A wonderful opportunity has arisen for an experienced Midwife to lead our established Barkantine Team as Team Leader. Our Birth Centre remains closed to Intrapartum care currently. However, we have an active Community service continuing to run from the centre.

We know Community teams can be some of the most satisfying and empowering teams to work in. We have built this team to not only provide excellent care, but to also care and invest in the Midwives and Maternity Support workers within the team.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, compassionate, and motivated individual who provides excellent care for women and their families, living in Tower Hamlets. You will be part of a supportive and experienced team currently providing antenatal and postnatal care.

We value your experience working alongside us and acknowledge that fulfilled Midwives put service users at the centre of their work. As a Midwife you are part of the woman's family and develop a mutually respectful and satisfying relationship.

We understand and value that each of our midwives are individuals. With individual needs, motivation, and aspiration we are committed in supporting you. Alongside your Matron as a line manager, you will also have support from our Professional Midwifery Advocates, through Restorative Clinical Supervision, group and 1:1 sessions.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for coordinating and developing services that are personalised to the needs of pregnant women and their babies.

The post holder will provide effective leadership within the group practice model of care working in partnership with the community teams and all clinical areas. They will work collaboratively with other multi-disciplinary team members contribute to the education and professional development of staff in the acute and primary care setting. He/she will be actively involved in providing clinical care and education to women and their families and provide on- going support to midwives and GP's caring for pregnant women. The post holder will be responsible for ensuring there is on-going auditing, monitoring and evaluation of the service provided.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Midwife
• Mentorship qualification/ Practice assessor training
• BSc or working towards

Desirable

• MSc or working towards
• Leadership qualification
• NIPE Qualification
• Prescriber

Experience

Essential

• 2 years post registration experience with at least 1 year of recent intrapartum experience
• Experience of Community Midwifery

Desirable

• Experience of leading a team
• Experience of change management

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of current and emerging NHS strategy and policy
• Ability to offer constructive suggestions for service improvement
• Effectively carries out tasks related to evaluating services.
• Understanding and rising to the challenges quality improvement and service development
• Ability to work collaboratively with thematernity team to implement service improvement initiatives
• Acts in a way that is consistent with legislation, policies and procedures and abide by the Trust Health and Safety policies
• Ability to support others in maintaining health, safety, and security
• Ability to identify and assess the potential risks involved in work activities and processes for self and others
• Ability to identify how to manage risks and help others manage risks
• Ability to identify how to manage how health safety and security can be improved

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

The Royal London Hospital

The Royal London Hospital

London

E1 1FR

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