Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the team as a Band 7 at NGH, this post is a hybrid job covering 0.6WTE as Birth Centre Manager and 0.4WTE Labour Ward Co-ordinator. The post holder will have overall responsibility for the operational management of the Barrett Birth Centre and 8 bedded postnatal ward alongside this (Balmoral Ward), alongside coordinating Sturtridge Labour Ward.
With a focus of enhancing women's experience and maximising resources, this position will provide day-to-day operational management of the birth centre care pathways, ensuring optimal delivery of midwifery led services. The post holder will lead corrective and timely actions to resolve issues that are impacting, or have the potential to impact, on the quality of care for women and their families. Through strong clinical leadership the post holder will support the clinical staff to provide the best possible care to women who birth on the birth centre or spend time postnatally on Balmoral Ward.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is also responsible for the support and co-ordination of a multi-professional team within the delivery suite, providing an interlinked, supportive network across the maternity service and wider Trust.
We are looking for a clinically credible Midwife with a broad range of midwifery experience in the acute setting. You will need to be self-motivated, dynamic, enthusiastic with excellent interpersonal skills and possess distinct passion for maternity service and a drive for ongoing learning and development.
You will need to have excellent clinical skills to support the team to deliver high quality care and open to embracing positive change and transformation to meet the needs of the women in the local population.
About us
Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
Our Excellence Values
Compassion
Accountability
Respect
Integrity
Courage
We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone's full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.
We are a Defence positive trust, supporting our reservists, veterans, spouses and partners.
The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals.
We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.
We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds.This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Demonstrate positive and supportive leadership and motivational skills in the coordination of staff as well as detailed knowledge of midwifery and contemporary maternity care. Develop and maintain a departmental culture which promotes an open and honest approach to professional decision making and problem solving. Report ward activity to the Operational Bleepholder in a timely way and use a collaborative approach to escalation. Lead specific delegated projects to improve the experience of women and their families. Promote and maintain organisational and professional standards, ensuring that Trust and Directorate Policies and Guidelines are available, implemented and followed. On a daily basis via their leadership role, employ professional behaviour that encourages and coaches their midwives to challenge their current competencies, whilst seeking opportunities to expand their roles. Influence and nurture positive attitudes and behaviours within the ward area and wider multidisciplinary team. Demonstrate and promote excellent interpersonal skills promoting quality written, verbal and nonverbal communication styles. Ensure adequate staffing forward area, participate in monthly off duty for staff and identify and authorise bank shifts in the absence of the labour ward sister and within allocated budget. Ensure staff are managed in line with current Trust HR policies and processes including appraisal. Facilitate Preceptorship and Mentorship programmes within the clinical settings by collaborative working with the Practice Development midwives and the wider multi-disciplinary team including the University of Northampton. Role model for midwifery, providing midwifery care in accordance with the NMC Midwives rules and codes of practice. Lead specific delegated projects relating to the role. Manage the ward areas compliance with internal and external health care standards as reflected in the Trust priorities and Directorate objectives; be able to offer assurance through the Governance framework. Undertake the investigation of incidents including complaints within the ward area and feedback to staff to ensure lessons are learnt.
Clinical Care Responsibilities: Promote awareness of Safeguarding issues, implementing the Trust Safeguarding policy Act as a source of expert clinical and professional advice and support to colleagues in their care of women and their families Liaise and work together with Obstetricians to ensure the provision of high-quality women centred care ensuring the smooth running of labour ward. Take action to ensure that all clinical risks and complaints are identified, reported within the clinical risk reporting framework and monitor outcomes, which include the investigation of incidents and complaints within the ward area and feedback to staff to ensure lessons are learnt. Undertake relevant clinical practices in accordance with the Scope of Professional Practice Proactively contribute to the development of care pathways and guidelines within the maternity service Take all possible action to minimise clinical risk to women and their babies, utilising all available resources. Keep contemporaneous records of the woman and her baby and influence and develop recordkeeping skills amongst midwives and the wider multidisciplinary team Act as an advocate for women, carers and staff to ensure their views are represented at all levels Support with Infection Control / quality audits for the Labour Ward and report monthly to Intrapartum Matron via the Labour Ward Manager As part of your development, assist on specified and agreed directorate and Trust wide Nurse/Midwife Development Projects.
