Deputy Head of Midwifery

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide professional and effective clinical leadership and accountability for the midwifery service in conjunction with the Heads of Midwifery and Business Unit leadership team.

To deputise for the Head of Midwifery as and when required.

Support the Head of Midwifery, Directors of Nursing & Executive Director of Nursing Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals in delivering the Trusts safety, quality and improvement priorities and clinical strategy.

To take shared responsibility with the Lead Clinician/Clinical Director/General Manager for Clinical Governance and responsibility for clinical governance issues related directly to midwifery.

To ensure the highest standard of midwifery care through the provision of effective leadership, advising clinical staff and line management of maternity Matrons and Specialist Midwives.

Manage and develop clinical practice in line with national and local guidance ensuring the delivery of specific performance targets associated with the role, development of best practice, quality and service improvement priorities in conjunction with the Business Unit and other key stakeholders.

Responsible for advising on the appropriate skill mix and establishment of midwifery staff in line with BirthRate Plus recommendations.

To provide visible, accessible and senior leadership presence in the hospital and community settings.

Deal with concerns and actively problem solve to improve both patient and staff experience.

Investigate and respond to incidents and complaints within target timescales.

To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

Provide professional and clinical advice.

Prepare, plan and deliver matron and ward managers development for succession planning.

Facilitate an environment where health promotion and informed patient choice and personalised care is encouraged and developed to its maximum potential, with the available resources.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• NMC registered midwife with post registration qualification, at degree level
• Postgraduate management qualification at masters level or equivalent experience
• masters level or equivalent experience o Evidence of sustained personal & professional development
• Significant senior nursing experience and credible leadership experience
• Management / Leadership course
• Teaching qualification and the ability to facilitate learning to others
• Substantial experience in change and project management skills
• Experience in change management

Desirable

• Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF), SEIPS trained.
• Leadership Programme

Previous Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Able to demonstrate in depth leadership and management knowledge through training and experience acquired over time. This includes, financial, HR and activity management as well as the leadership of a range of clinical services
• Significant experience of leading clinical midwifery teams

Other

Essential

• Driving Licence - It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Unit 7/8

Silver Fox way

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE27 0QJ

Employer's website

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