Job summary
We are delighted to offer the opportunity for an ambitious, dynamic, senior midwifery leader to become the Director of Midwifery at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire.
This role will provide credible and visible leadership both within UHCW, as a key member of the Corporate Nursing, Midwifery and AHP Leadership Team and with key partners across the Local Maternity and Neonatal Network (LMNS), Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Networks. The successful candidate will ensure high quality, safety and patient experience while also delivering corporate objectives. This role is vital in supporting the Trust to deliver its vision to become a national and international leader in healthcare.
The post holder must be an innovative, inclusive leader with exceptional communication stills to inspire confidence in others, role model leadership and promote the development and maintenance of high standards of care that is family centred, sensitive and responsive to service users.
Main duties of the job
The Director of Midwifery will work closely within the quadrumvirate to lead and advocate for safe, effective, sustainable and responsive maternity and neonatal care for all women, babies, birthing people and their families. The post holder is required to lead and inform complex transformation and improvement, through collaboration and mature partnership working. Accountable to the Chief Nursing Officer, the Director of Midwifery is responsible for the strategic leadership of the midwifery workforce and the overarching safety and quality of the perinatal services. The principal goal of the post is to drive forward the maternity improvement and safety activities across the service to maintain and improve the current standards, demonstrating improved clinical outcomes.
About us
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.
We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.
The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To inspire shared purpose and ensure the maternity and neonatal Perinatal strategy is formulated with engagement of key stakeholders and then delivered utilising all available resources efficiently and effectively.
- Develop workforce plans for the sustainability of the service, which includes ensuring provision of education and training to meet colleague's needs.
- Ensure safe staffing with a clear escalation and mitigation policy.
- Support systems to enable staff to escalate concerns and then make sure there is accountability for acting on issues raised by enabling speaking up.
- Seek out varied information and use information to generate new ideas and make effective plans for improvement or change.
- Lead and manage clinical governance systems by ensuring Trust Board have oversight of the quality and performance of their maternity and neonatal services and by making sure that lessons are learned/implemented from any investigations.
- Professionally accountable to the Chief Nursing Officer for the leadership of the midwifery nursing professions.
- Work with the Director of Quality and Chief Nursing Officer to offer assurance to the trust board regarding the quality of care provided, ensuring that the patient experience is prioritised.
- Advocate for safe, high quality maternity care in partnership with maternity providers across Coventry and Warwickshire, Maternity Voices Partnership (MVP), Local Maternity and Neonatal System (LMNS) and education providers.
- Accountable for continuously driving improvement and leading on transformational change.
Please see the attached Job Description for more details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To inspire shared purpose and ensure the maternity and neonatal Perinatal strategy is formulated with engagement of key stakeholders and then delivered utilising all available resources efficiently and effectively.
- Develop workforce plans for the sustainability of the service, which includes ensuring provision of education and training to meet colleague's needs.
- Ensure safe staffing with a clear escalation and mitigation policy.
- Support systems to enable staff to escalate concerns and then make sure there is accountability for acting on issues raised by enabling speaking up.
- Seek out varied information and use information to generate new ideas and make effective plans for improvement or change.
- Lead and manage clinical governance systems by ensuring Trust Board have oversight of the quality and performance of their maternity and neonatal services and by making sure that lessons are learned/implemented from any investigations.
- Professionally accountable to the Chief Nursing Officer for the leadership of the midwifery nursing professions.
- Work with the Director of Quality and Chief Nursing Officer to offer assurance to the trust board regarding the quality of care provided, ensuring that the patient experience is prioritised.
- Advocate for safe, high quality maternity care in partnership with maternity providers across Coventry and Warwickshire, Maternity Voices Partnership (MVP), Local Maternity and Neonatal System (LMNS) and education providers.
- Accountable for continuously driving improvement and leading on transformational change.
Please see the attached Job Description for more details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
Desirable
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 Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Address
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire
Clifford Bridge Road
Coventry
CV2 2DX
Employer's website
https://www.jobsatuhcw.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)
