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Job summary

Main area
Nursing
Grade
NHS TCS 2023: Band 9
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
990-S3-SW1463
Employer
NHS England
Employer type
NHS
Site
Any South West Regional Office
Town
Taunton
Salary
£99,891 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
Today at 23:59

Employer heading

NHS England logo

Chief Midwife

NHS TCS 2023: Band 9

Job overview

This senior midwifery leadership role is an integral part of the regional nursing and midwifery management and leadership team at NHS England, working with the regional Chief Nurse, the regional Executive Team, the Director of Intensive Support and the local health economy (including Clinical Commissioning Groups, Strategic Transformation Partnerships/Integrated Care Systems, Specialised Commissioning, Quality Surveillance groups, the Care Quality Commission and regional NICE leads).

Main duties of the job

Experience of working at a senior strategic level as a midwife at system, regional or national level

Experience of leading and delivering complex change and strategy development programmes in a politically sensitive and complex environment

Contemporary leadership and knowledge of clinical maternity services that has delivered clear and measurable improvements for service users and the teams that support them

Demonstrable leadership, vision, strategic thinking and planning with highly developed political skills together with ability to influence senior leaders.

Demonstrates honesty and integrity and promotes organisational values together with self-awareness in terms of emotional intelligence, biases and personal triggers with cultural sensitivity and awareness

Working for our organisation

In April 2023, NHS England, NHS Digital, and Health Education England merged to create a new, single organisation to lead the NHS in England. This new NHS England is designed to create a simpler, smaller, high performing, organisation that leads the NHS more effectively and is a better place to work. Speaking with one voice to the service.

The new NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:

  • Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
  • Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
  • Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
  • Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
  • Delivering value for money.

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/ .

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

Person specification

Essential Criteria

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working at a senior strategic level as a midwife at system, regional or national level
  • Experience of leading and delivering complex change and strategy development programmes in a politically sensitive and complex environment
  • Contemporary leadership and knowledge of clinical maternity services that has delivered clear and measurable improvements for service users and the teams that support them
  • Demonstrable leadership, vision, strategic thinking and planning with highly developed political skills together with ability to influence senior leaders.
  • Demonstrates honesty and integrity and promotes organisational values together with self-awareness in terms of emotional intelligence, biases and personal triggers with cultural sensitivity and awareness

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Committed to being an Inclusive EmployerApprenticeships logoDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - SilverDisability confident employer

Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Peak Kent
Job title
Interim Business Manager
Email address
[email protected]