Job summary
Associate Director of Midwifery -Band 8D
Due to promotion of the current post holder, we are looking for an experienced head of midwifery to lead the midwifery and nursing workforce at the Newham University Hospital (NUH) site.
This is an exciting opportunity to join an innovative and forward thinking team. We are the largest maternity service in the Barts Health Group and have an innovative, passionate team committed to providing excellent maternity care for the women, and families, of East London.
The maternity unit at NUH comprises of a 16 bedded labour ward, a 61 bedded maternity ward, stand-alone maternity day assessment unit and triage, fetal medicine unit, alongside and stand-alone midwife-led birth centre, antenatal clinic and booking centre. We are proud of our maternity service and are on an exciting maternity improvement journey.
This is a full time post, with on call commitments and some weekend working.
Informal visits and discussions are encouraged.
Please do contact the current postholder for further information, discussion and a visit:
Sherry Manning, Divisional Director for Women and Children's
Sherry.manning@nhs.net
or
Tristram Mills, Hospital Director of Nursing
Tristram.mills@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
We have a large community workforce consisting of 6 midwifery teams providing care to families in Newham. As part of the National Maternity Review, we have a caseloading midwifery team for the Newham site and our second caseloading team will be operational within the next few months. We are funded for a midwife to birth ratio of 1:25 and have very minimal vacancies.
You will need to possess significant midwifery experience, strong leadership skills and excellent communication and networking skills. You will be self-motivated, enthusiastic and have a passion for continuous development and improvement of maternity services, collaborative working, and maternity staff development.
You will be supported within your role by the senior leadership team and personal and professional growth is encouraged. We are part of the East London Local Maternity System (LMS) and as a maternity service have excellent representation on all the workstreams. You will be encouraged and supported to participate in the LMS which is a fantastic opportunity for development.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachments.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachments.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working as a Head of Midwifery or Deputy Head of Midwifery . Evidence of managerial responsibilities & operational healthcare experience in an acute setting
- Ability to analyse complex problems and workable solutions to address them
- Take action based on own interpretation of broad clinical and professional policies, ability to advise divisional and site management teams on how these can be implemented
- Ability to think and plan strategically, tactically and creatively and to prioritise work programs in the face of competing demands
- Ability to manage and deliver to deadlines & within resources
- Experience in the supervision of staff and students including HR issues
- Experience of audit in evaluating and developing services Manager on call Change and quality improvement management experience
- Experience of close multi-professional working in an in-patient environment
- Experience of representing therapies within a trust setting Experience of managing a budget and of managing budget holders
- Experience of teaching undergraduates and post graduate students
- Experience of working autonomously to lead a professional nursing group
Skills
Essential
- Able to evaluate and be critical of self through reflective thinking
- To have confidence working across a number of subject areas- clinical, HR, quality improvement and finance
- Excellent communication, interpersonal skills and presentation skills
- Ability to initiate and implement and sustain change
- Good analytical and organisational ability
- Demonstrates strong leadership skills
- Ability to influence and facilitate MDT working
- To have effective problem solving skills
- Experience of implementing evidence based practice
- Be able to demonstrate effective risk assessment, audit and investigation skills
- Presentation and teaching skills
Knowledge
Essential
- Broad breadth related to above skills and experience
- Awareness of developments in the NHS and service delivery and its impact on current services
- Good computer skills including presentation, data manipulation and spreadsheets
Qualifications
Essential
- First Level Registered Midwife
- Educated to Masters / doctorate level in a relevant healthcare subject
- Evidence of ongoing professional development & Leadership programme
- Evidence of Post Graduate education in specialty field
- Evidence of ongoing, relevant postgraduate education
- DBS clearance
- Management Qualification
Other
Essential
- Ability to perform the duties of the post with any aids, adaptations or reasonable adjustments
- High level of work organisation, self-motivation, drive for performance and flexibility in approach and attitude
- Able to prioritise, organise and delegate effectively
- Decisive using methodical sound judgment in decision making, and delivering in a timely and confident manner
- Commitment to developing a culture of openness and partnership
- High awareness of, understanding of own emotions, strengths and limitations as well as emotional intelligence of others
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working as a Head of Midwifery or Deputy Head of Midwifery . Evidence of managerial responsibilities & operational healthcare experience in an acute setting
- Ability to analyse complex problems and workable solutions to address them
- Take action based on own interpretation of broad clinical and professional policies, ability to advise divisional and site management teams on how these can be implemented
- Ability to think and plan strategically, tactically and creatively and to prioritise work programs in the face of competing demands
- Ability to manage and deliver to deadlines & within resources
- Experience in the supervision of staff and students including HR issues
- Experience of audit in evaluating and developing services Manager on call Change and quality improvement management experience
- Experience of close multi-professional working in an in-patient environment
- Experience of representing therapies within a trust setting Experience of managing a budget and of managing budget holders
- Experience of teaching undergraduates and post graduate students
- Experience of working autonomously to lead a professional nursing group
Skills
Essential
- Able to evaluate and be critical of self through reflective thinking
- To have confidence working across a number of subject areas- clinical, HR, quality improvement and finance
- Excellent communication, interpersonal skills and presentation skills
- Ability to initiate and implement and sustain change
- Good analytical and organisational ability
- Demonstrates strong leadership skills
- Ability to influence and facilitate MDT working
- To have effective problem solving skills
- Experience of implementing evidence based practice
- Be able to demonstrate effective risk assessment, audit and investigation skills
- Presentation and teaching skills
Knowledge
Essential
- Broad breadth related to above skills and experience
- Awareness of developments in the NHS and service delivery and its impact on current services
- Good computer skills including presentation, data manipulation and spreadsheets
Qualifications
Essential
- First Level Registered Midwife
- Educated to Masters / doctorate level in a relevant healthcare subject
- Evidence of ongoing professional development & Leadership programme
- Evidence of Post Graduate education in specialty field
- Evidence of ongoing, relevant postgraduate education
- DBS clearance
- Management Qualification
Other
Essential
- Ability to perform the duties of the post with any aids, adaptations or reasonable adjustments
- High level of work organisation, self-motivation, drive for performance and flexibility in approach and attitude
- Able to prioritise, organise and delegate effectively
- Decisive using methodical sound judgment in decision making, and delivering in a timely and confident manner
- Commitment to developing a culture of openness and partnership
- High awareness of, understanding of own emotions, strengths and limitations as well as emotional intelligence of others
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).
