An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, experienced, motivated and inspirational midwifery leader to join our team of supportive and dedicated Midwifery and Medical staff as we strive to further enhance the outstanding 5-star patient care provided by all.
The post holder will play a key role in supporting the senior maternity team in quality improvement initiatives and the implementation of National recommendations alongside coordinating internal and external reporting requirements in relation to risk management and Governance.
They will work alongside the Deputy Divisional Director of Midwifery in ensuring an effective, robust and safe Midwifery Service with a commitment to achieving excellence in maternity care. They will provide professional leadership and management responsibility for maternity staff with direct line management responsibility of the Quality and Safety team and specialist midwives.
The successful candidate will be responsible for providing the maternity service with expert knowledge and advice on all Quality and Assurance requirements based on relevant legislation, national and local agreements. They will support service modernization; workforce planning and play a vital role in the response and delivery of key maternity drivers and National recommendations.
An Enhanced DBS with barred lists for both Adults & Children is required for this post.
KEY DUTIES
1. Provide effective clinical and professional leadership acting as a role model for all staff within the maternity service.
2. Line manager responsibility for the quality and safety team and for the specialist midwives in the post holder’s portfolio.
3. Develop and support mechanisms to guide and empower staff in developing and strengthening leadership skills and meeting the responsibilities of their role.
4. Actively work to support and empower all staff to develop and utilise clinical leadership, audit and risk reporting skills, ensuring they are supported in appropriate levels of authority to undertake their role effectively in an accountable manner.
5. Ensure effective communication systems, written, verbal and the use of Information Technology is embedded in the maternity service.
6. Liaise with all support services and departments to ensure they and the organisational cultures are meeting the needs of women and their families in the clinical areas. Facilitate and negotiate change and new ways of working where necessary to support new care delivery process within the directorate.
7. In conjunction with the Divisional Deputy Director of Midwifery develop a prioritised action plan for the implementation of identified maternity safety standards, building on current skills, expertise and practice within the department.
CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Maintain Professional Registration and practice through CPD.
2. Adhere to the NMC Code.
3. Maintain own clinical/professional competence and credibility. Utilise clinical sessions to role model standards of care and expected behaviour.
4. Maintain personal standards of conduct and behaviour consistent with the Trust and NMC guidance.
5. Provide expert advice on evidence-based practice in midwifery.
6. Influence maternity care to be the highest standard whilst exercising professional and personal autonomy.
7. Provide a visible presence in clinical areas and be accessible to service users and staff, thus providing the opportunity to seek information, help and support.
8. Work closely with the multidisciplinary maternity team to ensure robust audit, action planning and change management to minimise, strengthen measures to prevent and control risk.
ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Maintain effective systems to ensure accurate records of all incidents claims and complaints received, and information is triangulated to ensure lessons are learnt and cascaded.
2. Ensure systems and processes in place for responding to national Guidance and recommendations from maternity service reviews.
3. Ensure the policies are reviewed regularly and are up to date, reflecting best practice and national regulations.
4. Ensure standards of record keeping and documentation are monitored and systems for storage of notes are in place in accordance with Caldicott guardian and Trust policy.
TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Take responsibility for personal and professional development, participating in the Trust appraisal system.
2. Work with the matrons to ensure staff are compliant with corporate and clinical mandatory training days including those elements identified in the training needs analysis.
3. Ensure the clinical environment is conducive to teaching, education, training and development for all staff and students.
4. Facilitate the student experience in partnership with the clinical team ensuring appropriate placements in partnership with the Clinical Practice Educator.
5. Lead the development and maintenance of midwifery training and education within the service.
LINE MANAGEMENT/SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Provide direct line management for the Quality and Safety team and specialist midwives within the post holders portfolio.
2. Monitor sickness and absence of the Quality and Safety team and Specialist midwives ensuring appropriate action is taken with the Trust’s policy and guidelines.
3. Participate in the senior midwives bleep holder rota and take the ‘helicopter view’ of the maternity service.
4. Provide service focused leadership, in partnership with the Divisional Deputy Director of Midwifery in the delivery of continuous improvement in clinical performance of the maternity services.
5. Support the safety, quality and effective use of resources.
6. Lead and undertake reviews and report writing.
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