Job summary
An exciting opportunity presents itself to join Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust to be the Director of Midwifery & Gynaecology Nursing within the Division of Women & Children. This is a high-level leadership role leading our Midwifery and Gynaecology teams.
Our maternity service delivers around 3,500 births per year across Epsom & St Helier units. The recent CQC maternity survey (published 9 February 2024), scored Epsom and St Helier as number one in London for the care they give mums and birthing people.
This is a fixed term position for 12 months, however there may be further opportunities to apply for a substantive role within the Midwifery and Gynaecology leadership team.
Main duties of the job
Professional midwifery leadership is a key and fundamental function of the Director of Midwifery role. This role is professionally accountable to the Chief Nurse, with a focus on the operational and strategic delivery of high standards of midwifery services in the Trust and ensuring the experiences of women are consistently high, and learning is embedded into practice. The role involves ensuring ESTH maternity services are effective, caring, responsive and well led. This role will lead the safety and quality agenda for the service, encapsulating equality diversity and inclusion ensuring alignment with the safety and quality framework . This role involves working in partnership with other organisations across the Surrey ICS and SWL ICS and the post holder will develop and maintain a network of mutually beneficial relationships with The Local Maternity and Neonatal System (LMNS), the Maternity and Neonatal Voices Partnership (MNVP), UK Health Security Agency, the Regional Chief Midwife, the Royal Colleges, NHSE and other key stakeholders. This is with the aim of taking forward national polices for women and translating them into innovations and improvements in care for the women and babies of our local population.
About us
Welcome to the Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust. We offer an extensive range of services, including cancer, pathology, surgery, and gynecologyto over 490,000 people in south west London and north east Surrey. We operate two busy general hospitals, Epsom Hospitaland St Helier Hospital, and run services from other locations, including Sutton Hospital. We are also part of two innovative integrated care partnerships - Sutton Health and Careand Surrey Downs Health and Care. St Helier Hospital is home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unitand Queen Mary's Hospital for Children, while Epsom Hospital is home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). Both Epsom and St Helier hospitals have Accident and Emergency departments (A&E)and Maternity services (Obstetrics). With nearly 900,000 people coming to our hospitals for care and treatment every year, our almost 5,000 staff and 500 volunteers work around the clock to keep our busy hospitals running smoothly.
As teaching hospitals, we play a key role in the education and training of tomorrow's doctors, nurses and other health professionals. Both sites work in partnership with St George's Hospital and St George's Medical School in south London to deliver high quality education and research.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Director of Midwifery and Gynaecology role supports services at Epsom & St Helier Hospitals and Gynaecology outpatient services at Leatherhead Hospital Please see attached job description for further details and main responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Director of Midwifery and Gynaecology role supports services at Epsom & St Helier Hospitals and Gynaecology outpatient services at Leatherhead Hospital Please see attached job description for further details and main responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications and training
Essential
- Registered Midwife with NMC
- Evidence of CPD
- Masters degree or equivalent
- Formal leadership/management qualification
Desirable
- Evidence of training in quality improvement methodology
- Registered Nurse with NMC
- Perinatal Leadership Culture Training
Experience
Essential
- Registered professional management and midwifery leadership experience at senior level.
- Financial (Budget) management and business management skills.
- Experience of leading service Improvement projects.
- Experience facilitating and chairing a variety of meetings.
- Involvement at a lead level on issues related to quality governance, monitoring and standard setting, including risk management, audit and health and safety.
- Significant experience of working at senior professional level in an acute environment.
- An in-depth understanding of the statutory framework governing midwives, Nurses and care giving staff.
- Ability to interpret national and local policy drivers understanding the political environment
Desirable
- Previous experience at divisional leadership level
- Knowledge of health and social care structures at national, regional and local level.
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Excellent communication skills and ability to influence decisions at all levels.
- Experience of leading teams, including objectives.
- Ability to motivate and coach others to enable strong team building and achieve organisational objectives.
- Effective negotiating, influencing and networking skills.
- Awareness of the complexities of community service provision as appropriate to role
- Ability to work collaboratively and deal with sensitive and complex issues.
- Ability to articulate a vision and to set a clear direction for staff/unions and stakeholders to meet it.
- Experience of conflict resolution and negotiation at a senior level.
- Highly developed problem solving skills
- Ability to write regular complex reports and formulate policy
- Competent in the use of MS Office IT systems (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, email).
Desirable
- Excellent communication skills and ability to influence decisions and strategy at Board level
Personal attributes
Essential
- Commitment to values and principles of the NHS.
- Inclusive and developmental personal style and approach.
- Inspiring and motivational.
- Dynamic with personal impact.
- Team player with a focus on achievement of trust objectives.
- Ability to work in a climate of rapid change and uncertainty.
- Integrity.
- Tenacity.
- Effective under pressure.
- Portrays self-belief, self-awareness and high drive for improvement.
Demonstrates our values
Essential
- Respect, Kind, Positive, Professional, Teamwork.
Person Specification
Qualifications and training
Essential
- Registered Midwife with NMC
- Evidence of CPD
- Masters degree or equivalent
- Formal leadership/management qualification
Desirable
- Evidence of training in quality improvement methodology
- Registered Nurse with NMC
- Perinatal Leadership Culture Training
Experience
Essential
- Registered professional management and midwifery leadership experience at senior level.
- Financial (Budget) management and business management skills.
- Experience of leading service Improvement projects.
- Experience facilitating and chairing a variety of meetings.
- Involvement at a lead level on issues related to quality governance, monitoring and standard setting, including risk management, audit and health and safety.
- Significant experience of working at senior professional level in an acute environment.
- An in-depth understanding of the statutory framework governing midwives, Nurses and care giving staff.
- Ability to interpret national and local policy drivers understanding the political environment
Desirable
- Previous experience at divisional leadership level
- Knowledge of health and social care structures at national, regional and local level.
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Excellent communication skills and ability to influence decisions at all levels.
- Experience of leading teams, including objectives.
- Ability to motivate and coach others to enable strong team building and achieve organisational objectives.
- Effective negotiating, influencing and networking skills.
- Awareness of the complexities of community service provision as appropriate to role
- Ability to work collaboratively and deal with sensitive and complex issues.
- Ability to articulate a vision and to set a clear direction for staff/unions and stakeholders to meet it.
- Experience of conflict resolution and negotiation at a senior level.
- Highly developed problem solving skills
- Ability to write regular complex reports and formulate policy
- Competent in the use of MS Office IT systems (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, email).
Desirable
- Excellent communication skills and ability to influence decisions and strategy at Board level
Personal attributes
Essential
- Commitment to values and principles of the NHS.
- Inclusive and developmental personal style and approach.
- Inspiring and motivational.
- Dynamic with personal impact.
- Team player with a focus on achievement of trust objectives.
- Ability to work in a climate of rapid change and uncertainty.
- Integrity.
- Tenacity.
- Effective under pressure.
- Portrays self-belief, self-awareness and high drive for improvement.
Demonstrates our values
Essential
- Respect, Kind, Positive, Professional, 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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
