Job summary
Are you an aspiring Director of Midwifery? Looking for a part-time opportunity to progress your skills? Are you a motivated and dynamic experienced senior midwife, keen to develop and ready for your next exciting opportunity? We have a fantastic opportunity to join our fast evolving midwifery leadership team as the Deputy Director of Midwifery for Governance. This is a part-time role due to internal secondment and initially is for 11 months. Experience is required for this senior and pivotal role within our Maternity, Neonatal and Gynaecology team.
There has never been a more exciting time to join the Midwifery Leadership Team here at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust. We are seeking someone really special to join our fast paced, progressive team at a time when we have invested in our leadership team significantly over the last 2 years. We need you to complete the picture and want to support your development and aspirations within a cohesive and supportive leadership team.
Main duties of the job
We are a large and fast paced maternity service, we work in partnership withwomen, families and external stakeholders to deliver innovative care and we strive to deliver exceptional care at all times. Central to our service are safety and a positive patient experience. We work closely with our LMNS to progress transformation of maternity services with the aim of continuous improvements inoutcomes for mothers and babies.
The service provides high quality, evidence based care to around 6500 women and babies per year in Stoke on Trent and Staffordshire. Our maternity unit comprises of a Consultant led unit, with Midwife Birth Centre and level 3 NNU. At the County site, the women diagnostic centre also houses the Freestanding Midwife Birth Unit plus day care services for maternity and gynaecology.
About us
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Support the Director of Midwifery in the development and implementation of the governance strategy for maternity services across a wide range of responsibilities. Ensure the smooth and effective running of the department. Have general oversight of the daily running of the maternity Department and the Quality and Risk Manager and team. The post holder will be responsible and accountable for the provision of safe high quality Maternity Services. Responsible for and support lead for the governance agenda across maternity, obstetrics and gynaecology (O&G).
In conjunction with the Director of Midwifery the post holder will ensure the effective implementation of a comprehensive and systematic approach to governance across O&G.
The post holder will provide professional leadership and management to the Quality and Risk Team, specialist midwives and the Midwifery Leadership Team.
The post holder will support the Director of Midwifery in ensuring that all aspects of risks are robustly and effectively managed in the interest of women's safety.
Ensure the continual improvement of the management of women's safety by developing programmes for improvement of patient safety and governance as appropriate.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Support the Director of Midwifery in the development and implementation of the governance strategy for maternity services across a wide range of responsibilities. Ensure the smooth and effective running of the department. Have general oversight of the daily running of the maternity Department and the Quality and Risk Manager and team. The post holder will be responsible and accountable for the provision of safe high quality Maternity Services. Responsible for and support lead for the governance agenda across maternity, obstetrics and gynaecology (O&G).
In conjunction with the Director of Midwifery the post holder will ensure the effective implementation of a comprehensive and systematic approach to governance across O&G.
The post holder will provide professional leadership and management to the Quality and Risk Team, specialist midwives and the Midwifery Leadership Team.
The post holder will support the Director of Midwifery in ensuring that all aspects of risks are robustly and effectively managed in the interest of women's safety.
Ensure the continual improvement of the management of women's safety by developing programmes for improvement of patient safety and governance as appropriate.
Person Specification
Essential and desirable for role
Essential
- Experience of/lead governance role
Desirable
- Experience of deputy director role
Essential or desirable to role
Essential
- Degree/Masters (or equivalent experience)
Desirable
- Masters or equivalent experience
Person Specification
Essential and desirable for role
Essential
- Experience of/lead governance role
Desirable
- Experience of deputy director role
Essential or desirable to role
Essential
- Degree/Masters (or equivalent experience)
Desirable
- Masters or equivalent experience
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
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).
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
Address
University Hospitals of North Midlands
Newcastle Road
Stoke on Trent
ST4 6QG
Employer's website
https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
