Maternity Community Manager
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The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of around 250,000 people in the Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and Waveney areas. The Trust provides an integrated hospital and community children's service.
Patient and staff experience is important to us and these are the behaviours we live by:
- Putting patients first
- Aiming to get it right
- Recognising that everybody counts
- Doing everything openly and honestly
'Prior consideration will be given to NHS At Risk staff within East of England'
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for an experienced band 6 Midwife, or existing band 7 Midwife, who is looking for a new challenge to progress into a managerial role, to take on the role of Maternity Manager. This is a rotational post, which will initially focus on our community midwifery teams.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide professional leadership and management support primarily for the community teams, including our continuity of carer team. As a member of the maternity management team, the post holder will work closely with the senior management team to maintain and improve the maternity care given by the Trust. The post holder will have a specific responsibility for the community teams and will work closely with other members of the maternity management team, antenatal clinic team leader and specialist midwives to ensure the integration of the hospital and community services in maternity in addition to deputising for the Matron in her absence.
They will have a strong awareness of clinical governance and the importance of application to the role, in addition to involvement with research development, standard setting and audits. An awareness of Human Resources policies would be beneficial but full training will be given.
Working for our organisation
We are a small, progressive, award-winning maternity team, who continue to trailblaze in moving their maternity service forward, both locally, nationally, and regionally.
Our philosophy believes in keeping pregnant persons and their families at the heart of everything we do. We work alongside our service users, who are an integral part of shaping our services.
In addition to the voices of our service users, the voices of our staff are vitally important. The wellbeing of our staff is a key element in the success of the services we provide, their opinions and views matter.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for full description and main responsibilities of the position.
Person specification
Education and qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Midwife
- Diploma or Degree in Midwifery
Desirable criteria
- Leadership experience
Experience and knowledge
Essential criteria
- Must have a minimum of 3 years experience as a Band 6 Midwife
- Full UK Driving License
Desirable criteria
- Management experience
Skills, abilities and competen
Essential criteria
- Broad knowledge base, with evidence of applying theory to practice
- Experience in a range of expanded roles, with ability to demonstrate a broad appreciation of the organisation and provision of care
- Good interpersonal and communication skills, with experience in mentoring/developing others
- Flexible approach to working patter (manage constraints like working unsocial hours, heavy duties etc)
Desirable criteria
- Experience of preparing duty rosters with analytical skills to ensure needs of the service can be met
- Understanding of performance management
Behavioural qualities
Essential criteria
- Collaboration
- Accountability
- Respect
- Empowerment
- Support
The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust recognises the requirement to promote health and reduce ill-health. The Trust is committed to the principles of improving working lives through a number of initiatives such as job share, flexible working and the development of a culture of openness and transparency. The Trust is committed to ensuring that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of their age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.
'Prior consideration will be given to NHS At Risk staff within East of England'
Tier 2 Sponsorship : We are pleased to consider applicants who require Tier 2 sponsorship to work in the UK but it is unlikely that we would be able to appoint if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled UK/Right to work candidate is available. Applying for entry clearance into the UK, must provide 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) will also be subject to this requirement.
Please check your account regularly under "My Applications" to view the progress of your applications. If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.
In submitting an application form, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process.
Please note that should we experience a high level of interest in this post, the vacancy may be closed prior to the stated closing date.
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
- Maternity Community Manager JD/PS (PDF, 1016.3KB)
- Hospital Site Map (PDF, 2.7MB)
- Recruitment of Ex-offenders (PDF, 90.9KB)
- Working At The James Paget (PDF, 22.7MB)
- Recruitment Brochure (PDF, 7.7MB)
- Apollo Project (PDF, 12.6MB)