Deputy Director of Midwifery (Interim)

Job summary

An exciting secondment opportunity has arisen for a interim Deputy Director of Midwifery to join the leadership team within maternity and the Division which includes neonates. This will be an opportunity to help lead a dynamic, high-performing and evolving service within the communities of City & Hackney and neighbouring boroughs. If you are a driven, motivated and transformational leader with a clear vision on how to make pregnancy and birth at Homerton the safest and most equitable service in the region and the country, then this is the post for you.

Homerton Hospital is part of an NHS Foundation Trust which provides care in hospital and in the community and serves a population of approximately 252,000. Acute services operate from a single hospital site. The trust is a perinatal centre and provides a range of specialised obstetric and neonatal intensive care services.

Interview date: 15th November 2023 - post holder on secondment for 12 months, successful candidate to agree start date of 1st January 2024 or sooner if possible.

Main duties of the job

Homerton facilitates approximately 5,600 births in the NHS Trust each year. The Trust offers birthing people three options for labour and delivery: the obstetric led delivery suite, the along-side midwifery led unit (Birth Centre) and the option for a homebirth. There is 24hour access to pain relief in labour including epidurals.

The along-side midwifery led unit (birth centre) offers those with uncomplicated pregnancies a "home from home" environment. People who have given birth in the birth centre have the option of an early discharge from the Birth Centre. There is also a continuity homebirth service.

The purpose of the role is to provide operational midwifery leadership across the maternity service in order to ensure and consistently develop high quality efficient midwifery provision for all women accessing maternity care at Homerton. The post will support the Director ofMidwifery and Lead for Neonatal Nursing in leading the development of the midwifery agenda within the named services.

About us

Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, our procedures and our People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ and Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

In order to comply with our duty of care and forthcoming legislation, we require all new starters to have the COVID vaccine. Vaccination will be a condition of employment unless an exemption applies.

Employer details

Employer name

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Homerton University Hospital

Homerton Row

London

E9 6SR

Employer's website

https://www.homerton.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Homerton University Hospital

Homerton Row

London

E9 6SR

Employer's website

https://www.homerton.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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