Community Team Leader

Job description

Job responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITES OF THE POST

CLINICAL PRACTICE

• Work autonomously as a clinical midwife, and as part of the wider team

• Provide highly specialist knowledge and clinical support to multi-disciplinary colleagues in relation to all aspects of midwifery service provision

• Facilitate physiological childbirth through own practice and influencing others and act as a role model.

• Through direct clinical care and influencing/leadership skills with other practitioners and supervision of junior staff, empower women to make informed decisions about their care

• Utilise highly developed communication skills which includes receiving and delivering complex and emotive information which may challenge practice

• Support the review and potential implementation of NICE guidance, and other relevant policy directives

• Support the development of maternity standards through participation and review of local guidelines using national guidance

• Signpost and make appropriate referrals for specialist information / support for vulnerable families, ensuring the Trust safeguarding policy is adhered to.

• Knowledge of clinical governance and Risk management and participate in the risk management process

• Address practice deficits and provide constructive feedback to junior staff

• Ensure that MAST is up to date

• Provide day to day management and supervision of the team, acting on behalf of the midwifery matron in his/her absence

• Deputise for the manager on call, out of hours and weekend

• Carry out return to work interviews and manage sickness and sickness absence according to trust policies

• Ensure appropriate cover for service delivery within the team

• Delegate work to others at all Co-ordination of shifts to ensure safe delivery of care

• Contribute to manager on call rota
• • Lead in managing patient flow throughout the service and escalating as appropriate
  • Ensure team are up to date with all aspects of training
  • To lead in the Governance agenda as required which will include, investigations, risk assessments and patient complaints
  • Undertake appraisals for band 6 clinical staff
  • Ensure knowledge of escalation policy in the unit closures and other major incidents in collaboration with the site team
  • Be responsible for stock control, equipment checking, asset management for local working area
  • Lead in rota production with the matron for that area under their supervision
  • Be responsible for the design of job specifications, job descriptions and advertisements, being involved in recruitment and selection of junior staff
  PROFESSIONAL AND SERVICE DEVELOPMENT
  • Support the matron in assessing and developing the maternity service
  • Monitor agreed outcomes for local and national quality standards including in audit practice within the clinical area including KPIs
  • Actively contribute to the dissemination of the 6Cs through the workforce
  • Take responsibility for ensuring accurate record keeping in all areas of practice according to NMC code of practice
  • Establish and facilitate support programmes of learning for students
  • Involved in Audit practice within the clinical area including KPIs
  PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP/EDUCATION AND TRAINING
  • Be fully aware of and disseminate all local relevant guidelines and polices
  • Lead in the delivery of effective communication between all staff disciplines and external agencies
  • Provide leadership and mentorship for midwives, ancillary staff and students
  • To be a professional role model for leadership and training
  EDUCATION, TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
  • Undertake appropriate activities to update professional knowledge skills and demonstrate evidence of continued professional development in preparation for revalidation
  • Lead on the learning environments by example
  • Lead on Audit, research and studies related to area of practice
  • Act as a preceptor for newly qualified midwife offering guidance and support
  • Act as a mentor for less experienced midwives and staff with particular attention to monitoring and continuous assessment of students creating an atmosphere of conducive learning for all
  • To lead on guideline and policy development

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Midwife
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Actively maintain NMC Reg.
• Degree or evidence of level 3 study or dipolma

Desirable

• oManagement /leadership experience

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Rotational Midwifery experience
• Act as a mentor/assesor
• Knowledge of safeguarding
• 12 months rotational midwifery experience

Desirable

• Management qualities

Skills, attributes and abilities

Essential

• Teaching skills
• high standards of clinical performance
• Ability to manage a department/ward
• Leadership and motivational skills
• Interest in taking midwifery forward
• Adaptable, flexible and reliable
• Able to perform in stressful situations
• High developed communication skills and dealing with complex situations

Desirable

• Management qualities

HEART Values

Essential

• Demonstrate the HEART values - Honesty, Equality, Accountability, Respect an Teamwork

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Northwick park hospital

Watford road

Harrow

HA1 3UJ

Employer's website

https://www.lnwh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)