Patient Experience and Safety: Be user-aware and deal at all times appropriately, i.e. professionally and politely, with all users whether women, their relatives, carers, other members of staff or the general public, and ensure this is engendered within areas of responsibility Liaise with senior/managerial staff to bring to their attention any problems identified. Promote a blame free culture in reporting incidents and where appropriate initiating a local investigation in a timely manner.
Financial & Physical Resources: Ensure effective use of resources. Ensure all equipment is in working order and undertake risk assessments as necessary; highlight adverse risks to the Labour Ward manager and Intrapartum Matron for escalation and inclusion as necessary in the Directorate Risk Register
Information Resources: Able to input information and have a working knowledge of the hospital information systems. Adhere to Trust information governance policies.
Research & Development: Lead designated audit projects against midwifery standards of care. Assess effectiveness of practice against determined midwifery standards of care. Involvement in clinical audit and evaluation of practice within the clinical area. Demonstrate an ability to critically appraise research findings. Contribute ideas and undertake monitoring with regards to quality of women-centred care.
Personal Skills Maintain personal CPD and Revalidation requirement. Take on delegated responsibilities conducive to service need and personal development. Participate in an annual individual performance process where objectives will be agreed, performance monitored, and personal development needs discussed. Maintain an awareness of issues relating to midwifery on the national and local agenda. Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing. Co-ordinate the responsibilities, capabilities, and workload of team members
Job description
Job responsibilities
Demonstrate positive and supportive leadership and motivational skills in the coordination of staff as well as detailed knowledge of midwifery and contemporary maternity care. Develop and maintain a departmental culture which promotes an open and honest approach to professional decision making and problem solving. Report ward activity to the Operational Bleepholder in a timely way and use a collaborative approach to escalation. Lead specific delegated projects to improve the experience of women and their families. Promote and maintain organisational and professional standards, ensuring that Trust and Directorate Policies and Guidelines are available, implemented and followed. On a daily basis via their leadership role, employ professional behaviour that encourages and coaches their midwives to challenge their current competencies, whilst seeking opportunities to expand their roles. Influence and nurture positive attitudes and behaviours within the ward area and wider multidisciplinary team. Demonstrate and promote excellent interpersonal skills promoting quality written, verbal and nonverbal communication styles. Ensure adequate staffing forward area, participate in monthly off duty for staff and identify and authorise bank shifts in the absence of the labour ward sister and within allocated budget. Ensure staff are managed in line with current Trust HR policies and processes including appraisal. Facilitate Preceptorship and Mentorship programmes within the clinical settings by collaborative working with the Practice Development midwives and the wider multi-disciplinary team including the University of Northampton. Role model for midwifery, providing midwifery care in accordance with the NMC Midwives rules and codes of practice. Lead specific delegated projects relating to the role. Manage the ward areas compliance with internal and external health care standards as reflected in the Trust priorities and Directorate objectives; be able to offer assurance through the Governance framework. Undertake the investigation of incidents including complaints within the ward area and feedback to staff to ensure lessons are learnt.
Clinical Care Responsibilities: Promote awareness of Safeguarding issues, implementing the Trust Safeguarding policy Act as a source of expert clinical and professional advice and support to colleagues in their care of women and their families Liaise and work together with Obstetricians to ensure the provision of high-quality women centred care ensuring the smooth running of labour ward. Take action to ensure that all clinical risks and complaints are identified, reported within the clinical risk reporting framework and monitor outcomes, which include the investigation of incidents and complaints within the ward area and feedback to staff to ensure lessons are learnt. Undertake relevant clinical practices in accordance with the Scope of Professional Practice Proactively contribute to the development of care pathways and guidelines within the maternity service Take all possible action to minimise clinical risk to women and their babies, utilising all available resources. Keep contemporaneous records of the woman and her baby and influence and develop recordkeeping skills amongst midwives and the wider multidisciplinary team Act as an advocate for women, carers and staff to ensure their views are represented at all levels Support with Infection Control / quality audits for the Labour Ward and report monthly to Intrapartum Matron via the Labour Ward Manager As part of your development, assist on specified and agreed directorate and Trust wide Nurse/Midwife Development Projects.
Patient Experience and Safety: Be user-aware and deal at all times appropriately, i.e. professionally and politely, with all users whether women, their relatives, carers, other members of staff or the general public, and ensure this is engendered within areas of responsibility Liaise with senior/managerial staff to bring to their attention any problems identified. Promote a blame free culture in reporting incidents and where appropriate initiating a local investigation in a timely manner.
