Job Description

Reporting to the Head of Midwifery/Associate Director of Nursing the post holder is responsible for and will have a specific focus on visible, accessible and strong clinical leadership, patient experience and the delivery of safe, timely, high quality care.
The post holder will lead service and quality improvement programmes alongside supporting the operational management of the Division. This includes ensuring efficient and effective use of resources and the development and maintenance of the highest standards of patient care and service delivery.
Main duties of the job
Please see attached for further information about the Maternity Matron position available at WUTH.
About us
All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.
We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.
We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of 337m.
The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.
Details
Date posted
22 July 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
53,755 to 60,504 a year per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
408-25-642
Job locations
Arrowe Park Hospital
ArrowePark Road
Wirral
CH49 5PE
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached for further information about the Maternity Matron position available at WUTH.
If successful in this role, there is a requirement for you to have an enhanced DBS check. This will be paid for by the Trust and then deducted from your salary over a period of 3 month.
As this vacancy is within the division of Women's and Childrens, there is a mandatory requirement for successful applicants to join the DBS update service. The cost of joining the update service is 16 per year, and applicants are liable to cover this cost with no reimbursement from the Trust. Further details of how to join the update service will be provided upon appointment. Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached for further information about the Maternity Matron position available at WUTH.
If successful in this role, there is a requirement for you to have an enhanced DBS check. This will be paid for by the Trust and then deducted from your salary over a period of 3 month.
As this vacancy is within the division of Women's and Childrens, there is a mandatory requirement for successful applicants to join the DBS update service. The cost of joining the update service is 16 per year, and applicants are liable to cover this cost with no reimbursement from the Trust. Further details of how to join the update service will be provided upon appointment.
Person Specification
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential

• Registered Midwife
• Hold relevant degree or equivalent and working towards master's level
• Holds a relevant teaching and assessing qualification
• Significant post-registration experience in a leadership position
• Demonstrable clinical experience within the relevant area
• On-going professional development with documented evidence

Desirable

• Speciality specific qualification
• Management qualification

Knowledge and Skills
Essential

• Reputation for setting and maintaining high standards of clinical care
• Evidence of ability to manage change effectively
• Evidence of innovation in practice
• Extensive experience as an assessor/mentor
• Evidence of participation of audit and research
• Experience of resource management

Desirable

• Experience of business planning or project management
• Experience of leading people through change

Personal Attributes
Essential

• Enthusiastic/self-confident
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and computer literate
• Ability to establish relationships
• Evidence of report writing, leading workshops, presentation skills, negotiating skills
• Able to analyse information and problem solve effectively
• Interpersonal skills
• Knowledge and application of professional midwifery issues
• Commitment to service developments and quality

Person Specification
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential

• Registered Midwife
• Hold relevant degree or equivalent and working towards master's level
• Holds a relevant teaching and assessing qualification
• Significant post-registration experience in a leadership position
• Demonstrable clinical experience within the relevant area
• On-going professional development with documented evidence

Desirable

• Speciality specific qualification
• Management qualification

Knowledge and Skills
Essential

• Reputation for setting and maintaining high standards of clinical care
• Evidence of ability to manage change effectively
• Evidence of innovation in practice
• Extensive experience as an assessor/mentor
• Evidence of participation of audit and research
• Experience of resource management

Desirable

• Experience of business planning or project management
• Experience of leading people through change

Personal Attributes
Essential

• Enthusiastic/self-confident
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and computer literate
• Ability to establish relationships
• Evidence of report writing, leading workshops, presentation skills, negotiating skills
• Able to analyse information and problem solve effectively
• Interpersonal skills
• Knowledge and application of professional midwifery issues
• Commitment to service developments and quality