Midwifery Ward Manager

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please read the Job Description and Person Specification documents which can be downloaded as PDFs at the end of this page for further information.

We've also listed the key responsibilities for to give you a more detailed insight into the role.

Managerial

• Have 24-hour continuing responsibility for the ward and ensure that Trust Policies and Procedures are implemented.
• Exercise leadership, providing support and guidance where necessary to all healthcare professionals within the maternity team. In conjunction with the multidisciplinary team, produce and monitor standards of care for the specialty.

Leadership

• To empower staff to create an environment, which is challenging, stimulating and supportive to individuals, promoting lifelong learning in the improvement of women centred care.
• To be visible and accessible to staff, women and their families.

Clinical

• Ensure high quality, evidence - based care is offered to women and babies, in collaboration with the senior leadership team. To identify the common issues which affect the quality of care devising clear action plans to address any shortcomings ensuring agreed action is undertaken.

Governance

• Investigate accidents and other untoward occurrences concerning women, relatives, visitors or staff that arise on the ward/department, reporting and recording accurately as required, according to agreed policies. Completion and monitoring of action plans and sharing learning from incidents.

User Experience

• Be an effective leader and role model and will have a particular responsibility to ensure that women are involved in their care, are able to feedback and see improvements made as a result.

Educational

• To be responsible for creating and maintaining a learning environment. To support education and staff development through induction programmes for new staff, preceptorship and mandatory training. To monitor staff learning and development.

Knowledge and Communication

• Contribute towards maintaining an environment conducive to learning and development.

Person specification

Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

Essential criteria

• Registered Midwife currently on the NMC register
• Midwifery Degree
• Assessing and mentoring qualification
• Evidence of CPD

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria

• Extensive post registration experience and experience of leading a team
• Excellent clinical skills
• Excellent managerial, leadership and organisational skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Able to motivate and develop a team of staff

Desirable criteria

• Previous ward manager experience

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria

• Experience of handling clinical incidents and complaints
• Previous experience of change management and problem solving
• Understanding of resource management, health and safety, clinical risk and quality issues
• Detailed knowledge of professional accountability

Desirable criteria

• Awareness of equality and diversity

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Applicants are kindly requested to refrain from using AI at any stage during the recruitment process.

Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.

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To get this form, please email nuhnt.recruitment@nhs.net and ask for an easy read application.

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If you are aged 16 or 17 and applying for a role that is more than 20 hours a week, please be aware that you will be asked to commence an Apprenticeship within the Trust alongside your role, as long as there is a suitable apprenticeship standard available. This is in line with the current guidance in England that whilst young people under the age of 18 can leave school (on the last Friday in June) they must then do one of the following:

• Stay in full-time education, for example at a college
• Start an Apprenticeship
• Spend 20 hours of more a week working or volunteering, while in part-time education or training

For more details visit; School leaving age - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are 'at risk' of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

International Recruitment: If you are applying for a role with us from outside of the UK then please read the guidance on applying for a health or social care job in the UK from abroad.

ID and Right to work checks: NUH authenticate ID and right to work documentation including passports and driving licenses through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.

Consent:

• Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
• Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£49.50 for enhanced and £21.50 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month's pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.
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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

• C29 Ward Manager JD (PDF, 464.4KB)
• C29 Ward Manager PS (PDF, 304.4KB)
• Mindful Employer (PDF, 242.5KB)
• Equality and Diversity (PDF, 122.3KB)
• Equal Opportunities (PDF, 57.4KB)
• Disability Confidence Scheme (PDF, 51.0KB)
• Rehabilitation of Ex Offenders (PDF, 106.0KB)
• Application Process Booklet (PDF, 24.8MB)