Ward Leader for Trinity Ward

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Hasland; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Ward Leader for Trinity Ward. The role focuses on leading a multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, high-quality, woman-centred care across antenatal, postnatal and transitional services.

You will drive clinical excellence, support staff development and promote a culture of continuous quality improvement, ensuring compassionate care and excellent patient experiences for families and staff alike.

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife with current practicing qualification.
• Evidence of study at degree level.
• Teaching/mentorship qualification desirable.
• NIPE qualification desirable.
• Masters level study desirable.
• Formal management qualification desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide visible, supportive leadership for Trinity Ward.
• Lead assessment, planning and delivery of midwifery clinical care.
• Ensure fundamental care standards and patient safety are achieved.
• Implement quality measures and deliver improvement plans.
• Line-manage staff and support staff development and teamwork.

Skills

Leadership

Organisational skills

Communication and negotiation

Decision making under pressure

People development

Education

Registered Midwife

Degree level study evidence

Teaching/Mentorship qualification

NIPE qualification

Masters level study

Formal management qualification

Job description

Are you an experienced, compassionate and motivated midwife ready to take the nest step in your leadership journey? An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the leadership team as the Ward Leader for Trinity Ward. Trinity Ward has 21 beds and provides antenatal, postnatal and transitional care. We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed Ward Leader who is passionate about providing safe, high-quality, person-centred care and who can inspire and support a multidisciplinary team. This is an opportunity to play a key role in shaping the future of our service, supporting staff development and ensuring that families receive an excellent experience on Trinity Ward. We are looking for someone who Is a confident and experienced midwife with a strong clinical knowledge Has a passion for high-quality compassionate maternity care Can provide visible, supportive and effective leadership Is committed to supporting, empowering and developing staff Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills Can work collaboratively across the multi-disciplinary team Is committed to patient safety, quality improvement and positive outcomes Can lead change and contribute to the continued development of our maternity services If you are an ambitious midwife who is ready to lead, inspire and make a difference, we would welcome your application., The Ward Leader for Trinity Ward should be an expert in the assessment, planning and delivery of midwifery clinical care, providing motivational leadership and efficient organisation of the area. They will ensure that the fundamental care standards are achieved, providing a visible presence and be accessible to women, families and staff. The Ward Lead will ensure that quality measures are implemented, and resultant improvement plans delivered.

• oRegistered Midwife
• oEvidence of study at degree level
• oTeaching/ mentorship qualification
• Desirable
• oNIPE qualification
• oStudy at Masters level
• oFormal management qualification
• Experience Essential
• oExtensive post registration experience
• oRelevant operational management experience oClinically credible
• oEvidence of achievement in previous roles
• oExperience of line managing staff
• oExperience of clinical risk/investigations
• Desirable
• oInvolvement in clinical audit
• oBudget management
• oExperience of leading innovative change
• Skills and Knowledge Essential
• oStrong Leadership skills
• oExcellent organisation skills
• oDeveloped communication, influencing and negotiation skills
• oAble to develop people and teams
• oAbility to use initiative and make decisions under pressure
• oComprehensive knowledge of national initiatives and recommendations related to maternity services
• Demonstrates our Proud to CARE Values Essential
• Compassion, Ambition, Respect, Encouragement, oConfident to manage change
• oProfessional standards
• oEnthusiastic
• oResilient
• oSelf-directed
• oFlexible and forward thinking

Our vision: Exceptional patient care provided by exceptional people.

Our mission: To bring our people communities and partners together, providing patient care we are proud of. We all play a part in achieving this, by living up to the values we promise to our patients and each other. As members of staff we will always be guided by our Proud to CARE values. Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a well performing Foundation Trust serving a population of around 441,000 across the Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire Dales, North Amber Valley, High Peak and Northeast Derbyshire districts with a workforce of around 5,000 staff. We are committed to working with our partners in Health and Social Care to deliver long term financial sustainability and resilience in our performance to ensure we provide high quality services and excellent patient care