Are you a dynamic midwife with a passion for complex antenatal care with the inspiration to improve the quality and safety of care for women and babies?
Due to staff secondment we are looking to recruit an experienced midwife into the role of Antenatal Ward Manager. This is an exciting developmental opportunity, that is expected to run for a period of 12 months.
Within your role you will be responsible for providing clinical oversight and midwifery leadership to the Antenatal Ward. This role will encompass both managerial and clinical responsibilities, with time dedicated to the managerial role and clinical components.
As the named midwifery lead for the Antenatal Ward you will work in close collaboration with the obstetric and midwifery and multi-disciplinary team to support the delivery of safe, effective and evidence based antenatal care. You will provide clinical expertise and visible leadership and will be responsible for the overall organisation and delivery of antenatal care pathways so that standards of professional and clinical practice are in place and monitored to ensure that women receive high quality care that is safe.
As the manager you will be responsible for work force, people and performance management to include timely roster planning, management of the sickness absence policy and budget.
Ensure a high standard of midwifery care is delivered by self and others based on assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care to meet women’s needs in accordance with agreed local and National standards and evidence based guidelines.
Set, monitor and maintain standards of care to improve the patient experience and outcome of care.
Proactively manage risk and maintain patient safety, conforming to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines.
Communicate all relevant information to the multidisciplinary team internally and with external organisations as required, to ensure seamless care.
Communicate closely with the Delivery Suite coordinator's to manage women with a concerning clinical picture.
Staff Management and education and training of junior staff.
You will be responsible for ensuring the midwifery team and care support team are adequately supported and developed to deliver excellent care with compassion
You will be responsible for ensuring that the midwifery team and care support team are adequately resourced and organised to deliver excellent care with compassion
As a teaching hospital and an organisation committed to continuous learning, we offer a broad range of education and training to staff and students/trainees/other learners.
You are expected to fulfil mandatory training requirements, engage in continuous learning and support education and training of others commensurate to their role.
We have 10000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.
Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.
The antenatal inpatient ward is a busy area, with a high turnover requiring autonomous practice and effective team working. It requires strong decision making skills and appropriate and timely escalation when necessary to ensure safe care provision.
Duties to include, but not be limited to:
• Working collaboratively with the midwifery and obstetric teams to ensure a seamless and robust complex antenatal care pathway.
• Day to day management of the antenatal wards ensuring high standards of safe care and a positive experience for women and their families.
• Working with the wider MDT to continue to improve Induction of Labour pathways and ensure that delays are effectively managed and monitored.
• Liaison and communication with the wider multi-disciplinary team including the escalation of women with a changing clinical need.
• Management of staff rosters, appraisal and training as well as staff development and support.
• Lead by example. Uphold the Trust values at all times.
• Support senior management with the implementation of local and national drivers including the Ockenden recommendations.
• Management of budgets and the environment in line with the STAR framework
• Develop and implement relevant guidelines to ensure that pathways of care are in place and are evidence based.
• Audit compliance to local standards, national safety standards and agree actions for improvement as required.
This advert closes on Sunday 2 Mar 2025