Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Antenatal Outpatient Matron, at the Jessop Wing in Sheffield.
Are you a highly motivated, passionate, approachable and innovative individual with extensive experience in providing antenatal care? if so this position is for you!
The successful candidate will provide midwifery leadership as Matron for Antenatal Outpatient Services (including Antenatal Clinic, Antenatal Day Assessment Unit, Feto Maternal Unit, Diabetes and screening). You will be supported by a compassionate and supportive senior leadership team, focused on ensuring women who birth at the Jessop Wing or require high risk antenatal care, receive safe, evidence-based care, by our Multidisciplinary Teams.
The role will include line management responsibility to Band 7 Lead and Specialist Midwives, within the outpatient service.
Main duties of the job
Provide clinical and professional leadership to the clinical teams within Antenatal Outpatient Services.
Line management responsibilities.
Demonstrate effective leadership, setting, monitoring and maintaining professional standards, working collaboratively, and lead the midwifery contribution for clinical governance at a directorate/s/specialty/department level in line with the Nursing & Midwifery Strategy.
Undertake 24 hour responsibility for Antenatal Outpatients ensuring high standards of evidence based care for women and their babies.
Work in partnership with the multi-disciplinary teams to create an environment in which improving the quality of the service delivered is paramount.
Maintain a credible clinical portfolio though the delivery of high quality midwifery care acting as a role model for midwifery practice across the outpatient services.
Provide expert midwifery advice, education and leadership within all areas of antenatal care.
Work autonomously within trust policy, national and local guidelines, and within own scope of professional practice.
Strive to develop and improve antenatal outpatient care and support innovation, research and evidence based practice.
Be responsible for the operational and budgetary management of antenatal outpatient services.
Role model and promote the Trust 'PROUD' behaviours.
Participate in the 2902 bleep rota and the Jessop Wing management on call rota.
About us
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
The Directorate of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Neonatology is based at the Jessop Wing which is linked to the Royal Hallamshire Hospital. The maternity unit has over 6800 births per year and is a Regional Tertiary Maternity Service with a Level 3 Neonatal Unit of 44 cots. A tertiary Gynae-Oncology service and a changing Gynaecology Service, which includes an Assisted Conception Unit, complete the services within the Directorate.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife (valid with NMC)
- Master's Degree (or evidence of study in a relevant subject at master's level/post graduate qualification)
- To have completed the national PEAP programme for practice supervisors or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
- Post registration qualification / education relevant to clinical area
Experience
Essential
- Extensive antenatal experience
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Experience of working effectively in a multidisciplinary team
- Evidence of managing change
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Persuasion and influencing skills - ability to present ideas and proposals effectively.
- Highly developed leadership skills with excellent interpersonal skills - ability to form positive relationships at all levels
- Excellent performance management skills.
Desirable
- Previous experience of duty/site management
- Evidence of participation in service evaluation
- A/EQUIP training
Personal Qualies
Essential
- Loves being in charge/control and takes full responsibility for the running of their ward.
- Driven to get things done to ensure that both they and their team achieve.
- Sets very high standards for themselves, their team and ward.
- Love to be in control and on top of everything that is going on in their area
- Likes to be 'hands on' in the delivery of women centred care.
- Thrives on having lots going on and rise to the challenge of driving change.
- Possesses a 'can do' approach to problems and will keep going when things are tough
- Relishes the opportunity to develop others and takes great satisfaction from seeing their staff achieve and progress
- Pick up on other people's needs sensing when something is wrong.
- Good at explaining things in simple and straightforward ways that others find easy to understand.
- Cares about and knows the importance of doing the right thing and making a difference.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife (valid with NMC)
- Master's Degree (or evidence of study in a relevant subject at master's level/post graduate qualification)
- To have completed the national PEAP programme for practice supervisors or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
- Post registration qualification / education relevant to clinical area
Experience
Essential
- Extensive antenatal experience
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Experience of working effectively in a multidisciplinary team
- Evidence of managing change
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Persuasion and influencing skills - ability to present ideas and proposals effectively.
- Highly developed leadership skills with excellent interpersonal skills - ability to form positive relationships at all levels
- Excellent performance management skills.
Desirable
- Previous experience of duty/site management
- Evidence of participation in service evaluation
- A/EQUIP training
Personal Qualies
Essential
- Loves being in charge/control and takes full responsibility for the running of their ward.
- Driven to get things done to ensure that both they and their team achieve.
- Sets very high standards for themselves, their team and ward.
- Love to be in control and on top of everything that is going on in their area
- Likes to be 'hands on' in the delivery of women centred care.
- Thrives on having lots going on and rise to the challenge of driving change.
- Possesses a 'can do' approach to problems and will keep going when things are tough
- Relishes the opportunity to develop others and takes great satisfaction from seeing their staff achieve and progress
- Pick up on other people's needs sensing when something is wrong.
- Good at explaining things in simple and straightforward ways that others find easy to understand.
- Cares about and knows the importance of doing the right thing and making a difference.
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).
