Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for a senior Midwife to take on the role of Interim Matron at Liverpool Womens NHS Foundation Trust
The post holder (Matron) will be a Registered Senior Midwife who will primary be responsible for the continuing management of the MAU and Delivery Suite.
Whilst being accountable for providing professional midwifery and clinical leadership, you will work with other ward and departmental managers to set and monitor both clinical and non-clinical performance standards, and where necessary intervene to secure an immediate remedy where these fall short of what is required.
The post holder will be highly visible and accessible to women, their families and staff and focus on improving the fundamental and essential aspects of care to women, including cleanliness, improving clinical care standards, ensuring best practice, infection control and ensuring that quality improvement work is implemented and sustained whilst ensuring all patients are treated with respect and dignity.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will demonstrate commitment to service improvements, providing continuity of carer, choice and promoting personalised midwifery care. The post holder will also contribute to the strategic direction of midwifery across the organisation.
The post holder will have responsibility for the delivery of the five corporate aims of the Trust;
- To deliver safe services
- To develop a well led, capable and motivated workforce
- To be efficient and make best use of available resources
- To deliver the most effective outcomes
- To deliver the best possible experience for women, families and staff
About us
Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust delivers the highest standards of care for women, babies and families. Each year we deliver over 7,500 babies, carry out over 49,000 gynaecological inpatient and outpatient procedures, care for over 1,000 poorly & preterm newborns, perform around 1,000 IVF cycles and have over 4,000 genetic appointments taking place. We believe that this along with a strong dedication to research & innovation makes usthe specialist health provider of choice in Europe for women, babies and families.
We have some of the leading experts in their field, which has been showcased on national TV and news, making our teams famous across the world for professionalism, skill & compassion.
The Trust is constantly innovating and evolving it's services to provide the most cutting edge and modern care possible. As well as developing services on our current site we have long-term aspirations for the future. We have recently launched a number of new strategies which provide a detailed long-term plan for our services.
Check out why Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust is a great place to work using the links below:
Video: https://vimeo.com/556197652
Online brochure: https://www.liverpoolwomens.nhs.uk/media/4121/recruitment-pack-great-place-to-work-16pp-v4-final.pdf
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will have responsibility for the delivery of the five corporate aims of the Trust as described earlier in the advert. Further information can be found in the full Job Description, however some examples of main responsibilities in accordance with the five corporate objectives are below.
- Provide midwifery and clinical leadership, coordinating and assuring the highest standards of care for patients as measured by performance indicators
- Provide professional midwifery leadership on the organisation and management of care
- Facilitate and lead team working, innovation and practice development
- Recognise and identify midwifery practice issues and under-performance, manage using the appropriate human resource policies
- Be the named budget holder for their area of responsibility, maximising the use of manpower and resources and delivering a balanced budget. Lead the contribution to the delivery of the Divisions efficiency targets. Work with the Divisionalmanagement team to prioritise cost pressures
- Allocate duties to staff in accordance with their individual levels of competence
- Lead and encourage practice development initiatives, encouraging innovation and development and ensuring that teams participate in patient safety and quality improvement programmes
- Lead the implementation of the Patient Experience and Involvement strategy, improving the patient experience by being visible, listening to and resolving problems for patients and their relatives and building links with PALS
- To be aware of local and national improvement drivers and implement change that benefits women, babies and their families
- Represent the Department and or Division on working groups, committees etc appropriate to clinical and professional role
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will have responsibility for the delivery of the five corporate aims of the Trust as described earlier in the advert. Further information can be found in the full Job Description, however some examples of main responsibilities in accordance with the five corporate objectives are below.
