The post holder will provide clinical leadership, facilitate professional development, and carry continuing overall responsibility for the management and coordination of a team of midwives, students, and support workers in a designated clinical area.
The midwife will work as part of the multidisciplinary team, liaising with professionals who impact the care and management of clients, creating and maintaining a positive learning environment to maximize the full potential of staff and help achieve the national targets for maternity.
To provide women and babies with a high-quality, safe service in a variety of practice settings within the Maternity Unit, throughout the antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal periods, effectively and efficiently within available resources, as well as contribute to the delivery of the organization’s objectives.
The care will be evidence-based and holistic in meeting women and birthing people’s individual needs, and the midwife will be expected to work autonomously within the guidelines and sphere of professional practice.
The post holder is to ensure the provision of a consistently high level of clinical leadership across the maternity unit 24/7 and promote a unit-wide multidisciplinary team working philosophy.
One vision: Helping local people live longer, healthier lives.
Five values: Innovation, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, and Equity.
Four strategic objectives: Outstanding Care, Empowering Staff, Integrating Services, Transforming Services.
Three population health pillars: Children, Women, Adults, and Frail.
A new more collaborative future based on population health underpinned by technology, data, and integrated services will not solve all our problems, but it is our only option if we are to create a sustainable service.
It is anticipated that the post holder will have effective visionary leadership and efficient experience as would be necessary to underpin changing practice. The post holder will be expected to rotate throughout the Maternity Unit, including night duty and on-call as deemed necessary to provide an integrated maternity service and ensure competence in all areas of midwifery practice.
The post holder will act as a host to women, birthing people, and their families using the service and positively raise the profile of Whittington Health.
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