Job summary
The maternity service at Newham University Hospital is on a maternity transformation journey. We are the busiest maternity service in the Barts Health NHS Trust group of hospitals and are looking for a special individual to join our innovative maternity leadership teamWe are looking for an exceptional individual to lead our midwifery maternal medicine service at Newham University Hospital, part of Barts Health NHS Trust, to support and provide, clinical excellence in this speciality ensuring effective management of women with complex needs. This will result in high standards in the delivery of midwifery care, communication between teams, appropriate referrals for escalation and will be responsive to individualised needs, thus increasing client satisfaction, in line with Ockenden, Better Births and the Long-Term Plan Reports. You will support the on-going analysis of current trends; benchmarking process flows and cultural norms for Nursing and Midwifery care across the sites.
Main duties of the job
You must have sufficient midwifery experience at band 6 level and have evidence of completed CPD.If you are passionate about providing excellent care and keen to support and nurture our staff to develop confidence and competence with their practice and support the women with their experience at Newham, then this is the opportunity for you. We are looking for a knowledgeable, inspirational, and confident individual to work with our team to improve the support for our staff and students within our service.
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
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife with extensive band 6 experience.
- Requires NMC registration on relevant part of register
- Recent evidence of clinical or professional development.
- Minimum of first degree, and post registration courses (CPD) relevant to clinical specialty.
- Mentorship course or equivalent teaching experience.
Desirable
- Masters qualification or relevant masters level experience in relevant specialist area
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working as a senior band 6 midwife role.
- Experience with managing patients relevant to specialist area.
- Experience in people management and improving the patient 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.
- Extensive experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work across professional boundaries.
- Evidence of ability to motivate and develop multi-professional teams.
- Evidence of experience of conflict resolution.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal relationship skills.
- Advanced IT skills.
- Ability to prepare and produce highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, and negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues
- Leadership skills
- Proven teaching and assessing skills
- Evidence of applying current Research to practice.
- Understanding of current NHS issues and initiatives
- Able to prioritise and meet deadlines.
Desirable
- Counseling qualification
- Driving license and use of car for work purposes
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife with extensive band 6 experience.
- Requires NMC registration on relevant part of register
- Recent evidence of clinical or professional development.
- Minimum of first degree, and post registration courses (CPD) relevant to clinical specialty.
- Mentorship course or equivalent teaching experience.
Desirable
- Masters qualification or relevant masters level experience in relevant specialist area
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working as a senior band 6 midwife role.
- Experience with managing patients relevant to specialist area.
- Experience in people management and improving the patient 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.
- Extensive experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work across professional boundaries.
- Evidence of ability to motivate and develop multi-professional teams.
- Evidence of experience of conflict resolution.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal relationship skills.
- Advanced IT skills.
- Ability to prepare and produce highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, and negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues
- Leadership skills
- Proven teaching and assessing skills
- Evidence of applying current Research to practice.
- Understanding of current NHS issues and initiatives
- Able to prioritise and meet deadlines.
Desirable
- Counseling qualification
- Driving license and use of car for work purposes
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).
