Clinical Community Midwifery Manager for Andover Maternity Hub
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Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
Job overview
Clinical Community Midwifery Manager for Andover Maternity Hub and Midwifery Led Unit- Full time
We are seeking a dynamic and enthusiastic professional to join our community team as a lead for our Andover Maternity Hub and brand new Midwifery Led Unit.
The successful candidate should be a forward thinking, problem solver with experience in all areas of maternity care. We are looking for someone who is motivated and inspired to create a positive environment for staff and patients.
You should have recent experience in intrapartum care in either an acute site, a midwifery led unit or within a homebirth team. You will need to be highly organised and adaptable with proven leadership skills.
Applicants must have a valid drivers license and access to a vehicle.
At present we are unable to accept candidates who require visa sponsorship or are not fully registered with the NMC.
Main duties of the job
A strong visible leader with clinical and managerial skills. A role model of the highest professional standards of practice and conduct who understands and seeks to improve the overall woman's experience. Working collaboratively and actively within the clinical management team the post holder has
• Managerial responsibility for the provision of safe coordinated care across Hampshire Hospital Maternity Services within the sphere of practice
• Visible clinical leadership through effective monitoring, implementation of evidence-based standards
• Supervising and supporting all levels of staff and delegating women's care and staff appropriately
• Commit to and undertake clinical on-calls for the maternity led unit
• Responsible for providing clinical antenatal/intrapartum and postnatal midwifery care to women
• Creates environment to normalise birth and actively support the public health agenda
• Managerial time - 0.2 wte per week
Working for our organisation
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more details.
For any questions please contact Lauren Brown on lauren.brown@hhft.nhs.uk
Person specification
Education and Training
Essential criteria
- Registered Midwife
- Evidence of CPD
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
- Practice Assessor
Desirable criteria
- Educated to Masters level
- Leadership course
Experience
Essential criteria
- At least 3 years post registration
- Experience of service development or quality improvement
- Experience of working collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams.
- Previous management or leadership experience
- Experience of audit and/or research
Desirable criteria
- Previous role leading a team
- Experience of managing a community team
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to problem solve
- Effective communication skills
- Organisation and time keeping
- Valid drivers licence
Our commitment to you:
We are committed to equality and diversity in both the provision of our services and how we recruit and manage our staff. Applications are encouraged from everyone with the necessary attributes for the job, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity.
Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.
The paperwork:
- HHFT is committed to putting the safety and care of our patients first - as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues. Therefore, we would recommend that you are vaccinated against COVID-19 and that you understand that we are treating COVID-19 positive patients within our services.
- Shortlisted candidates will be contacted at least 5 working days before the scheduled interview date. Applications will be submitted directly into our preferred third party recruitment system (Trac). All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs via email - please ensure to check your junk/spam folders.
- All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.
- In compliance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, all applicants must be able to communicate fluently in English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed as part of the selection process.
- This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. If you intend to apply you are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
- JD/PS (PDF, 637.1KB)
- HHFT Employee Rewards & Benefits (PDF, 723.8KB)