Job summary
Maternity Services are seeking an experienced enthusiastic person to work and be part of the senior Midwifery team within the Women and Children's Division. The role presents an exciting opportunity for a suitably qualified, dynamic and motivated individual to lead and develop the teams and services across sites and to improve the care pathways for our service users and their families. The successful applicant will work closely with the Deputy Director of Midwifery, Directorate and Divisional teams, and our other Maternity matrons.
This is an opportunity to work collaboratively with the established multi-disciplinary team to provide efficient and excellent care. You will also work alongside the wider Divisional Management team and be involved in decision making and promoting Midwifery in our Division. You will have excellent leadership skills and the knowledge required to help the Division deliver its Quality Improvement agenda. You will represent the Division at meetings, working closely with numerous stakeholders and external organisations.
In return, you will be supported by a management structure that will value your talent and expertise, and encourage your personal/professional growth and development.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will consistently demonstrate good management, diplomacy, sensitivity, organisational skills, excellent communication skills and promote collaborative team working. You will need to have a flexible approach to facilitate new ways of working whilst maintaining and continuing to develop of a high quality service. You must be able to work well under pressure and have a desire to learn and nurture an expanding Midwifery team.
Improving
Diversity and Inclusive Recruitment:
As
part of the Trust's aim to improve diversity across the Trust, positive action
is being taken and all applications for this post from BAME, Disabled and LGBT+
candidates can request to be considered under an expanded Guaranteed Interview
Scheme if they meet the minimum criteria as specified in the person
specification for this role.
Applicants
will be prompted in the application form to declare if they wish to be
considered under this expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme, and their response
would be visible to the Shortlisting Panel.
If
you have any queries about expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please contact
Rob Saunders (HR Manager - Recruitment) in confidence via email
robert.saunders1@nhs.net.
About us
Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is over 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Our objectives are simple:
- Best services for local people
- Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
- Best use of resources
- Best people
Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Lead work teams in the development of knowledge, ideas and work practice. Provide a role model for others to emulate, working alongside colleagues and exhibiting high standards of professional behaviour and dress including the wearing of uniform. Advising the Deputy Director of Midwifery and Clinical Leads on professional matters and specific speciality midwifery issues. Will be expected to take the lead role on one or more corporate initiatives and/or key deliverables and co-ordinate the development, management and implementation across the maternity service. Identify opportunities to develop innovative roles for all midwifery staff in order to meet the evolving needs of women and families and new models of care within the Trust. To contribute to the long-term strategies of the Directorate, including major operational changes, service reviews and developments.To have personal responsibility and accountability for Infection Prevention and Control practice within their sphere of responsibility, providing leadership to the infection prevention and control programme, monitoring infection control rates and taking forward those actions and changes necessary to reduce the incidence. To be responsible for standards of environmental cleanliness thereby influencing the reduction of hospital acquired infections. S/he will report up to the Directorate Management Team and the Board on standards of cleanliness and lead actions to improve standards of cleanliness within areas of responsibility.To be responsible for the implementation of strategies and actions which reduce the risk of hospital acquired infections.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Lead work teams in the development of knowledge, ideas and work practice. Provide a role model for others to emulate, working alongside colleagues and exhibiting high standards of professional behaviour and dress including the wearing of uniform. Advising the Deputy Director of Midwifery and Clinical Leads on professional matters and specific speciality midwifery issues. Will be expected to take the lead role on one or more corporate initiatives and/or key deliverables and co-ordinate the development, management and implementation across the maternity service. Identify opportunities to develop innovative roles for all midwifery staff in order to meet the evolving needs of women and families and new models of care within the Trust. To contribute to the long-term strategies of the Directorate, including major operational changes, service reviews and developments.To have personal responsibility and accountability for Infection Prevention and Control practice within their sphere of responsibility, providing leadership to the infection prevention and control programme, monitoring infection control rates and taking forward those actions and changes necessary to reduce the incidence. To be responsible for standards of environmental cleanliness thereby influencing the reduction of hospital acquired infections. S/he will report up to the Directorate Management Team and the Board on standards of cleanliness and lead actions to improve standards of cleanliness within areas of responsibility.To be responsible for the implementation of strategies and actions which reduce the risk of hospital acquired infections.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife
- Current NMC Registration
- Educated to Masters level, working towards or equivalent experience
- Evidence of ongoing professional development in leadership development training
Desirable
- Teaching and Assessing qualification/skills
- Formal qualification in mentorship
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience at senior clinical/managerial level in inpatient services
- Professional and clinical competence
- Recent experience of managing service provision and the supervision and management of staff
- Experience of HR processes and their practical delivery
- Evidence of effective team working within and across clinical teams
- Formulation and monitoring of policies/guidelines
- Experience of managing budgets
- Knowledge and experience of implementing change and/or new clinical practices
- Able to deal with difficult and complex situations
- Knowledge of current NHS issues including performance targets and the wider health economy
- Understands the concepts of clinical governance and shared governance including evidence based practice
- Demonstrates knowledge of effective risk management
- Influencing and negotiation skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to organise and prioritise own and others workload
- Ability to represent the division and service at meetings of internal, local, regional and national bodies and institutions
- Ability to use Microsoft Office
- Strategic thinker
- Highly developed leadership skills with a positive approach
- Proven track record of implementing change successfully
- Can work under pressure and has a proven record of meeting deadlines
- Able to prioritise effectively and manage time appropriately
Improving Diversity and Inclusive Recruitment
Essential
- As part of the Trust's aim to improve diversity across the Trust, positive action is being taken and all applications for this post from BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ candidates can request to be considered under an expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum criteria as specified in the person specification for this role. Here you can declare if you wish to be considered under this expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme and this response would be visible to the Shortlisting Panel.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife
- Current NMC Registration
- Educated to Masters level, working towards or equivalent experience
- Evidence of ongoing professional development in leadership development training
Desirable
- Teaching and Assessing qualification/skills
- Formal qualification in mentorship
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience at senior clinical/managerial level in inpatient services
- Professional and clinical competence
- Recent experience of managing service provision and the supervision and management of staff
- Experience of HR processes and their practical delivery
- Evidence of effective team working within and across clinical teams
- Formulation and monitoring of policies/guidelines
- Experience of managing budgets
- Knowledge and experience of implementing change and/or new clinical practices
- Able to deal with difficult and complex situations
- Knowledge of current NHS issues including performance targets and the wider health economy
- Understands the concepts of clinical governance and shared governance including evidence based practice
- Demonstrates knowledge of effective risk management
- Influencing and negotiation skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to organise and prioritise own and others workload
- Ability to represent the division and service at meetings of internal, local, regional and national bodies and institutions
- Ability to use Microsoft Office
- Strategic thinker
- Highly developed leadership skills with a positive approach
- Proven track record of implementing change successfully
- Can work under pressure and has a proven record of meeting deadlines
- Able to prioritise effectively and manage time appropriately
Improving Diversity and Inclusive Recruitment
Essential
- As part of the Trust's aim to improve diversity across the Trust, positive action is being taken and all applications for this post from BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ candidates can request to be considered under an expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum criteria as specified in the person specification for this role. Here you can declare if you wish to be considered under this expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme and this response would be visible to the Shortlisting Panel.
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
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
