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Provide effective leadership, expertise and advice to teams and ensure the provision of a high-quality safe service to women and their families in line with best practice, local, regional and national guidance.
Accept operational responsibility and accountability for the services within this community service including both traditional and Continuity of Carer midwifery teams, Waterlily birthing unit and the Community Midwifery Hubs. Provide managerial and professional support to the maternity service and undertake delegated responsibility in the absence of the Matron.
Through professional leadership and role modelling the post holder will have overall responsibility for ensuring the safe, effective delivery of midwifery services in the community, midwife led birthing unit and within the Midwifery Hub.
Main duties of the job
Manage both the activity of the clinical area / hub and the team on a day-to-day basis, and manage sickness, rosters, skill mix and professional standards.
Be an expert in their field, having responsibility to ensure that the care provided in the defined areas are delivered in accordance with local and national guidelines and procedures.
Support the Matron to develop and monitor service delivery and promote a high standard of care at all times.
Manage and develop the teams of staff to ensure effective use of staff and resources, having responsibility for the teams and ensuring that there is appropriate cover for the service 7 days a week.
Predominately work Monday to Friday but will be flexible according to the needs of the service Saturday and Sunday working as needed with 0.4 WTE clinical shifts per week.
Participating in a midwifery on call service. On occasion, be asked to act up in the absence of the Matron ensuring appropriate managerial support is always available.
Ensure equity for the population with targeted care for those of ethnic minorities, part of the LGBTQ+ communities, living in areas of social deprivation and are vulnerable within today’s society. As part of maternity services, they should display innovative project management skills in developing new services to address any such inequalities.
Establish and maintain a level of service which is equitable, evidence based and consistent with the recommendations of national guidance.
Working for our organisation
There’s never been a more exciting time to join Team QEH. 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information about this role, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Qualifications/ Training & Professional Development
* Registered Midwife
* A degree or higher degree in Midwifery
* Practice Assessor/Mentorship preparation or equivalent
* Managerial Training Courses
* Evidence of PSIRF training
* Leadership Qualification
Experience
* Evidence of extensive clinical experience as a Band 6 Midwife
* Evidence of participation in clinical audit
* Experience of implementing change in service provision
* Experience of managing employee relations issues
* Experience of involvement in incident investigations
Skills, abilities and knowledge
* Ability to practice clinically in all areas of a fully integrated maternity service promoting excellence in clinical practice
* Effective interpersonal and communication skills
* Ability to co-ordinate, influence and liaise within a multi-disciplinary team working
* Ability to demonstrate advanced midwifery skills
* Ability to develop midwifery practice and promote excellence in clinical practice
Applications are welcome from anyone who meets the criteria specified in the person specification regardless of age, gender, disability, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, sexual orientation or other personal circumstances. Only those applicants who demonstrate in the application form how they meet the criteria in the person specification will be shortlisted for interview. We not only recruit employees based on their qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who possess and can demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our core values (attached).
Please be aware that if applying via NHS Jobs, your application will be imported into Trac. All subsequent information will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through NHS Jobs & we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent via NHS Jobs. By applying for this post you are agreeing to the transfer of information in the application form to Trac jobs & if you are offered a job your personal information will be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system. Please check your email account regularly for communication regarding this vacancy.
We offer our staff a wide range of benefits and support including:
* Flexible working opportunities
* Free counselling service
* Access to Wagestream - an app-based service that provides instant earned wage access*
* Support and advice for staff affected by either Peri-Menopause or Menopause
Opportunity to join our Staff Networks which include: Armed Forces, REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Culture Heritage), Disability and LGBTQ+ networks.
We are committed to being a menopause friendly employer.
Please note due to high volume of applications for some posts, this post may close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role asap.
Admin & Clerical staff may be required to act as Loggists for a major incident.
Everyone within the Trust has or will shortly need to have a minimum level of skill for computer literacy for their day-to-day work as we become more digitally mature. Therefore all staff should be computer literate.
Team QEH are one of the most research-active organisations for our size in the UK, recruiting 2,188 in 20/21 and ranked 10/16 in the Eastern Region. We have a wide-ranging and diverse portfolio of clinical studies and also recognised as one of the fastest trusts in the country from set up to recruitment.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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