Job summary
Are you a senior midwifery leader looking for an exciting new challenge? If so, we have just the role for you at Powys Teaching Health Board. We are delighted to be advertising our first ever Director of Midwifery role. The role at Powys is a unique opportunity with a diverse portfolio. You will be responsible for the delivery of the Health Board's Women and Family services which includes Childrens Community paediatric services, Health Visiting, School Nursing, Women's Health and Sexual Health Services and Midwifery Services.
We are looking for an individual passionate about Women's Health and about ensuring that children and young people have the best start in life. You will need to work in partnership with multiple stakeholders, focussing on population health and reducing health inequalities.
You will need to be a compassionate and authentic Leader, putting quality at the heart of your leadership, ensuring that the quality standards and their enablers are embedded within the Women and Family Service Group.
For more information, please contact Claire Roche, Executive Director of Nursing, Quality, Women and Family Health.
Main duties of the job
The Director of Midwifery and Family Health is a key role in Powys Teaching Health Board. Responsible and accountable for the strategic direction of Women, Children and Family Services, providing expert strategic and clinical leadership, responsible for both operational and professional leadership and delivery.
Actively lead and contribute to the formulation of long-term, strategic plans to inform operational delivery, ensuring effective implementation and monitoring. This will include effective Quality Governance arrangements to ensure that Women, Childrens and Family Services are quality driven, enabled by a robust Quality Management System.
Set high clinical standards and meet regulatory requirements for the delivery of the Women's & Family Services Directorate for the Health Board. Lead the Directorate to drive the service to achieve the best possible outcomes for service users ensuring that care is delivered in line with the quality standards 2023 (Safe, Timely,Effective, Efficient, equitable and Person-Centred) always striving for excellence within budgetary requirements.
Lead a Women and Family Health Service that is focused on population health,recognising the wider determinants of health and maximising the opportunities for health and well-being, in particular focusing on Early Years and reducing health inequalities.
About us
Being the smallest Heath Board in Wales means that you won't get lost in the crowd. Everybody at Powys Teaching Health Board is valued for the contribution they make to our varied and diverse portfolio of community-based services. Together, we can continue to make a real difference to our patients and build on our unrivalled reputation.
As a supportive and progressive employer, we actively encourage you to carve out a career with us, through a range of development pathways. We're also lucky enough to be situated in one of the most beautiful rural counties in Britain, let alone Wales! Achieving a healthy 'life work' balance is essential, and something we recognise by prioritising your well-being.
To start your journey with us, and to learn more about what we can offer you please visit: https://pthb.nhs.wales/working-for-us/. There you will find information about our benefits and values, read staff experiences and more about what our beautiful county has to offer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A job description and person specification can be found attached to the advert under vacancy documents
Job description
Job responsibilities
A job description and person specification can be found attached to the advert under vacancy documents
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife with current Nursing & Midwifery registration
- Significant post registration experience at very senior midwifery/nursing level
- Educated up to master's level or equivalent specialist training
- Continuous professional development
- Extensive in-depth knowledge of issues across the NHS and patient agenda
- Extensive knowledge of current issues relating to professional midwifery and nursing practice
Desirable
- Leadership qualification
- Formal Project Management experience
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience at a very senior midwifery level
- Significant senior operational management experience across healthcare settings
- Experience of developing governance frameworks to support service delivery
- Experience of leading and implementing service improvement / redesign in healthcare
- Proven ability to work across systems, organisational boundaries, develop networks
- Has a good understanding of research and can demonstrate how research has influenced their practice
- Significant team and service leadership experience
- Ability to deliver improvements to client care and effectively manage operationally
- Management of complex change
- Budgetary management skills
- Significant experience of leading clinical teams and crossboundary projects
Desirable
- Experience of working in provided services and in the Commissioning field
Apitudes and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to understand, analyse and evaluate data, such as clinical outcome data and other performance indicators
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife with current Nursing & Midwifery registration
- Significant post registration experience at very senior midwifery/nursing level
- Educated up to master's level or equivalent specialist training
- Continuous professional development
- Extensive in-depth knowledge of issues across the NHS and patient agenda
- Extensive knowledge of current issues relating to professional midwifery and nursing practice
Desirable
- Leadership qualification
- Formal Project Management experience
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience at a very senior midwifery level
- Significant senior operational management experience across healthcare settings
- Experience of developing governance frameworks to support service delivery
- Experience of leading and implementing service improvement / redesign in healthcare
- Proven ability to work across systems, organisational boundaries, develop networks
- Has a good understanding of research and can demonstrate how research has influenced their practice
- Significant team and service leadership experience
- Ability to deliver improvements to client care and effectively manage operationally
- Management of complex change
- Budgetary management skills
- Significant experience of leading clinical teams and crossboundary projects
Desirable
- Experience of working in provided services and in the Commissioning field
Apitudes and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to understand, analyse and evaluate data, such as clinical outcome data and other performance indicators
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).
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).
