London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Ward Manager - Birth Centre

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Job summary

We are excited to announce the summer opening of our newly renovated birth centre.

Are you a midwife with passion and experience to lead a birth centre?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a ward manager at Northwick Park Hospital. A five bedded midwifery led unit with four birthing pools, providing a home from home environment requires a dedicated, enthusiastic and innovative midwife.

Main duties of the job

  • Provide safe and effective care to pregnant women during the antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum period
  • Provide proactive and effective leadership
  • Expert practitioner
  • Work in partnership with women and their families
  • Work collaboratively as a member of the Multidisciplinary team
  • Highly developed communication skills in challenging situations in which there may be barriers to communication and changing circumstances

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

  • Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
  • St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
  • Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
  • Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre

Details

Date posted

12 May 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,836 to £52,849 a year pa per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

337-NP-6371BS-A

Job locations

Northwick Park/Central Middlesex/Ealing hospitals

Watford Road

Harrow

HA1 3UJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Midwife
  • Evidence of continual professional development
  • Actively maintain NMC Reg.
  • Degree or evidence of level 3 study or diploma

Desirable

  • Car driver
  • Management qualaties

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • 12 months rotational midwifery experience
  • Act as mentor/assessor
  • Knowledge of safeguarding
  • experience of taking charge

Skills, Abilities & Attributes

Essential

  • Teaching skills
  • High standards of clinical performance
  • Ability to manage a department and ward
  • Leadership and motivational skills
  • Interest in taking midwifery practice forward
  • Team leader with critical and analytical skill
  • People management
  • Demonstrate leadership potential
Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Midwife
  • Evidence of continual professional development
  • Actively maintain NMC Reg.
  • Degree or evidence of level 3 study or diploma

Desirable

  • Car driver
  • Management qualaties

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • 12 months rotational midwifery experience
  • Act as mentor/assessor
  • Knowledge of safeguarding
  • experience of taking charge

Skills, Abilities & Attributes

Essential

  • Teaching skills
  • High standards of clinical performance
  • Ability to manage a department and ward
  • Leadership and motivational skills
  • Interest in taking midwifery practice forward
  • Team leader with critical and analytical skill
  • People management
  • Demonstrate leadership potential

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).

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.

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

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Northwick Park/Central Middlesex/Ealing hospitals

Watford Road

Harrow

HA1 3UJ


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Northwick Park/Central Middlesex/Ealing hospitals

Watford Road

Harrow

HA1 3UJ


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Development Consultant Midwife

Kate Rudd

katerudd@nhs.net

02088643232

Details

Date posted

12 May 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,836 to £52,849 a year pa per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

337-NP-6371BS-A

Job locations

Northwick Park/Central Middlesex/Ealing hospitals

Watford Road

Harrow

HA1 3UJ


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