An exciting opportunity has arisen with the Northern Care Alliance to Lead and support the existing maternal medicine team.

We are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic and creative Midwife to lead the Maternal Medicine service alongside the established obstetric team to drive and maintain the high quality standards of midwifery care throughout the Maternity service.

You will need to be naturally responsive to the changing demands on your priorities and workloads, and manage your own diary efficiently. The post holder will need to be confident enough to instigate and drive local change to meet the expectations and standards set by the national programmes.

The role will be cross-site to cover both The Royal Oldham Hospital and Rochdale Infirmary. You will need to be willing to travel flexibly to both sites and to outside events/meetings as and when necessary.

This is an excellent opportunity for you to develop leadership and quality improvement skills in a warm friendly supportive environment, whilst maintaining clinical skills.

Main duties of the job

The Maternal Medicine Specialist Midwife will provide equitable and expert support for women with pre-existing or pregnancy-induced significant medical issues, to ensure sustainability of that care, and additionally provide perinatal mental health support or other onward referral as required. They may also provide support for colleagues providing these services, and form links through into the Greater Manchester Maternal Medicine Network.

The post holder will have responsibility for the provision of effective and efficient service within the midwifery units in the Trust. They will provide clinical and professional management and leadership for the team. They will work alongside the Lead Clinician for the Trust, and also with the Local Maternity System.

The post holder is responsible for ensuring the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care are maintained to a high standard. They will manage the reporting aspects of the Maternal Medicine provision within their unit and ensure cost effective use of resources.

Act as a motivational role model by applying best practice in motivating staff to drive improvements and provide visible leadership on shift in the workplace.

About us

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 tomake a differenceand 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.

Job description

Job 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

This vacancy is open to those who have a current NMC PIN to practice as an Registered Nurse or Midwife in the UK, or those who are currently enrolled on a course which means they expect to receive their full NMC PIN within the next 3 months. Please note an NMC PRN PIN is not a full NMC PIN and would not fulfil the essential criteria for this role.

The NCA can no longer accept applications from International Nurses and Midwives who are yet to complete all competencies needed to receivea full NMC PIN to practice in the UK as we have paused our OSCE programme indefinitely. To learn more about how you can gain a full NMC PIN to be eligible to apply for our vacancies in the future, please see the NMC website: https://www.nmc.org.uk/registration/joining-the-register/register-nurse-midwife/trained-outside-uk/how-to-guide/

We reserve the right to close the online vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and return your application form as soon as possible.

Person Specification

essential Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Midwife
• Degree in Midwifery

Desirable

• Master's degree or working towards

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• Substantial clinical experience with antenatal care
• Evidence of continued professional development in area of expertise
• Knowledge and understanding of the local and national midwifery agenda

Desirable

• Recognised management/ leadership qualification
• Service development and/or change management

Employer details

Employer name

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Oldham Hospital

Rochdale Road

Oldham

OL1 2JH

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