Job summary
Are you a dynamic and compassionate midwifery leader with a passion for professional development, staff wellbeing, and cultural transformation?Birmingham Women's Hospital is seeking an inspirational Lead Midwife for Professional Practice and Professional Midwifery Advocates (PMA) to join our forward-thinking maternity leadership team.
This pivotal role will lead our Professional Practice Team, driving excellence in education, workforce development and advocacy across maternity services. You will provide strategic leadership to our Professional Midwifery Advocates, embedding the AEQUIP model and ensuring that professional practice, learning, and wellbeing are at the heart of how we deliver safe and outstanding care.
As a senior leader, you will play a key role in our Trust-wide culture improvement programme, aligning staff engagement, leadership behaviours and workforce development to our shared vision and values. You will champion a culture that is inclusive, supportive and focused on collaboration, innovation and continuous improvement.
If you are ready to lead a team that empowers midwives, supports wellbeing and shapes the culture of maternity services for the future, we'd love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
Based at Birmingham Women's Hospital site, with a need for visibility amongst clinical and operational teams.
The post holder will be responsible for the leadership and operational management of the Professional Practice Team, working collaboratively with the maternity Governance Team to drive the maternity safety agenda. They will have direct line management responsibility for their team, as outlined in the organisational structure chart.
The post holder will participate in the operational manager on-call rota for BWC (site based).
Further information of specific responsibilities and duties is below.
About us
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife with current NMC Registration
- Master's degree or ability to demonstrate working at master'slevel/postgraduate level.
- Professional Midwifery Advocates qualification
Desirable
- Recognised leadership module/qualification
- Prior experience as a supervisor of midwives.
Knowledge & Nature of Experience
Essential
- Extensive clinical experience of working in the midwifery profession
- Knowledge of inpatient, antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal issues and pathways of care.
- Sound understanding of the AEQUIP model and clinical governance framework, systems and processes.
- Previous experience in implementing systems to support governance.
Analytical and Judgement Skills
Essential
- Ability to work under pressure and prioritise effectively and manage time appropriately
Professional/Managerial/Specialist Knowledge
Essential
- Proven track record of a leadership role, taking an assertive and positive approach.
- An appreciation of strategic issues affecting health and health provision.
- Willing to work a shift system/ 24 hour/7 days a week.
- Able to participate in the operational management on-call rota.
Personal Skills/Abilities and Attributes
Essential
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
- Able to undertake research, audit and guideline development and produce reports as required.
- Excellent verbal and written communication.
- Able to present to a wide audience.
- Basic/intermediate IT skills - as a minimum, word and excel.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel throughout the region and to attend national events
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife with current NMC Registration
- Master's degree or ability to demonstrate working at master'slevel/postgraduate level.
- Professional Midwifery Advocates qualification
Desirable
- Recognised leadership module/qualification
- Prior experience as a supervisor of midwives.
Knowledge & Nature of Experience
Essential
- Extensive clinical experience of working in the midwifery profession
- Knowledge of inpatient, antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal issues and pathways of care.
- Sound understanding of the AEQUIP model and clinical governance framework, systems and processes.
- Previous experience in implementing systems to support governance.
Analytical and Judgement Skills
Essential
- Ability to work under pressure and prioritise effectively and manage time appropriately
Professional/Managerial/Specialist Knowledge
Essential
- Proven track record of a leadership role, taking an assertive and positive approach.
- An appreciation of strategic issues affecting health and health provision.
- Willing to work a shift system/ 24 hour/7 days a week.
- Able to participate in the operational management on-call rota.
Personal Skills/Abilities and Attributes
Essential
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
- Able to undertake research, audit and guideline development and produce reports as required.
- Excellent verbal and written communication.
- Able to present to a wide audience.
- Basic/intermediate IT skills - as a minimum, word and excel.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel throughout the region and to attend national events
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Birmingham Womens Hospital
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
B15 2TG
Employer's website
https://bwc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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