Job summary
University Hospitals Dorset are looking for a Recruitment and Retention Midwife.
The postholder will lead on the delivery of the maternity recruitment and retention strategy and will work closely with the Practice Development and Professional Midwifery Advocates team, to enhance experience of work and promote retention in the maternity workforce for preceptorship, early career and late career midwives.
Base Location: Poole and Bournemouth Hospital
Interview Date: TBC
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be required to:
- Lead activities to motivate and engage the maternity staff workforce
- Analyse and report on national, regional and local data to assist development of targeted interventions related to staff experience
- Optimise wellbeing for new starters during induction period to support and enhance resilience
- Evaluate the induction package for new starters and adapt accordingly, measuring the effectiveness and impact of bespoke programmes on retention and recruitment
- To be a point of contact for the wider team, in relation to recruitment and retention
- Support exit interviews to develop themes to demonstrate areas for improvement which can be discussed with other local, regional and national retention leads and teams
- To be an experienced and approachable practitioner
- Actively promote equal opportunities, fairness, and inclusion through the recruitment service
- Act as the subject matter expert in all logistics relating to midwifery recruitment strategies, engaging with candidates in the pipeline and working with the recruitment team to ensure a smooth and timely onboarding period.
About us
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The aim of this role is to:
- Ensure individualised support in clinical areas for preceptorship midwives, return to practice learners and early career midwives to enhance their experience of work
- facEilitate accelerated recruitment efforts, including localised campaigns to attract people back to midwifery
- developing sustainable approaches to release clinical time
- drive workforce agenda for midwifery services to increase recruitment and retention of band 5-7 midwives
- develop strategies to enhance staff experience thereby improving engagement, and maximising opportunities to further reduce midwifery turnover rate.
- oversee supportive interventions for early and late career progression, and retention plus leading on the induction, orientation, training needs, pastoral support, ongoing mentoring, and career progression for midwives
- develop recruitment plans and undertake recruitment fairs
- collaborate with the practice development team to promote an environment that encourages learning and sustains the personal and professional development of staff through career conversations, coaching, career development initiatives and support.
- Collaborate closely with Head of Midwifery, Maternity Matrons andmanagers to reduce unavailability of staff due to sickness by understanding patterns of sickness and work with human resources partners to support staff to return to work following long time sickness
- work closely with Human resources and temporary staffing to reduce bank and agency usage
- work closely with the Coordinator for internationally recruited midwives to support the integration and transition of internationally educated staff into existing teams
Job description
Job responsibilities
The aim of this role is to:
- Ensure individualised support in clinical areas for preceptorship midwives, return to practice learners and early career midwives to enhance their experience of work
- facEilitate accelerated recruitment efforts, including localised campaigns to attract people back to midwifery
- developing sustainable approaches to release clinical time
- drive workforce agenda for midwifery services to increase recruitment and retention of band 5-7 midwives
- develop strategies to enhance staff experience thereby improving engagement, and maximising opportunities to further reduce midwifery turnover rate.
- oversee supportive interventions for early and late career progression, and retention plus leading on the induction, orientation, training needs, pastoral support, ongoing mentoring, and career progression for midwives
- develop recruitment plans and undertake recruitment fairs
- collaborate with the practice development team to promote an environment that encourages learning and sustains the personal and professional development of staff through career conversations, coaching, career development initiatives and support.
- Collaborate closely with Head of Midwifery, Maternity Matrons andmanagers to reduce unavailability of staff due to sickness by understanding patterns of sickness and work with human resources partners to support staff to return to work following long time sickness
- work closely with Human resources and temporary staffing to reduce bank and agency usage
- work closely with the Coordinator for internationally recruited midwives to support the integration and transition of internationally educated staff into existing teams
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Midwifery
- Teaching and assessing in practice qualification or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing recruitment within an Acute NHS Trust
Desirable
- Experience of working with e - rostering and safe care
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of national maternity agenda and current issues relating to the NHS
Desirable
- Knowledge of workforce planning, modelling and data mining tools and methodologies
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Midwifery
- Teaching and assessing in practice qualification or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing recruitment within an Acute NHS Trust
Desirable
- Experience of working with e - rostering and safe care
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of national maternity agenda and current issues relating to the NHS
Desirable
- Knowledge of workforce planning, modelling and data mining tools and methodologies
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.
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.
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).
