Job summary
This temporary post to cover Maternity leave is a fantastic opportunity for an existing Band 7 or experienced Band 6 Midwife to develop their senior leadership skills within the Urgent Maternity Assessment Unit as part of our tertiary referral Maternity Services at Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals. You will lead on the management and development of a clinical team in delivering the Birmingham Symptom Specific Obstetric Triage System, ensuring the provision of high standards of care to women. The Urgent Maternity Assessment Unit is a pivotal aspect of our Acute Maternity services where early identification of the critically ill or deteriorating woman is key in reducing morbidity and mortality.
You will work closely with a team of Band 7 Managers across the service, as well as a core team of Band 6 Midwives.
You will support the Matron in ensuring that services meet the agreed targets within the resources available, ensuring high standards of excellent, compassionate, and quality care is delivered to women and their families. You will maintain a visible professional presence where staff and patients can turn for senior assistance, advice and support.
This role is ideal for someone wishing to strengthen their personal and professional knowledge, skills and attributes, and is looking for a new leadership challenge.
Main duties of the job
- Interview date: 23rd April 2024
- 37 hours 30minutes /week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
Main duties:
- Oversight and management of the Urgent Maternity Assessment Unit.
- Writing and ongoing monitoring/management of staffing rotas to ensure safe staffing of midwives and health care assistants.
- Visible service lead.
- Clinical midwifery support with the delivery of the Birmingham Symptom Specific Obstetric triage system.
- Support and guidance for Midwifery and support staff within the Department.
- To work closely with Consultant Obstetricians/Midwife, Specialist Midwives and Allied Health professional teams.
- Involvement in the investigation and shared learning from clinical incidents and patient feedback including complaints.
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 2 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Works autonomously within NMC, Trust and Directorate Guidelines to provide care as relates to triage services.
- Develop, in conjunction with the women, a programme of individualised, holistic care, taking cognisance of social, physical, psychological and cultural needs
- Responsible for acute service provision and developments within urgent maternity assessment care. This will include the oversight of the telephone and face-to-face triage service
- Providing management and leadership of the team within the defined period of time.
- Responsible for the overall delivery and quality of services provided within the clinical area, including the care delivered for a designated period of time.
- Providing management and leadership of the team within the defined period of time.
A good understanding of how good governance influences outcomes for mothers and babies is essential. Alongside the Matron you will be involved in the monitoring and compliance of standards that underpin the delivery of safe, effective care and feed into local, regional and national initiatives.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Works autonomously within NMC, Trust and Directorate Guidelines to provide care as relates to triage services.
- Develop, in conjunction with the women, a programme of individualised, holistic care, taking cognisance of social, physical, psychological and cultural needs
- Responsible for acute service provision and developments within urgent maternity assessment care. This will include the oversight of the telephone and face-to-face triage service
- Providing management and leadership of the team within the defined period of time.
- Responsible for the overall delivery and quality of services provided within the clinical area, including the care delivered for a designated period of time.
- Providing management and leadership of the team within the defined period of time.
A good understanding of how good governance influences outcomes for mothers and babies is essential. Alongside the Matron you will be involved in the monitoring and compliance of standards that underpin the delivery of safe, effective care and feed into local, regional and national initiatives.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
Person Specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Registered Midwife
- Recognised teaching / assessing qualification
- Evidence of ongoing professional and personal development.
- Degree level study in a health-related subject or relevant clinical experience.
Desirable
- Recent clinical and 2nd line management experience
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Demonstrates a broad knowledge of current midwifery issues
- A working knowledge of risk management/clinical governance
- Conversant in national reports/guidelines on maternity services
- Management skills
Desirable
- Knowledge of safeguarding policies
- Involvement in appraisal/performance reviews
- Knowledge of stock control and effective use of resources
SKILLS
Essential
- Excellent time management skills
- Presentation/IT skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent leadership skills
- Ability to network
Desirable
- Previous involvement in audit/research
Person Specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Registered Midwife
- Recognised teaching / assessing qualification
- Evidence of ongoing professional and personal development.
- Degree level study in a health-related subject or relevant clinical experience.
Desirable
- Recent clinical and 2nd line management experience
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Demonstrates a broad knowledge of current midwifery issues
- A working knowledge of risk management/clinical governance
- Conversant in national reports/guidelines on maternity services
- Management skills
Desirable
- Knowledge of safeguarding policies
- Involvement in appraisal/performance reviews
- Knowledge of stock control and effective use of resources
SKILLS
Essential
- Excellent time management skills
- Presentation/IT skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent leadership skills
- Ability to network
Desirable
- Previous involvement in audit/research
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).
