Outpatient Maternity Manager - Band 7

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It is all about the people at East Cheshire NHS Trust. We have a real sense of community, and our values are truly embedded into everything we do, ensuring we are a great and inclusive place to work. You will be supported, developed and empowered throughout your career with us. Come and join us, where you can play your part in helping us deliver outstanding care and improving the health of all the people we serve.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen at East Cheshire NHS Trust for a Senior Midwife to apply for the Outpatient Maternity Manager. We are looking to recruit an experienced Midwife to provide a high level of visible leadership, management and clinical expertise in the community setting and maternity unit.

East Cheshire NHS Trust provide maternity services to approximately 1500 women, pregnant people and families each year providing excellent quality care in line with the latest national and regional standards.

We are proud of our achievements at Macclesfield Maternity Unit and would welcome you as a valued member of our innovative team who will help us to excel further to deliver our trust objectives and values. We are looking for an adaptable individual who has excellent interpersonal skills, works well as part of a multi-disciplinary team and has the ability to work under pressure, whilst moving the service forward. Applicants should be able to demonstrate previous knowledge and experience in the provision of community midwifery care, leadership, service development and staff management skills. This role will include split clinical and management time.

Hours per week: 22.5 hours

Fixed Term 12 months

Main duties of the job

To provide a high level of clinical expertise, leadership and management in the maternity department, and community as required.

To work within the Clinical Governance framework to ensure higher standards of care are provided.

To participate in the on-call rota as required in the provision of the 24 hour service.

Working for our organisation

It is all about the people at East Cheshire NHS Trust. We have a real sense of community, and our values are truly embedded into everything we do, ensuring we are a great and inclusive place to work. You will be supported, developed and empowered throughout your career with us. Come and join us, where you can play your part in helping us deliver outstanding care and improving the health of all the people we serve.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters as part of ongoing monitoring.

Please be aware that this post requires an Enhanced with Barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, the cost of which is payable by the successful candidate. If you have lived or worked abroad for 6 months or more in the last 5 years you will need to obtain an overseas police clearance. Further information can be found on the additional information links at the bottom of the advert.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please read the attached Applicant Pack prior to completing your application form to find out more information.

Please download a copy of the Job Description and Person Specification located under the Supporting documents heading to read more about the advertised role.

As part of making your application we encourage you to review the Trusts Careers webpage www.careersateastcheshire.nhs.uk for more information about working for East Cheshire NHS Trust

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. The Trust is a Disability Confident Leader and as such, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification).

Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close the advert prior to the advertised closing date should we receive a large number of applications.

We look forward to receiving your application.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• NMC (Nursing and Midwifery Council) registered Midwife
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
• Teaching certificate or Mentorship/Preceptorship certificate

Desirable criteria

• Management course
• Leadership course
• PMA (Professional Midwifery Advocate) qualification
• Post graduate degree

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• In-depth knowledge of maternity services
• Awareness of political issues affecting health and midwifery care
• Knowledge of National Maternity Agendas
• Budget management skills
• Evidence service development such as Quality Improvement Projects

Desirable criteria

• Utilise evidence-based research to inform and develop practice
• Comprehensive awareness

Skills

Essential criteria

• Excellent clinical skills and knowledge in antenatal / postnatal care
• Ability to deal with difficult situations effectively
• Ability to manage obstetric emergencies
• Ability to prioritise workload
• Ability to initiate and manage change

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of delivering service in line with public health national agenda
• Midwifery experience within a UK setting, demonstrating awareness and skills of excellent, evidence-based practice.
• Experience working within the maternity postnatal and triage setting

Desirable criteria

• Previous experience as a Labour Ward Coordinator
• Budget awareness
• Overall management operational maternity services
• Experience of management in the community setting
• Leadership experience

Other Role Requirements

Essential criteria

• Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for further details

Please read the guidance for applicants and completing the application form documents prior to completing your application form (documents are located below).

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. The Trust is a Disability Confident Leader and as such, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification). In order to facilitate applications from all members of the community the Trust is able to offer services including Braille Applications and Interpreting Services.

The Trust may close any advertised post before the stated closing date. We recommend that you apply as soon as possible.

If you have not heard from us within 3 weeks of the advert closing date, regretfully you should assume that your application has been unsuccessful.

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

• Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 336.6KB)
• Staff Benefits Brochure (PDF, 878.5KB)
• East Cheshire NHS Trust Applicant Pack (PDF, 354.3KB)