Job summary
We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced midwife to share the role of ward manager on our Antenatal & Postnatal unit (Mulberry ward) at Whipps Cross Hospital in delivering high quality services to our clients.We require a midwife who is passionate about providing Antenatal, Intrapartum and Postnatal care for pregnant people/persons.
In this role you will be expected to demonstrate a passion for promoting evidence-based practice, offer women continuity of care and to support women in every part of their pregnancy journey.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible with Maternity High-Risk manager the for the efficient day to day management of the Antenatal/ Postnatal ward by ensuring that robust governance processes are in place to maximize safe, effective, high quality and innovative care is always provided. The successful candidate will be a strong leader and role model who is expected to lead their services to ensure that the patient's experience is key and that staff have the skills and expertise in providing excellent quality care.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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 attachment/s below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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 attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Clinical management experience.
- Thorough and up-to-date knowledge of Midwifery theory and best practice, particularly within specialty area and the application of this in practice.
- Thorough understanding of equality and diversity and its application to managing self, staff and patients within own area.
- Understanding of NMC Code of Practice and requirement of it for the practice and behavior and its application to the management of staff and self.
- Understanding of the principles and application of Clinical Governance. An understanding of Management of COSHH and Health and Safety of patients, staff and visitors to the ward.
- Able to demonstrate effective consolidation of midwifery knowledge and practice during working as a band 6.
Desirable
- Candidate who has worked in all areas of clinical practice
Skills/Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates evidence of well-developed clinical practice.
- Able to advise on and implement improvements to the quality and efficiency of care for patients in an area.
- Demonstrates compassion and caring approach to women and relatives and ability to motivate staff to demonstrate this also.
- To ensure that women's privacy in always maintained.
- Strong organizational skills - Able to organize own workload and take responsibility for own clinical actions and systems / standards across area of responsibility.
- Able to accept responsibility for ward/unit working under own initiative within boundaries of role.
- Demonstrates commitment to working as part of a team and ability to build the ward/unit
Qualifications
Essential
- First level registration.
- Registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council.
- BSc in Midwifery or able to demonstrate recent study at this level and a willingness to complete.
- Demonstrates evidence of ongoing continuous professional development.
- Teaching and Assessing Qualification (recognized by the NMC).
- Post-registration qualification preferably in specialty area. Training in Managing Conduct, Health, Sickness & Performance, Recruitment & Retention Appraisal etc.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Clinical management experience.
- Thorough and up-to-date knowledge of Midwifery theory and best practice, particularly within specialty area and the application of this in practice.
- Thorough understanding of equality and diversity and its application to managing self, staff and patients within own area.
- Understanding of NMC Code of Practice and requirement of it for the practice and behavior and its application to the management of staff and self.
- Understanding of the principles and application of Clinical Governance. An understanding of Management of COSHH and Health and Safety of patients, staff and visitors to the ward.
- Able to demonstrate effective consolidation of midwifery knowledge and practice during working as a band 6.
Desirable
- Candidate who has worked in all areas of clinical practice
Skills/Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates evidence of well-developed clinical practice.
- Able to advise on and implement improvements to the quality and efficiency of care for patients in an area.
- Demonstrates compassion and caring approach to women and relatives and ability to motivate staff to demonstrate this also.
- To ensure that women's privacy in always maintained.
- Strong organizational skills - Able to organize own workload and take responsibility for own clinical actions and systems / standards across area of responsibility.
- Able to accept responsibility for ward/unit working under own initiative within boundaries of role.
- Demonstrates commitment to working as part of a team and ability to build the ward/unit
Qualifications
Essential
- First level registration.
- Registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council.
- BSc in Midwifery or able to demonstrate recent study at this level and a willingness to complete.
- Demonstrates evidence of ongoing continuous professional development.
- Teaching and Assessing Qualification (recognized by the NMC).
- Post-registration qualification preferably in specialty area. Training in Managing Conduct, Health, Sickness & Performance, Recruitment & Retention Appraisal etc.
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).
