Clinical Lead Midwife MAU
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Job summary
Are you an experienced Midwife looking to take the next step? Opportunity to gain experience in a Ward manager role to cover the maternity leave of the substantive post holder.
The role will include line management of staff allocated to the Maternity Assessment Unit (MAU), incorporates Maternity Triage and the Pregnancy Assessment Unit. They will be accountable for the smooth running and maintenance of standards in their clinical area of responsibility. They will be responsible for providing leadership based on current evidence based practice and will work closely with the other clinical leads, shift leader, Matrons and Obstetricians to ensure an optimum level of safe and effective care throughout the Maternity services. The post holder will also participate in the maternity bleep holder rota.
Main duties of the job
- To undertake PDR's using the Trust Development Review Process. Agree development plans reflecting maternity service needs and individual development needs and objectives. Facilitate individuals meeting these objectives.
- Demonstrate positive leadership and motivational skills in the management of staff as well as detailed knowledge of midwifery and contemporary maternity care
- Where appropriate deputise for the Matrons.
- Demonstrate a working knowledge and effective use of the escalation policy and participate in the Maternity Operational Managers rota and Trust site management rota.
- To assist in the development and review of policies, guidelines, standing operating procedures and patient information relevant to the clinical area.
- Lead the preparation of reports relevant to your area when required.
- Assess training needs in area of responsibility (MAU) and work with the practice development midwife to develop, implement, monitor and evaluate training programmes
- Act as a resource and support to staff in situations which are highly emotive or potentially difficult. Where necessary work with the practice development midwife and/or health and wellbeing to ensure adequate support in place
- Attendance and Participation in Maternity Care Forum, Senior Midwife meetings, Risk and Harm meetings, Safeguarding meetings, Perinatal mortality meetings, NWC Reducing stillbirth group and any other forum relevant to role, disseminating relevant information to staff
About us
The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.
From 1st July we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.
The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.
Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:
- CAREthat is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
- SAFETY that is of the highest standards
- COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
- SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
- PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients
Our achievements include:
- Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Details
Date posted
12 February 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£43,742 to £50,056 a year per annum
Contract
Secondment
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
347-5980283-A
Job locations
ODGH
WIGAN ROAD
ORMSKIRK
L39 2AZ
Employer details
Employer name
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
ODGH
WIGAN ROAD
ORMSKIRK
L39 2AZ
Employer's website
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