Job summary
The role of Director of Midwifery for University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Foundation Trust represents an important clinical leadership role for a major acute and community provider at one of the largest single site providers of maternity care with a level 3 Neonatal Unit. In joining our Childrens, Women & Diagnostics Division you will play a critical part in the delivery of safe, effective, and compassionate maternity services working with a committed team delivering 6500 births a year.
Main duties of the job
As Director of Midwifery, you will have a direct reporting line to the board in conjunction with the Chief Nurse and will set the strategic direction for maternity services. This is a pivotal role for developing maternity services and in collaboration with Neonatal colleagues, across the trust and working collaboratively across the system.
The role involves working in partnership with other organisations across the STP and the post holder will develop and maintain a network of mutually beneficial relationships with external partners. This is with the aim of taking forward national polices for women across the STP and developing a long-term strategic vision that enables high quality and sustainable services contributing to the provision of high quality care, improved outcomes and improved family experiences
About us
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people and were highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across two sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. Our 11,000 strong workforce provide emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care from Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford.
We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales. We have put together a wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential. Our goal is to be a world-class centre of achievement, where patients receive the highest standards of care and the best people come to learn, work and research.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Our Director of Midwifery will play a critical role in helping achieve our ambition of providing the best care for our community, and giving our stakeholders the confidence and assurances needed about the quality of our maternity services.
Our successful candidate will be a qualified midwife and have a relevant leadership track record within a healthcare setting and must have demonstrable commitment to putting women and families first, have a vision for innovative clinical service delivery and be a genuine role model for our clinical workforce. You will also demonstrate the inclusive, leadership abilities needed to develop a high quality working environment, embedding our values in every aspect of our organisations work.
In joining our Trust, you will have the opportunity to work alongside a capable, ambitious and committed group of colleagues in the Women and Childrens division, wider Trust and across our strategic partners, and will be instrumental in shaping and delivering real sustainable innovation and improvement in the delivery of our maternity services.
Closing Date: Monday 3rd May 2021
Interview Date: Monday 10th May 2021
Job description
Job responsibilities
Our Director of Midwifery will play a critical role in helping achieve our ambition of providing the best care for our community, and giving our stakeholders the confidence and assurances needed about the quality of our maternity services.
Our successful candidate will be a qualified midwife and have a relevant leadership track record within a healthcare setting and must have demonstrable commitment to putting women and families first, have a vision for innovative clinical service delivery and be a genuine role model for our clinical workforce. You will also demonstrate the inclusive, leadership abilities needed to develop a high quality working environment, embedding our values in every aspect of our organisations work.
In joining our Trust, you will have the opportunity to work alongside a capable, ambitious and committed group of colleagues in the Women and Childrens division, wider Trust and across our strategic partners, and will be instrumental in shaping and delivering real sustainable innovation and improvement in the delivery of our maternity services.
Closing Date: Monday 3rd May 2021
Interview Date: Monday 10th May 2021
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Years experience at Senior Clinical / Management Level
Knowledge
Essential
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Years experience at Senior Clinical / Management Level
Knowledge
Essential
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
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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).
