Deputy Head of Midwifery

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust; Luton; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Luton is seeking a senior midwifery leader for a six-month secondment. The candidate should possess leadership experience in maternity services and a commitment to enhancing user experience. Responsibilities include providing managerial support for maternity service transformation and ensuring clinical quality standards. The ideal applicant will be a compassionate leader dedicated to improving care for women and families, making a significant impact in a collaborative setting.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing and leading maternity services.
• Commitment to working with service users.
• Ability to display compassionate leadership.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional and managerial leadership.
• Accountable for clinical quality in maternity services.
• Support the Head of Midwifery in service transformation.
• Monitor and review service performance.
• Establish and maintain clinical practice.

Skills

Leadership in maternity services

Collaboration with healthcare teams

Compassionate leadership

Clinical practice in midwifery

Education

Registered Midwife qualification

Job description

Job overview

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a senior midwifery leader to take the next step in their leadership journey. This post is a secondment for a minimum of three months, possibly extending to six months.

We are looking for a motivated midwifery leader to join the team on our Luton and Dunstable Hospital site. You will have experience in managing and leading maternity services and have commitment to working with service users and supporting staff to be the best they can be. You will be a compassionate leader who is able to display our THRIVE values in everything you do.

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Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is on an exciting journey of improvement and development. As a newly integrated organisation caring for 9,000 birthing people a year you will gain good experience of working collaboratively across both sites.

The Deputy Head of Midwifery & Gynaecology supports and deputises for the Head of Midwifery and works alongside the clinical and operational teams in maternity and gynaecology ensuring the smooth running of the unit.

Our five year maternity strategy will be published this summer and you will take on responsibility for the delivery of key areas delegated to you, working with our Local Maternity and Neonatal system partners and our Maternity voices partnership.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will:

• Provide professional and managerial leadership
• Support the Head of Midwifery to take forward the maternity services transformation plan
• Be accountable forလုပ် all clinical aspects of quality within delegated service areas.
• To be responsible for monitoring and reviewing service performance ensuring agreed targets are met.
• Initiating and being influential in the creation of new models of care
• Maintain a visible presence where women and families, staff and visitors can turn for assistance and upon whom they can rely.
• Be a practising midwife, and establish and maintain clinical practice pattern as Deputy Head of Midwifery Improving the Quality and Standards of Care.
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• Benchmark high risk services against national and international best practice to develop and deliver evidenced based practice
• Promote and identify women and DNA’s health needs. Ensure the service women and babies receive are applicable, accessible when they need them and are delivered in a manner which respects their privacy, dignity and individuality.
• Support HoM in championing user involvement in shaping the maternity service
• Deputise for and assist the Head of Midwifery & Gynaecology
• In partnership with the HoM, prepare the vision and strategy for maternity and its alignment with business planning cycle.
• Participate fully in the activities of the Division and those of the Directorate and Trust as required.
• Represent midwifery and actively participate in Trust and external Forums.

Working for our organisation Western

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Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across Schei busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led MQui and Paediatrics. You will be joining ...

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Our values

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