Continuity Team Leader

NHS; Guildford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable healthcare provider in Guildford is seeking an experienced Midwife to lead a continuity midwifery team. The ideal candidate will require community midwifery experience and a degree in a relevant subject. Responsibilities include clinical leadership and ensuring high-quality care. The position offers a pro rata salary of £50,008 to £56,908.

Benefits

Comprehensive health and wellbeing program

Investments in professional development

Innovative work environment

Qualifications

• Experience in community midwifery.
• Experience in continuity models of care.
• Experience in intrapartum care.
• Ability to manage and support staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership to midwifery teams.
• Ensure continuity of care for women and families.
• Participate in a 24-hour maternity service.

Skills

Community midwifery experience

Leadership

Intrapartum care experience

Professional development

Education

Degree in relevant subject

Registered Midwife

Job description

The Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust is looking for an experienced, enthusiastic midwife to join our innovative and award winning maternity service.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 7 position to provide leadership to ensure effective management of a case loading team.

This post holder will need to be passionate about the provision of continuity of carer, be highly organised with an ability to maintain safe provision of care for women within the team. This will include reviewing clinic capacity, activity and staffing and supporting the clinical provision of care in a case loading model. The post holder will be motivated and demonstrate an ability to facilitate exceptional patient experience as well as provide robust leadership to the midwives within the team.

The maternity department at the Royal Surrey is highly successful; it is rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, has achieved Gold Accreditation under the Unicef Baby Friendly Initiative and has achieved all 10 safety actions as a part of NHS Resolution's CNST scheme. The maternity department prides itself on the high quality care it provides to women and families; this is achieved by focusing on innovation, quality improvement and staff health and wellbeing.

Main duties of the job

o The role will be part clinical to support the team rota and provide clinical supervisory support to midwives to realise their full potential as autonomous practitioners placing women, babies and their families at the centre of care on a continuity of care pathway.

o The post holder will work closely with the Senior Team in maternity services and work collaboratively with specialist midwives, the obstetric team, health visitors and GP practices to further develop pathways so that services are responsive to the needs of women and families.

o The women and their families' experience of our services will be dependent on high quality, effective and customer focused care and the post holder will ensure that care provided is in keeping with the Trust's vision and values.

o Maintenance of a twenty-four hour maternity service for women and participate in on-call commitments as required. The post-holder will be required to work in both the community and the hospital across a 7 day service including night duties.

o The post-holder is expected to supervise junior staff and to be able to teach qualified and unqualified staff, including basic and/or post-basic students.

About us

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.

Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

A video about the Royal Surrey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo

Job responsibilities

The Continuity Team Leader will provide clinical leadership, facilitate professional development and operationally manage one or more continuity midwifery teams.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife
• Degree in relevant subject

Knowledge and Experience

• Ability to demonstrate experience in community midwifery
• Ability to demonstrate experience in the continuity models of care
• Ability to demonstrate experience in intrapartum care
• Leading elements of service provision and supporting of staff
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Evidence of managing people
• Demonstrable achievement in changing clinical practice

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£50,008 to £56,908 a yearper annum pro rata (inc HCAS)