The post holder will provide professional, clinical and managerial leadership within the delivery Suite, Midwifery led units and triage area thus ensuring both safe and high standards of clinical care. The post holder will have expert clinical knowledge, being able to lead and teach other midwives in advancing the midwifery profession within the Delivery Suite and co located Midwife Led Unit . As an expert the post holder must have wide experience of normal midwifery and be skilled in the management of high-risk obstetrics. The post holder will lead on the continual development of staff within her/his remit and will play a pivotal role in the implementation of existing and forthcoming NICE guidance for maternity care, Safer Childbirth document which contains the minimum standards for the organisation and delivery of care in labour and confidential enquiries. The post holder will be an effective role model and act as an expert midwife. The post holder will take the lead on clinical risk incident reporting. The post holder will be highly visible, accessible and recognisable to patients, relatives and staff and act as a champion for privacy and dignity, professional standards and patient advocacy. They will act as a role model, demonstrate respect, dignity and compassion when delivering their professional duties, and uphold the principles of equality and diversity.

Main duties of the job

The Matron is responsible for delivering the Trust's Strategy, within their area of responsibility, incorporating the following:

*Ensuring the standardisation of services across all relevant sites to the best possible level, so that all of our patients experience equally high quality care

*Supporting the planning, development and delivery of multi-site services to ensure that there is a common understanding of capacity and demand with clear operational plans to deliver the best in care in the most appropriate settings

*Supporting the planning and managing services to ensure the best possible use of resources.

*Supporting the development of a sustainable safe workforce that is fit for the future within their area of responsibility

*Working with system partners to put in place clinical pathways that care for patients in the most appropriate settings, and reducing inappropriate or avoidable demand for acute services.

*For ensuring services are delivered in a culture where patient safety, high clinical quality, service improvement and financial accountability are paramount.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• * Registered as a midwife with the NMC (E)
• * Recognised management qualification or working towards (D)
• * Educated to Degree level or demonstrate significant equitable experience (E)
• * Evidence of recent CPD (E)

Experience

Essential

• * Significant experience of managing a ward (E)
• * At least 3 years' experience at Band 7 or above (E)
• * Evidence of significant multi-disciplinary working (E)
• * Proven experience of change management in clinical services (E)
• * Extensive knowledge and understanding of current professional nursing issues (E)
• * Extensive knowledge of national policy, standards and frameworks (E)

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

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