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An opportunity has arisen to come and work with our forward thinking, award winning Maternity team at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust.

We are a friendly cohesive team that puts women and people who birth at the centre of our care and embrace partnership working.  We are looking for a Community Maternity Matron for a 1 year fixed term cover opportunity.

As a Trust we are one maternity service across four clinical sites and community. This role would involve working at both the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton and the Princess Royal Hospital, Haywards Heath in order to offer a cohesive service.

We deliver over 5,000 babies per year across the two sites of Princess Royal Hospital and Royal Sussex County Hospital. 

Community Midwifery Services offers care within 3 models: Core - antenatal and postnatal community care, Continuity of Care - 3 teams providing holistic antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care to both low and high risk service users, and our homebirth service - taking on women/people form 34 weeks onwards.

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

The post holder will in conjunction with the Head of Midwifery,  Director of Midwifery and Clinical Leads for Community Midwifery Services to provide Professional and Managerial leadership across the maternity services at RSCH and PRH, ensuring a high quality service for maternity care, within available resource.

The Matron will be an integral member of the management team supporting the Division in the delivery of key performance targets. implemented when necessary. 

The post holder is responsible for the day to day management of staff within the Community Maternity services on a 24 hour basis.  The postholder will provide professional leadership, advice and support to Midwives, doctors and support workers, acting as a clinical expert and as a resource for all staff within the service.

The postholder will ensure that maternity care is delivered by competent and confident practitioners according to Trust policies and procedures, through clinical supervision.

The postholder will ensure that Health and Safety regulations, legal and personnel requirements regarding working conditions for staff within the Maternity Service are adhered to. Also,  responsible for Clinical Governance and Risk Management targets.

The post holder will work closely with the Head of Midwifery to implement strategies for workforce planning.

The post-holder will support the Head of Midwifery to provide expert Midwifery advice at Trust level, regarding incidents, complaints and legal issues.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme  for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.