Financial & Physical Resources: Ensure effective use of resources. Ensure all equipment is in working order and undertake risk assessments as necessary; highlight adverse risks to the Labour Ward manager and Intrapartum Matron for escalation and inclusion as necessary in the Directorate Risk Register
Information Resources: Able to input information and have a working knowledge of the hospital information systems. Adhere to Trust information governance policies.
Research & Development: Lead designated audit projects against midwifery standards of care. Assess effectiveness of practice against determined midwifery standards of care. Involvement in clinical audit and evaluation of practice within the clinical area. Demonstrate an ability to critically appraise research findings. Contribute ideas and undertake monitoring with regards to quality of women-centred care.
Personal Skills Maintain personal CPD and Revalidation requirement. Take on delegated responsibilities conducive to service need and personal development. Participate in an annual individual performance process where objectives will be agreed, performance monitored, and personal development needs discussed. Maintain an awareness of issues relating to midwifery on the national and local agenda. Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing. Co-ordinate the responsibilities, capabilities, and workload of team members
Person Specification
Educations, Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Current Professional Registration -Registered Midwife
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- NALS
- Teaching and assessing qualification
- Practice Assessor
- Management qualification
Desirable
- Degree in higher education or equivalent
- Leadership qualification or completion of leadership programme
- PROMPT
- NIPE qualification or willingness to undertake
- Evidence in facilitating live drills
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Able to demonstrate experience of broad knowledge of midwifery practice including normal birth
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of the national vision for maternity services and the wider health service
- Able to demonstrate commitment to continuous improvement
- Previous management experience
- Proven ability to negotiate, persuade, influence, motivate and gain the respect of other healthcare professionals
- Knowledge of internal and external Governance Assurance Framework
- Ability to manage people and change
- Experience of conflict management
- Knowledge of clinical governance and risk management
- Ability to support reflective practice
- Up-to-date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
- Application and understanding of professional policies and procedures
- A sound understanding of safeguarding responsibilities and processes
- Experience of implementing change
- Evidence based/in-depth knowledge of electronic fetal monitoring
Desirable
- Experience in research
- Experience in audit
- Experience in HR and Management related issues
- Able to apply action learning and other methods to facilitate staff development
Skills
Essential
- Ability to review clinical practice and make recommendations
- Ability to identify problems and escalate appropriately
- Excellent time management skills with the ability to self-manage their own diary, being flexible to the demands of the service and the Education and Support team
- Broad clinical skills and experience
- Able to apply research to practice
- Ability to negotiate and influence decision making
- Ability to manage difficult situations effectively
- Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines
- Ability to work alone and as a member of a team
Desirable
- Ability to carry out audits
- Ability to critically analyse data
Key Competencies, Personal Qualities & Attributes
Essential
- Professional credibility and role model
- Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's values
Person Specification
Educations, Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Current Professional Registration -Registered Midwife
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- NALS
- Teaching and assessing qualification
- Practice Assessor
- Management qualification
Desirable
- Degree in higher education or equivalent
- Leadership qualification or completion of leadership programme
- PROMPT
- NIPE qualification or willingness to undertake
- Evidence in facilitating live drills
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Able to demonstrate experience of broad knowledge of midwifery practice including normal birth
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of the national vision for maternity services and the wider health service
- Able to demonstrate commitment to continuous improvement
- Previous management experience
- Proven ability to negotiate, persuade, influence, motivate and gain the respect of other healthcare professionals
- Knowledge of internal and external Governance Assurance Framework
- Ability to manage people and change
- Experience of conflict management
- Knowledge of clinical governance and risk management
- Ability to support reflective practice
- Up-to-date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
- Application and understanding of professional policies and procedures
- A sound understanding of safeguarding responsibilities and processes
- Experience of implementing change
- Evidence based/in-depth knowledge of electronic fetal monitoring
Desirable
- Experience in research
- Experience in audit
- Experience in HR and Management related issues
- Able to apply action learning and other methods to facilitate staff development
Skills
Essential
- Ability to review clinical practice and make recommendations
- Ability to identify problems and escalate appropriately
- Excellent time management skills with the ability to self-manage their own diary, being flexible to the demands of the service and the Education and Support team
- Broad clinical skills and experience
- Able to apply research to practice
- Ability to negotiate and influence decision making
- Ability to manage difficult situations effectively
- Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines
- Ability to work alone and as a member of a team
Desirable
- Ability to carry out audits
- Ability to critically analyse data
Key Competencies, Personal Qualities & Attributes
Essential
- Professional credibility and role model
- Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's values
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).
