Job summary Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are seeking a Midwifery Duty Manager to join our team. On a daily basis be proactive in reviewing the capacity within the unit and supporting the midwives in effective and efficient discharge. Ensuring staffing levels are appropriate to provide a safe service. Provide leadership to midwifery and non-midwifery staff, ensuring effective management of the daily activity and throughout maternity services. This will result in high standards of midwifery care, reduction in length of stay and responsive to individualized needs, thus increasing client satisfaction. This role will also support the Matrons and Team Leaders in sickness reviews ensuring return to works are undertaken and any escalation required in relation to this undertaken. You will have knowledge in, improvement methodology and have a proactive 'can do' approach, be highly motivated and confident in managing challenging and changing workloads. You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills and will bring a strong patient centered service approach to their role. This is a new post, which will require a high level of initiative and resourcefulness to develop relationships and introduce systems and processes, including data analysis. Main duties of the job Actively organise/participate in relevant training sessions for all staff. Ensure a safe environment is maintained for women, their babies, visitors and staff Acting as a role model for staff providing clinical expertise and advice. Oversee the daily elective care pathway for women, identifying constraints and liaising with the senior management to address them. Proactive in addressing complaints and managing staff sickness and absence. Develop and maintain a planned systematic and problem solving approach to individualised care. Carry the bleep for the unit, ensuring effective communication between departments overseeing the timely discharge of clients. Undertake minimum of 2 clinical shifts per month. Work in close co-operation with other Band 7 Midwives to ensure staff allocation is equitable and allows for continuity of care. Identify staffing requirements and organise replacements as necessary. Report to Head of Midwifery if issues identified. Ensure effective communication at all levels, including co-ordinating Consultant requirements. Develop and maintain an audit tool for collection of statistics required to inform on the performance of Maternity Services. Provide leadership to midwifery and non-midwifery staff, ensuring effective management of the daily activity and throughout maternity services To support the Matrons and Team Leaders in sickness reviews About us Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people. We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers. From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us. We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress. Date posted 24 October 2024 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 7 Salary £46,148 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time) Contract Fixed term Duration 12 months Working pattern Full-time, Part-time, Job share Reference number 390-WAC-BA-7159 Job locations Basildon Nethermayne Basildon SS16 5NL Job description Job responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description and personal specification for further details. We look forward to your application. Job description Job responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description and personal specification for further details. We look forward to your application. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Registered Midwife Leadership qualification or equivalent experience Desirable Masters level or equivalent Experience Essential Significant experience in Band 7 role Desirable Experience of mentorship/ student supervision Experience with electronic rostering Person Specification Qualifications Essential Registered Midwife Leadership qualification or equivalent experience Desirable Masters level or equivalent Experience Essential Significant experience in Band 7 role Desirable Experience of mentorship/ student supervision Experience with electronic rostering 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. Certificate of Sponsorship 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. Certificate of Sponsorship 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). Employer details Employer name Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust Address Basildon Nethermayne Basildon SS16 5NL Employer's website https://www.mse.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)