Job overview

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are looking to appoint an experienced Midwife for Inpatient Services

Through strong leadership and effective management, the matron will support the ward and departmental senior sisters/senior charge nurses to promote and deliver excellence in nursing and midwifery care maintaining and continually improve clinical standards evidenced by achievement of key quality performance indicators.

Although based on the Broomfiled site there will be a requirement to work as part of the wider Mid and South Essex Maternity team.

Main duties of the job

The matron’s key responsibility is to ensure that the patient experience is of the highest quality inspiring patient and public confidence. This will be achieved through high visibility, accessibility, and surveillance. They will be an expert in their field and will role model professionalism and the Trust standards.

The job holder will ensure that all patients are treated with compassion, dignity and respect placing value on the diversity of the local community and beyond. He/she will promote best practice in the prevention of infection through ensuring a clean and safe environment

The inpatient matron will oversee the delivery of high quality, safe and effective midwifery and nursing care on the labour ward  at Broomfield hospital, focused on improving outcomes and experiences for patients, families and carers and effectively managing risk. The post holder will also support the postnatal ward area working alongside the ward manger to deliver high standards of care and patient experience.

They will support the Director of Midwifery and Head of Midwifery in achieving both national and local targets and will also work alongside the governance team to promote a safe and proactive service than learns from incidents and champions quality improvement.

They will also take part in the manager on call rota.

Working for our organisation

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people. 

We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers. 

From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook – if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.