Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic motivated midwife who has a passion foe woman centred care and who can provide on a daily basis effective management of flow through the maternity unit resulting in high standards of midwifery care, reduction in length of stay and will be responsive to individualised needs and increasing client satisfaction.
Daily you will be proactive in reviewing the capacity within the unit and supporting the midwives in effective and efficient discharge of woman from the unit especially the postnatal ward to avoid bed blockages. The successful candidate will work closely with midwives, ward managers, coordinators, and Matrons to achieve successful flow through the unit.
The successful candidate will support with the IOL flow between the Antenatal ward and Delivery suite, timely transfer of women from Delivery suite to the postnatal ward or other areas as appropriate. Support with daily huddle meeting and surge call were necessary and provide up to date information on activity and staffing and escalating concerns to the senior midwifery team as necessary.
Main duties of the job
Provide leadership to midwifery and non-midwifery staff, ensuring effective management of the daily activity and through put within the maternity unit. This will result in high standards of midwifery care, reduction in length of stay and will be responsive to individualised needs, thus increasing client satisfaction.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- oRegistered Midwife
- oEducated to degree level
- oPractice supervisor/Assessor
- oRelevant experience in post registration experience
Desirable
- oMaster's qualification or relevant master's level of experience in specialist areas
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Has relevant post registration experience.
- Experience of working as a senior band 6 midwife role.
- Practice development or management of projects or initiatives.
- Experience in people management and improving the patient experience
- Mentoring experience. Decision making ability.
- Experience of change management/implementation of practice change.
- Demonstrated experience of delivering and co-ordinating projects in complex and challenging environments.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work across professional boundaries.
- Evidence of ability to motivate and develop multi-professional teams.
- Evidence of experience of conflict resolution.
- Experience of identifying and interpreting national policy.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal relationship skills.
- Advanced IT skills.
- Ability to demonstrate the required expertise associated with a senior midwife role
- Good team worker ability, autonomous practitioner
- Proven oral and written Communication skills
- Able to prioritise and meet deadlines
- Demonstrate the ability to compile complex written information
- Understanding of current NHS issues and initiatives
Desirable
- Proven teaching and assessing skills. Research to practice
Communication
Essential
- oAbility to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- oAbility to communicate effectively at all levels across the Department
- oAbility communicates effectively, both written and verbally
- oAbility to self-reflect, carry out tasks of own job and identify what s/he needs to learn to able to do current job better
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- oRegistered Midwife
- oEducated to degree level
- oPractice supervisor/Assessor
- oRelevant experience in post registration experience
Desirable
- oMaster's qualification or relevant master's level of experience in specialist areas
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Has relevant post registration experience.
- Experience of working as a senior band 6 midwife role.
- Practice development or management of projects or initiatives.
- Experience in people management and improving the patient experience
- Mentoring experience. Decision making ability.
- Experience of change management/implementation of practice change.
- Demonstrated experience of delivering and co-ordinating projects in complex and challenging environments.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work across professional boundaries.
- Evidence of ability to motivate and develop multi-professional teams.
- Evidence of experience of conflict resolution.
- Experience of identifying and interpreting national policy.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal relationship skills.
- Advanced IT skills.
- Ability to demonstrate the required expertise associated with a senior midwife role
- Good team worker ability, autonomous practitioner
- Proven oral and written Communication skills
- Able to prioritise and meet deadlines
- Demonstrate the ability to compile complex written information
- Understanding of current NHS issues and initiatives
Desirable
- Proven teaching and assessing skills. Research to practice
Communication
Essential
- oAbility to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- oAbility to communicate effectively at all levels across the Department
- oAbility communicates effectively, both written and verbally
- oAbility to self-reflect, carry out tasks of own job and identify what s/he needs to learn to able to do current job better
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).
