An exceptional and exciting opportunity has arisen at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking for a strong and inspirational midwifery leader who can bring insight and skills related to working in challenged maternity services, on a journey of significant improvement.
Our maternity services are undergoing an extensive improvement journey and working with all key stakeholders including our Maternity and Neonatal Partnership to develop sustainable improvements across both sites, but also in partnership with the Integrated care Board and our regional Maternity team.
This post will provide a unique and significant opportunity for the successful applicant to develop in their operational and strategic midwifery leadership career, supported by the Director of Midwifery.
You will work with all members of the senior midwifery leadership team, and in partnership with the Clinical Director, and Care Group (CG) Senior Triumvirate.
The post-holder will have full oversight and provide expert senior midwifery leadership for the quality, safety and governance agenda for maternity and neonatal services, supporting the safe delivery of the maternity services. You will monitor and provide assurance of all key quality performance metrics, and all action plans resulting from timely delivery and response to all elements of robust good governance whilst ensuring clinical practice is in line with national evidence best practice and national standards.
With the Director of Midwifery, you will provide professional leadership on all Midwifery matters and provide professional advice on the development of community and hospital based maternity services.
The post-holder will advise on quality and clinical governance and support specialist members of the team to develop and implement policies designed to achieve high quality and safe healthcare including infection control, safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and equality and diversity.
You will proactively involve and work with the Matrons and Midwifery senior leadership Team as well as the MNVP and ICB to ensure they are fully aware of current practice initiatives, priorities and challenges. Using effective communication mechanisms, you will ensure all staff are well informed of changes in practice and service provision resulting from good governance process that inform service improvement and development.
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Our Benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
- Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants.
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service).
- A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager.
- A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave.
- Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme.
- NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme.
- An extensive range of learning and development opportunities.
- Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sascha Wells-Munro Job title: Director of Midwifery Email address: s.wells-munro@nhs.net Telephone number: 07977715617
