Job summary
Midwifery Team Leader/Ward Manager
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and experienced midwife to join our inpatient midwifery team as a team leader.
We look after a diverse population where women and their families are treated as individuals providing personalised care.
We are at the forefront of innovation, this includes partners staying overnight, enhanced recovery, and midwifery led induction of labour and normalising birth. We work closely alongside Health Visitors who are also part of our integrated service.
We provide a first class service, which is reflected in the number of positive compliments received from our satisfied clients
We have a beautiful Birth Centre with four pools and our Labour Ward has two birthing pools and telemetry to encourage normality.
Our midwives work a varied range of shifts and hours in all areas of midwifery including days, nights and weekends as well as an on call basis to support women birthing at home.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will lead a team of midwives and support workers based at the Whittington hospital. The post holder will be responsible for delivering high quality antenatal, intrapartum and post natal care for women and their families. Ensure evidence-based care in provided to agreed standards within maternity. Maintain a safe and clean environment for staff, patients/clients and visitors by ensuring compliance with legislation, policies and protocols including health and safety and risk management. Promote a caring environment where equality and diversity issues are respected, and women and their families are enabled to be partners in their care.
About us
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trustbelieves that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification for further details. The current vacancy is as team leader/ward manager for inpatient postnatal ward.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification for further details. The current vacancy is as team leader/ward manager for inpatient postnatal ward.
Person Specification
education/qualifications
Essential
- currently a registered midwife currently registered to practice
- minimum of 3 years post preceptorship experience
- mentorship qualification
knowledge & experience
Essential
- evidence of continuous personal and professional development
- champion for midwifery led care
- have good knowledge of changing trends in relation to midwifery and midwifery care provision
Skills & abilities
Essential
- experience and evidence of leadership, delegating work appropriately
- evidence and experience in setting and monitoring standards of care
- evidence of clinical skills such as cannulation and perineal suturing
- can practice as an autonomous midwife in acute and primary care setting
- can evidence ability to prioritise workload effectively
personal qualities
Essential
- excellent communication skills
- evidence of effective interpersonal skills within difficult or challenging circumstances
- demonstrate a sensitive approach to the needs of women and their families
- evidence an understanding of the dynamics of working with a team
- evidence of professional maturity and problem solving skills
- evidence of reliability and good time management and punctuality
Person Specification
education/qualifications
Essential
- currently a registered midwife currently registered to practice
- minimum of 3 years post preceptorship experience
- mentorship qualification
knowledge & experience
Essential
- evidence of continuous personal and professional development
- champion for midwifery led care
- have good knowledge of changing trends in relation to midwifery and midwifery care provision
Skills & abilities
Essential
- experience and evidence of leadership, delegating work appropriately
- evidence and experience in setting and monitoring standards of care
- evidence of clinical skills such as cannulation and perineal suturing
- can practice as an autonomous midwife in acute and primary care setting
- can evidence ability to prioritise workload effectively
personal qualities
Essential
- excellent communication skills
- evidence of effective interpersonal skills within difficult or challenging circumstances
- demonstrate a sensitive approach to the needs of women and their families
- evidence an understanding of the dynamics of working with a team
- evidence of professional maturity and problem solving skills
- evidence of reliability and good time management and punctuality
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).
