Job summary
Join Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust and be part of a forward-thinking organisation committed to excellence, compassion, and innovation in maternity care.
As a leader in the Women, Children and Support Services Division, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping safe, personalised, and high-quality experiences.
We are dedicated to supporting our staff with inspirational leadership, professional development, and a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement. If you are passionate about delivering outstanding patient outcomes, driving service transformation, and leading a motivated, multidisciplinary team, Frimley Health offers the perfect environment to make a real difference in the lives of families across our community.
Main duties of the job
Reporting to the Divisional Medical Director (DMD) and professionally to the Chief of Nursing and Midwifery, the Director of Midwifery (DOM) will along with the DDN, be responsible for providing high level operational and strategic leadership for the Maternity services and is accountable for the delivery of clinical quality standards, patient safety and the overall maternity patient experience in the Division. The key focus of this role is to continuously drive the very best outcomes for women, people and their babies, ensuring the care delivered is safe, personalised, and striving for excellence. The DoM is responsible for providing professional leadership, direction, advice, and support for the Division to ensure there is consistency of practice and high standards of care with a strong patient safety focus.
You will provide leadership and direction for the Trust and Division ensuring that it supports the Trust's strategic vision for highly satisfied patients, engaged people, modern infrastructure, and excellent quality.
You will be responsible for the leadership, line management and professional standards of the Maternity workforce and accountable for ensuring high professional and maternity care standards throughout the Division, Trust and, where appropriate, the wider health and social care system.
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
You can read more about the key tasks and responsibilities associated with this role in the job description attached with this advert, including the administrative and organisational duties, involvement in social and digital media development and monitoring and forward planning.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You can read more about the key tasks and responsibilities associated with this role in the job description attached with this advert, including the administrative and organisational duties, involvement in social and digital media development and monitoring and forward planning.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's degree in midwifery, leadership, management, or relevant subject or equivalent (or able to demonstrate equivalent level of experience)
- Current NMC registration - registered midwife
- Management qualification of equivalent experience
- Evidence of continuing personal development
- Post registration qualification relevant to role
Desirable
- Service / quality improvement qualification / experience
Experince
Essential
- A track record of successful healthcare and maternity management.
- Substantial clinical management and clinical leadership experience within a healthcare setting, the majority at senior level.
- Demonstrated success in delivering change and performance with and through others.
- Budget management including a number of departmental budgets, budgets of several million pounds, cost savings programmes/income generation and service line costing
- Experience of transformation programmes and delivery of service improvement programmes.
Desirable
- Clinical experience, experience of working with managed clinical networks.
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Highly developed change leaders able to effectively influence through motivating and energising others in the organisation for the best possible patient results and organisational processes.
- Extensive knowledge of clinical governance, risk management and associated control mechanisms.
- Detailed knowledge of priorities for Midwifery care to enhance care outcomes and staff wellbeing. oA significant understanding of the NHS operating
- A significant understanding of the NHS operating Framework, Governance, Service provision, patient flow and resource management
Desirable
- Knowledge of key national policy issues within services
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's degree in midwifery, leadership, management, or relevant subject or equivalent (or able to demonstrate equivalent level of experience)
- Current NMC registration - registered midwife
- Management qualification of equivalent experience
- Evidence of continuing personal development
- Post registration qualification relevant to role
Desirable
- Service / quality improvement qualification / experience
Experince
Essential
- A track record of successful healthcare and maternity management.
- Substantial clinical management and clinical leadership experience within a healthcare setting, the majority at senior level.
- Demonstrated success in delivering change and performance with and through others.
- Budget management including a number of departmental budgets, budgets of several million pounds, cost savings programmes/income generation and service line costing
- Experience of transformation programmes and delivery of service improvement programmes.
Desirable
- Clinical experience, experience of working with managed clinical networks.
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Highly developed change leaders able to effectively influence through motivating and energising others in the organisation for the best possible patient results and organisational processes.
- Extensive knowledge of clinical governance, risk management and associated control mechanisms.
- Detailed knowledge of priorities for Midwifery care to enhance care outcomes and staff wellbeing. oA significant understanding of the NHS operating
- A significant understanding of the NHS operating Framework, Governance, Service provision, patient flow and resource management
Desirable
- Knowledge of key national policy issues within services
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.
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.
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).