- Provide midwifery and clinical leadership, coordinating and assuring the highest standards of care for patients as measured by performance indicators
- Provide professional midwifery leadership on the organisation and management of care
- Facilitate and lead team working, innovation and practice development
- Recognise and identify midwifery practice issues and under-performance, manage using the appropriate human resource policies
- Be the named budget holder for their area of responsibility, maximising the use of manpower and resources and delivering a balanced budget. Lead the contribution to the delivery of the Divisions efficiency targets. Work with the Divisionalmanagement team to prioritise cost pressures
- Allocate duties to staff in accordance with their individual levels of competence
- Lead and encourage practice development initiatives, encouraging innovation and development and ensuring that teams participate in patient safety and quality improvement programmes
- Lead the implementation of the Patient Experience and Involvement strategy, improving the patient experience by being visible, listening to and resolving problems for patients and their relatives and building links with PALS
- To be aware of local and national improvement drivers and implement change that benefits women, babies and their families
- Represent the Department and or Division on working groups, committees etc appropriate to clinical and professional role
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife
- Degree in midwifery or health related subject or equivalent.
- Minimum of 3 years working at a senior level.
- Evidence of Teaching/mentorship qualification.
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Management or Leadership qualification
- Education to master level or equivalent (working towards)
- Current PMA or willingness to undertake programme
Experience
Essential
- Team management experience
- Evidence of excellent managerial, leadership and organisational skills.
- Evidence of ability to work across professional teams and organisational boundaries.
- Proven track record of being able to delegate and prioritise.
- Evidence of excellent understanding of Trust policies and procedures and ability to translate these into action.
- Evidence of Performance Management skills.
- A sound understanding of National Midwifery and Patient Agendas.
- Budgetary Management Expereince
- An understanding of Clinical Governance and the application to practice.
- Change management experience
- Evidence of ability to motivate and develop all teams of midwifery and support staff
- Evidence of taking lead in an area of work across more than one clinical area.
- Evidence of excellent understanding of Trust Personnel policies and procedures
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Highly developed verbal and written communication skills and able to deal with complex and sensitive situations
- Good interpersonal skills
- Punctual and reliable
- Ability to lead and motivate a team
- Ability to work with minimal supervision
- Able to cope with pressure / resilient
- Basic computer literacy
- Enquiry/problem solving skills
- Coaching/clinical supervision.
- Up to date and evidenced based knowledge of current clinical and professional issues.
- Clinically credible and competent
- Leadership skills
- Able to prioritise
- Excellent professional and leadership skills
- Facilitation skills
Desirable
- Safeguarding supervision trained
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of National and local Trust objectives
- Legal and professional issues
- Diversity and Equality
- Safe Guarding/ Vulnerable adults
- Public Health
- Sound financial management
Communication / Relationship
Essential
- Evidence of excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills.
- Proven ability to vary communication style according to audience and situation.
- Proven track record of being able to break bad news and managing difficult situations sensitively
- Evidence of ability to co-ordinate and motivate the multidisciplinary team
- Evidence of experience of conflict resolution
- Ability to identify and collaborate with external agencies to improve services.
- Evidence of experience in co-ordinating and chairing meetings and recording accurate notes
Analytical / Judgmental
Essential
- Evidence of excellent ability to monitor the quality of work in others, to identify their learning and development needs and devise strategies to meet those needs
- Evidence of excellent ability to demonstrate a problem solving approach and have evidence to demonstrate actions arising have been implemented
- Proven experience of audit, benchmarking or research and the ability to use results to inform change and development
- Proven ability to devise and monitor systems of work.
Planning / organisational
Essential
- Proven track record of excellent ability to co-ordinate the work of the multidisciplinary team and lead on any actions required
- Proven ability to support staff to maintain an environment conducive to the delivery of excellence in care
- Able to develop short, medium and long term strategies for the development of the clinical areas.
