Job summary
To effectively manage and develop midwifery staff and services by providing professional and managerial leadership supporting the delivery of high quality, safe, cost-effective care to women, their families, and staff.
To inspire and facilitate the continuing development of Maternity Triage & day assessment unit by providing an open supportive and encouraging environment in which all staff feel valued and where best practice prospers.
Be part of Midwifery Management Team attending meetings, providing statistics, giving specialist advice as required, and part taking in the Manager of the day rota & on-call rota.
Act as a senior midwife within Maternity Inpatient Services supporting all areas if required, working 0.2 WTE clinically within Maternity core services, with managerial hours to be completed between Monday and Friday.
Main duties of the job
To provide significant knowledge, skills and expertise in antenatal and postnatal care & BSOTS to all staff, and be a point of contact for staff. To support the wider service as required.
Assumes responsibility for the management of both human and financial resources within Maternity Triage & Day assessment unit in an effective and efficient manner, liaising with Matron for Inpatient services and service managers as required. Holding 24-hour accountability for patient care within area of responsibility.
Demonstrates awareness of safeguarding adult and children, supporting the clinical team, escalating, and referring as appropriate.
About us
There's never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We're working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2030 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we've ever undertaken.
Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.
At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.
We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as 'Good', and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.
We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome.
We love working here and think you will too.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information about this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information about this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications Training & Professional Development
Essential
- Registered Midwife
- Degree / Diploma in Midwifery and evidence of Continued Professional Development
- SSA Practice Assessor/Mentorship preparation
- NIPE qualification
Desirable
- Prompt Trainer/NLS trainer
- Root cause analysis trained
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of clinical experience as a band 6 midwife
- Knowledge and experience of risk management including experience in incident investigations
- Experience of implementing change in service provision
- Experience of managing employee relations issues
- Experience of guideline development and review
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to practice clinically in all areas of a fully integrated maternity service promoting excellence in clinical practice
- High level decision making and organisational skills
- Ability to co-ordinate, influence and liaise within a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to demonstrate evidence based practice and a woman centred approach to care provision
Person Specification
Qualifications Training & Professional Development
Essential
- Registered Midwife
- Degree / Diploma in Midwifery and evidence of Continued Professional Development
- SSA Practice Assessor/Mentorship preparation
- NIPE qualification
Desirable
- Prompt Trainer/NLS trainer
- Root cause analysis trained
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of clinical experience as a band 6 midwife
- Knowledge and experience of risk management including experience in incident investigations
- Experience of implementing change in service provision
- Experience of managing employee relations issues
- Experience of guideline development and review
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to practice clinically in all areas of a fully integrated maternity service promoting excellence in clinical practice
- High level decision making and organisational skills
- Ability to co-ordinate, influence and liaise within a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to demonstrate evidence based practice and a woman centred approach to care provision
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).
