The Director of Midwifery and Nursing - Women's Health & Breast (DOM) will lead and advocate for safe, high quality maternity, gynaecology and breast care, leading the strategic and operational delivery of local services.

ULHT Maternity services are on an exciting improvement journey are are looking to recruit a dynamic enthusiastic Director of Midwifery to support continued improvements. The Maternity service has recently been rated good by the CQC and has been able to submit full compliance with CNST year 5 and 6.

Midwifery is a great place to work in ULHT, we have a great team who are truly committed to giving outstanding care, we have low sickness, turnover and vacancy rates, our team members enjoy being at work.

Our team members contribution to delivering outstanding care is regularly recognised by the awards won at Trust, Regional and National Level and we are backed by a Board that is extremely supportive of our service.

If you are interested in making a real difference and being part of the leadership team of a forward thinking service, we'd love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

The DOM is a key position, accountable to the Director of Nursing, with a prime focus on the day-to-day delivery of high standards of patient centred care across integrated care pathways and services and operational delivery.

Professional midwifery leadership is a key and fundamental function of the DOM role, professionally accountable to the Director of Nursing, with a focus on the strategic delivery of high standards of midwifery, Gynae and breast services across the 3 sites. The role involves working in partnership with other organisations across the Integrated Care System (ICS) and the post holder will develop and maintain a network of mutually beneficial relationships with the LMNS, maternity providers, Public Health England, Health Education England, Care Quality Commission, the Regional Chief Midwife, the Royal Colleges and other key stakeholders. This is with the aim of taking forward national polices for patients across the ICS and developing a long term strategic vision that enables high quality and sustainable services contributing to the provision of high quality care, improved outcomes and improved family experiences.

About us

Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of �643 million (20/21) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.

Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement - Outstanding Care Personally Delivered - stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.

We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.

Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good'. Our rating for caring remained as 'Good'.

This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.

Job description

Job responsibilities

What should you do next?

Have a look at the job description, and if you like what you see, then apply today. Dont miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. Your NHS needs you!

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• oRM and current NMC registration, UK
• oMSc or relevant equivalent experience
• oRelevant leadership qualification
• oManagement qualification or additional short courses

Desirable

• Doctorate or willing to work towards

Previous experience

Essential

• oRecent experience at senior level in an acute health care setting
• oExtensive knowledge of complex and acute (staff management/financial management and change management) including sound knowledge of public involvement
• oExtensive knowledge of and experience in the operational management of hospital services
• oAdvanced management/leadership experience of clinical teams
• oSound understanding of clinical governance and risk management processes
• oProven experience in developing Trust wide strategy.

Knowledge, Skills and aptitude

Essential

• oAdvanced knowledge of maternity policy and practice
• oEvidence of substantial service development
• oEvidence of strategic awareness
• oExperience of providing advice on complex issues in midwife
• oAdvanced training and organisational skills
• oEvidence of incorporating research and evidence into midwifery practice on a strategic and local level
• oClinically credible
• oExcellent people management skills
• oAbility of conveying highly complex and contentious messages
• oHighly developed leadership and influencing skills
• oAble to lead, motivate and influence individuals both within and external to the organisation
• oTo facilitate good working relationships with other colleagues across Trust and health economy
• oAble to interpret complex information and take appropriate action and to provide expert advice as a result
• oDemonstrate political judgement and intellectual flexibility
• oIdentify and interpret trends taking appropriate action as required
• oAbility to plan and organise a broad range of complex activities
• oHighly developed physical skills where accuracy is important with a high degree of precision

Desirable

• Presenting skills at national, regional and Board level

Employer details

Employer name

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Lincoln County Hospital

Greetwell Road

Lincoln

LN2 5QY

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