- Evidence of experience in recruitment, selection and retention process
- Experience in management of change
- Capable of shifting between operational and strategic functions at pace
- Evidence of experience in management of sickness / absence
- Able to plan, manage, monitor resources (staff management and financial management)
IT
Essential
- Computer literate, proven ability to use Word and Excel and email
Abilities
Essential
- Physically fit as determined by Occupational Health Department
- Able to stand and sit for long periods of time and able to undertake midwifery duties
- Ability to move and handle patients and inanimate loads using appropriate equipment in accordance with Trust Policy
Mental
Essential
- Proven ability to work under pressure both professionally and managerially
- Proven ability to concentrate and maintain high degree of accuracy
- Proven ability to emotionally support other staff
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife
- Degree in midwifery or health related subject or equivalent.
- Minimum of 3 years working at a senior level.
- Evidence of Teaching/mentorship qualification.
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Management or Leadership qualification
- Education to master level or equivalent (working towards)
- Current PMA or willingness to undertake programme
Experience
Essential
- Team management experience
- Evidence of excellent managerial, leadership and organisational skills.
- Evidence of ability to work across professional teams and organisational boundaries.
- Proven track record of being able to delegate and prioritise.
- Evidence of excellent understanding of Trust policies and procedures and ability to translate these into action.
- Evidence of Performance Management skills.
- A sound understanding of National Midwifery and Patient Agendas.
- Budgetary Management Expereince
- An understanding of Clinical Governance and the application to practice.
- Change management experience
- Evidence of ability to motivate and develop all teams of midwifery and support staff
- Evidence of taking lead in an area of work across more than one clinical area.
- Evidence of excellent understanding of Trust Personnel policies and procedures
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Highly developed verbal and written communication skills and able to deal with complex and sensitive situations
- Good interpersonal skills
- Punctual and reliable
- Ability to lead and motivate a team
- Ability to work with minimal supervision
- Able to cope with pressure / resilient
- Basic computer literacy
- Enquiry/problem solving skills
- Coaching/clinical supervision.
- Up to date and evidenced based knowledge of current clinical and professional issues.
- Clinically credible and competent
- Leadership skills
- Able to prioritise
- Excellent professional and leadership skills
- Facilitation skills
Desirable
- Safeguarding supervision trained
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of National and local Trust objectives
- Legal and professional issues
- Diversity and Equality
- Safe Guarding/ Vulnerable adults
- Public Health
- Sound financial management
Communication / Relationship
Essential
- Evidence of excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills.
- Proven ability to vary communication style according to audience and situation.
- Proven track record of being able to break bad news and managing difficult situations sensitively
- Evidence of ability to co-ordinate and motivate the multidisciplinary team
- Evidence of experience of conflict resolution
- Ability to identify and collaborate with external agencies to improve services.
- Evidence of experience in co-ordinating and chairing meetings and recording accurate notes
Analytical / Judgmental
Essential
- Evidence of excellent ability to monitor the quality of work in others, to identify their learning and development needs and devise strategies to meet those needs
- Evidence of excellent ability to demonstrate a problem solving approach and have evidence to demonstrate actions arising have been implemented
- Proven experience of audit, benchmarking or research and the ability to use results to inform change and development
- Proven ability to devise and monitor systems of work.
Planning / organisational
Essential
- Proven track record of excellent ability to co-ordinate the work of the multidisciplinary team and lead on any actions required
- Proven ability to support staff to maintain an environment conducive to the delivery of excellence in care
- Able to develop short, medium and long term strategies for the development of the clinical areas.
- Evidence of experience in recruitment, selection and retention process
- Experience in management of change
- Capable of shifting between operational and strategic functions at pace
- Evidence of experience in management of sickness / absence
- Able to plan, manage, monitor resources (staff management and financial management)
IT
Essential
- Computer literate, proven ability to use Word and Excel and email
Abilities
Essential
- Physically fit as determined by Occupational Health Department
- Able to stand and sit for long periods of time and able to undertake midwifery duties
- Ability to move and handle patients and inanimate loads using appropriate equipment in accordance with Trust Policy
Mental
Essential
- Proven ability to work under pressure both professionally and managerially
- Proven ability to concentrate and maintain high degree of accuracy
- Proven ability to emotionally support other staff
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).
