Job summary
To act as a visible and dynamic role model with the ability to support teams of Community Midwives to deliver a high quality service, whilst ensuring the timely management and resolution of unexpected events and situations. Responsible for day to day operational management of the community team, providing professional and managerial leadership. This includes planning, implementing and evaluating care to ensure positive patient experience. The Team leader will also organise staff rotas, manage attendance in work policy, undertake appraisals and support staff in adhering to Trust training targets. They will be responsible for recruitment, selection and the induction of new starters. Team leaders will undertake Datix investigations and deal with, and input into both informal and formal complaints.
A key component of the role is to lead on quality initiatives, embracing opportunities for service improvement and promoting normality in pregnancy and childbirth, and recognising the childbirth continuum as a family event.
Main duties of the job
- To have responsibility for leading and coordinating the clinical, managerial and educational requirements for the community midwifery team.
- To ensure the delivery of high quality evidence-based midwifery care,
- To be competent and confident in all areas of midwifery practice and act as an expert resource in low-risk antenatal care, normal birth and postnatal care, able to advise other midwives and medical staff on clinical matters.
- Ensure an effective 24 hour on-call cover and low-risk birth service.
- To work in cooperation with other Team leaders and the wider multidisciplinary team to coordinate resources across the service.
- To deputise for Community Matron and BC manager.
- To effectively support and manage community midwifery teams.
- To be instrumental in the development of team changes that promote improved Continuity of carer for women and families in line with national drivers
- Be responsible for development and maintaining high standards of care to women and their families in accordance with unit and national guidelines and policies, and supporting midwives to do so.
- To offer clinical supervision and oversight of caseloads.
- To support care plans where women are birthing outside of guidance, ensuring that families are involved in the care planning process.
- To support and promote 'joined-up' working with Stockport family colleagues and, adherence to SG policy.
About us
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers. Our mission is to make a difference every day.
Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen. We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you. We recognise that flexible working is important.
We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service. The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To have responsibility for leading and coordinating the clinical, managerial and educational requirements for the community midwifery team.
- To ensure the delivery of high quality evidence-based midwifery care, monitoring and maintenance of standards in accordance with the UK Law, Nursing and Midwifery Councils The Code (2018), alongside Trust and EU Guidelines.
- To be competent and confident in all areas of midwifery practice and act as an expert resource in low-risk antenatal care, normal birth and postnatal care, able to advise other midwives and medical staff on clinical matters.
- Ensure an effective 24 hour on-call cover and low-risk birth service.
- To work in cooperation with other Team leaders and the wider multidisciplinary team to coordinate resources across the service.
- To deputise for Community matron and BC manager.
- To effectively support and manage community midwifery teams.
- To be instrumental in the development of team changes that promote improved Continuity of carer for women and families in line with national drivers
- Be responsible for development and maintaining high standards of care to women and their families in accordance with unit and national guidelines and policies, and supporting midwives to do so.
- To offer clinical supervision and oversight of caseloads.
- To support care plans where women are birthing outside of guidance, ensuring that families are involved in the care planning process.
- To ensure that standards of care are monitored and evaluated regularly.
- To facilitate the process of risk management in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.
- Participates in hospital audit and research programmes in order to rationalise and improve care.
- Disseminates professional and clinical knowledge to colleagues by participation in presentations, research groups and so forth.
- To support and promote joined-up working with Stockport family colleagues and, adherence to SG policy.
- Represent midwifery and actively participate in Trust and external Forums.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £41.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To have responsibility for leading and coordinating the clinical, managerial and educational requirements for the community midwifery team.
- To ensure the delivery of high quality evidence-based midwifery care, monitoring and maintenance of standards in accordance with the UK Law, Nursing and Midwifery Councils The Code (2018), alongside Trust and EU Guidelines.
- To be competent and confident in all areas of midwifery practice and act as an expert resource in low-risk antenatal care, normal birth and postnatal care, able to advise other midwives and medical staff on clinical matters.
- Ensure an effective 24 hour on-call cover and low-risk birth service.
- To work in cooperation with other Team leaders and the wider multidisciplinary team to coordinate resources across the service.
- To deputise for Community matron and BC manager.
- To effectively support and manage community midwifery teams.
- To be instrumental in the development of team changes that promote improved Continuity of carer for women and families in line with national drivers
- Be responsible for development and maintaining high standards of care to women and their families in accordance with unit and national guidelines and policies, and supporting midwives to do so.
- To offer clinical supervision and oversight of caseloads.
- To support care plans where women are birthing outside of guidance, ensuring that families are involved in the care planning process.
- To ensure that standards of care are monitored and evaluated regularly.
- To facilitate the process of risk management in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.
- Participates in hospital audit and research programmes in order to rationalise and improve care.
- Disseminates professional and clinical knowledge to colleagues by participation in presentations, research groups and so forth.
- To support and promote joined-up working with Stockport family colleagues and, adherence to SG policy.
- Represent midwifery and actively participate in Trust and external Forums.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £41.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.
Person Specification
Leadership
Essential
- Leadership experience
- Achievements
Desirable
Communication
Essential
- Excellent communications skills
Desirable
Clinical Skills
Essential
Desirable
- Home Births and Births outside of guidance
SG and Supervision
Essential
Desirable
- Supervision qualification
Person Specification
Leadership
Essential
- Leadership experience
- Achievements
Desirable
Communication
Essential
- Excellent communications skills
Desirable
Clinical Skills
Essential
Desirable
- Home Births and Births outside of guidance
SG and Supervision
Essential
Desirable
- Supervision qualification
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).
