate, dedicated and visible leader to continue our implementation of the national three year delivery plan, retain and improve our "Good" CQC ratings, continued compliance with the Maternity Incentive Scheme and implement our new Gateshead Health Strategic priorities.

  The Maternity service is part of the Division of Surgery, Women's Health and Children, within the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. The Matron will work closely with the Community Matron, Associate Director of Midwifery/SCBU, Service Line Manager, Lead midwife for Quality Risk and Safety, and Matron Colleagues within the wider Trust. The successful applicant will implement the maternity agenda at an operational level, ensuring that the team and our women and their families are engaged, listened to and supported at every step.

  The post holder will be supported by the senior maternity and wider matron teams in their own personal development into the matron role. This is an operational leadership role which includes the day to day oversight of the acute maternity service including ensuring safe staffing, line management of the ward managers, report writing, matron walkabouts, attendance at Trust and regional meetings and deputising for the Associate Director of Midwifery/SCBU.

  About us

  Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.

  Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.

  We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.

  Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronymICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.

  We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.

  The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.

  Details

  Date posted

  21 October 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 8a

  Salary

  £55,690 to £62,682 a year pa pro rata

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  297-7538061

  Job locations

  Queen Elizabeth Hospital

  Sheriff Hill,

  Gateshead

  NE9 6SX

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Minimum requirements:

  • Registered Midwife 1st level and current NMC Registration
  • Evidence of Post Graduate study and continued professional development
  • Demonstrate a high level of interpersonal and communication skills
  • Significant senior midwifery experience
  • Previous operational management experience
  • Ability to cope with and diffuse difficult and stressful situations
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Risk management knowledge
  • IT skills
  • Flexible approach to work
  • Budget management skills
  • Conflict management skills
  • Clinical Governance knowledge

  Desirable:

  • Policy writing skills
  • Leadership qualification
  • Project/Service development experience

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Minimum requirements:

  • Registered Midwife 1st level and current NMC Registration
  • Evidence of Post Graduate study and continued professional development
  • Demonstrate a high level of interpersonal and communication skills
  • Significant senior midwifery experience
  • Previous operational management experience
  • Ability to cope with and diffuse difficult and stressful situations
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Risk management knowledge
  • IT skills
  • Flexible approach to work
  • Budget management skills
  • Conflict management skills
  • Clinical Governance knowledge

  Desirable:

  • Policy writing skills
  • Leadership qualification
  • Project/Service development experience

  Person Specification

  Academic

  Essential

  • Registered midwife
  • Senior midwife experience

  Desirable

  • Leadership experience
  • MSc qualification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Leadership role

  Desirable

  • Management experience

  Person Specification

  Academic

  Essential

  • Registered midwife
  • Senior midwife experience

  Desirable

  • Leadership experience
  • MSc qualification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Leadership role

  Desirable

  • Management experience

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Queen Elizabeth Hospital

  Sheriff Hill,

  Gateshead

  NE9 6SX

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.qegateshead.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Queen Elizabeth Hospital

  Sheriff Hill,

  Gateshead

  NE9 6SX

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.qegateshead.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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