Job summary
- Main area
- Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Neonatology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8c
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 190-7557-DIR
- Employer
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Jessop Wing Hospital
- Town
- Sheffield
- Salary
- £70,417 - £81,138 pa/ pro rata for part time staff
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/05/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 20/05/2024
Employer heading
Head of Midwifery
NHS AfC: Band 8c
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
We are seeking a dynamic and highly motivated individual to join our team, at Jessop Wing, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, as our new Head of Midwifery.
This is an exciting opportunity to compassionately lead and inspire a dedicated maternity service, who are committed to a culture of safety and continuous service improvement.
If you are an experienced Midwifery leader, are passionate about leading teams to maternity excellence, and making a positive impact in the lives of mothers and babies, we invite you to apply for the position of Head of Midwifery at Jessop Wing.
Main duties of the job
Have oversight responsibility for OGN services, in particular clinical governance, and safety issues, providing professional and line management support to the matrons.
Ensure workforce tools are utilised to embed safe and effective staffing models across the service and clinical areas supporting the matrons to deliver this.
Be responsible for maintaining clinical standards, benchmarking using Clinical Governance Frameworks and audit to ensure high quality care is provided and give assurance to the maternity directorate senior management team.
Provide visible clinical and professional leadership for maternity working in partnership with the wider multidisciplinary team.
Ensure National A- EQUIP, Professional Midwifery Advocate (PMA) model is well established and effective.
Take the lead for safeguarding within Maternity Services.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Midwife
- Current NMC registration
- Leadership Qualification
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
- Relevant Master’s Degree
Desirable criteria
- Registered Nurse
- Professional Midwifery Advocate (PMA)
Training and Experience
Essential criteria
- Broad range of clinical midwifery experience acquired through significant recent practice at a senior leadership level.
- Evidence of Local Maternity & Neonatal System (LMNS) collaborative working
- Proven record of leading and effectively managing change across organisations
- Evidence of leadership development
Desirable criteria
- Project management experience
- Published in professional journals
- Presentations at local regional and national events
- Evidence of contribution to original research
- Contribution to scholarly activities and publications
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Expert knowledge of Midwifery and Safeguarding.
- Sound knowledge of NHS agenda and National Policy , and an understanding how this translates to Maternity and Neonatal Services.
- Highly developed motivational skills and strong commitment to staff involvement and empowerment
- Ability to develop and maintain positive and effective working relationships internally and externally
- Highly developed interpersonal skills and exemplary personal standards of conduct and behaviour.
- Ability to inspire others and lead by example.
- Able to engage and collaborate demonstrating enhanced influencing skills and the ability to manage conflict
- Highly developed problem - solving, critical appraisal and decision-making abilities
Desirable criteria
- IT skills
Attributes
Essential criteria
- Motivated to personal and professional development of self and other junior colleagues.
- Treats colleagues and the general public with dignity and respect.
- Capacity to work with colleagues at all levels
- Exemplary personal standards of conduct and behaviour.
Others
Essential criteria
- Competent in the use of IT and computer skills and report writing
- Participate in Maternity on call rota
- Ability to travel to attend meetings as required
Desirable criteria
- Published in professional journals
- Presentations at local regional and national events
- Evidence of contribution to original research
- Contribution to scholarly activities and publications
- Evidence of practical application of evidenced based practice and dissemination of authoritative clinical research in the specialty- moved from essential
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Laura Rumsey
- Job title
- Midwifery Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01142268429
- Additional information
Laura Rumsey's PA
Email: [email protected]
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