Antenatal Day Unit Midwife

Northern Care Alliance; Oldham; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package

Flexible working opportunities

Annual leave allowance

Job summary

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced midwifery leader to shape and deliver high-quality maternity services. You will drive clinical governance, quality initiatives, and service development across antenatal and triage settings, ensuring safe, compassionate care for women and families.

You will lead on policy development, audit activity and research, while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to embed new ways of working and improve outcomes.

Qualifications

• Current experience in Midwifery Practice
• Team Working
• Evidence of acting as a mentor/preceptor
• Awareness of change management

Responsibilities

• Lead on clinical governance, quality initiatives, service development and audit activity.
• Provide strategic leadership across maternity services and champion continuous improvement.
• Develop and implement policies, guidelines and clinical protocols for safe practice.
• Support implementation of national and local maternity priorities and collaboration with stakeholders.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Written and verbal communication

Time management

Multidisciplinary working

Mentor/preceptor experience

Change management awareness

Education

Degree / Diploma in Midwifery

Masters Degree

Job description

We are seeking an enthusiastic, compassionate and motivated midwife to join our Antenatal Day Unit and Maternity Triage services. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference to women and families by delivering safe, responsive and high-quality care throughout pregnancy.

You will work autonomously within your scope of practice, providing expert assessment, care planning and interventions for women attending triage both in person and via telephone. Working closely with the multidisciplinary team, you will help ensure women receive personalised, effective care when they need it most.

The role includes assessing care needs, developing and evaluating individualised care plans, monitoring outcomes, managing test results and supporting home blood pressure monitoring programmes. You will use your clinical judgement to respond confidently to both routine and emergency situations while maintaining the highest standards of care.

As an integral member of the team, you will build strong collaborative relationships, contribute to a positive patient experience and support the development of colleagues and students through supervision, mentoring and teaching.

If you are passionate about delivering exceptional maternity care, thrive in a fast-paced environment and are committed to improving outcomes for women and their families, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Lead the Future of Maternity Care

We are seeking an experienced and inspirational midwifery leader to help shape and deliver high-quality, evidence-based maternity services.

In this influential role, you will provide strategic leadership across maternity services, driving excellence in clinical care and championing continuous improvement. You will lead on clinical governance, quality initiatives, service development, research and audit activity, ensuring women and families receive safe, compassionate and personalised care.

Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and key stakeholders, you will support the delivery of national and local maternity priorities and contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of policies, guidelines and clinical protocols that promote safe and effective practice.

You will play a key role in driving innovation and modernisation, identifying opportunities to improve services and embed new ways of working. You will also contribute to the public health agenda, supporting initiatives that enhance the health and wellbeing of women, babies and families.

This is an excellent opportunity for a passionate leader who is committed to improving outcomes, influencing positive change and helping shape the future of maternity care.

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Qualifications

• Degree / Diploma in Midwifery studies or equivalent
• Masters Degree

Professional Registration

• Registered Midwife with current NMC registration

Knowledge, Training and Experience

• Current experience in Midwifery Practice
• Team Working
• Evidence of acting as a mentor/preceptor
• Awareness of change management

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Effective written and verbal communication
• Time management
• Evidence of multidisciplinary working
• Demonstrate an awareness of research and audit

The NCA is proud to serve a diverse population and is committed to delivering inclusive, accessible care. We value individuality and aim to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. Applications are welcomed from individuals of all backgrounds, identities, and beliefs.

We also warmly welcome applications from serving and former members of the Armed Forces community and their families. Please indicate on your application form if you are a member of the Armed Forces community to be considered under our guaranteed interview scheme, subject to meeting the essential criteria for the role.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to offering a guaranteed interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact the Recruitment Team at [e-mail]

Vacancies may close before the advertised closing date if a high volume of applications are received or where an internal redeployee has been identified.

For fixed-term roles, current NHS staff will be considered for secondments, while fixed-term contracts will be offered to external (non-NHS) applicants.

If you are applying for an internal secondment opportunity, we strongly encourage you to discuss this with your line manager before submitting your application. Any secondment offer will be subject to management agreement and the needs of your substantive service. Where release cannot be supported, the secondment may unfortunately be unable to proceed.

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