B7 Lead Midwife - Maternity Triage/Maternity Day Case in Birmingham

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University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services. The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity. As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.

The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.

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Job overview: As a Senior Midwife for Maternity Triage and Maternity Day Case you will take overall responsibility and accountability in ensuring women receive safe, clinically effective, women centred care. Working across the two sites of UHDB you will have a sound knowledge of the Birmingham Symptom-specific Obstetric Triage System (BSOTS). You will lead by example, offer expert midwifery clinical advice, operationally support and manage teams and services ensuring the delivery of high quality, effective and compassionate midwifery care across Maternity Triage and Maternity Day Case cross site at both Royal Derby Hospital and Queens Hospital, Burton.

Main duties of the job:

• You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams to deliver care to women, and will work flexibly across the service in supporting the delivery of midwifery care.
• Senior midwives provide expert clinical and professional midwifery leadership and are accountable for the women, babies, public and staff experience. This will be in line with local, Trust wide and national policies, procedures, values and behaviours.
• To be visible and accessible as a leader in maternity services.
• To be a role model and someone for whom women, staff and the public can turn to for assistance, advice and support.
• Trust policies and procedures are implemented, monitored and adhered to.
• The ward / department team is managed on a day-to-day basis reflecting HR policies and procedures, including staff performance / sickness and absence.
• Staff will be coached, supported and appropriately signposted to other agencies.
• Systems and processes are in place for women to receive high quality midwifery care across the 24-hour period and clinical staff feel empowered to make their own decisions in the midwifery matron/senior midwives' absence, reflecting the ward / department team philosophy of care.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development.
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes.

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities: Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB – this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.

Evidence of degree/working towards degree or relevant experience, NMC Registration and revalidation requirements, Leadership Qualification, Evidence of degree / working towards higher degree or equivalent experience.

Experience and Knowledge:

• To be able to demonstrate theoretical knowledge of the Birmingham Symptom-specific Obstetric Triage system.
• To be able to demonstrate clinical experience relevant to the post.
• To be able to demonstrate evidence of management/leadership skills gained through theoretical knowledge and or experience.
• Demonstrable experience of mentoring, supporting, coaching and developing staff.
• Specific knowledge of the clinical area/speciality.
• Evidence of teaching/nurturing.

Skills and Ability:

• Takes the lead for implementing policies/procedures and able to influence change to practice/procedure where necessary.
• Demonstrable experience in assessing associated risks and takes appropriate action.
• To be able to demonstrate the ability to manage clinical workload prioritising and re-prioritising.
• Experience of managing a delegated budget.
• Experience of E Roster.
• Experience of facilitating appraisals, staff development and confirmers to support NMC revalidation.
• Experience in HR policies, including management of performance and sickness absence.

Our Trust aims to provide the highest quality care to patients within Derbyshire and South East Staffordshire and we want the very best people to work with us.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: If we receive a high number of applications for this position we reserve the right to withdraw the post before the closing date, therefore it is advisable that you apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

At UHDB, we offer different ways to work flexibly to each and every one of our colleagues, many of whom already work flexibly at all sites of the Trust. For our roles we are open to discussing the possibility of part-time/ reduced hours/ compressed hours/ flexible start and finish times/ fixed/flexible shifts/annualised hours/ term time hours/ hybrid working – working partly in the trust/partly at home.

Most of our posts are subject to a DBS check, however having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from obtaining a position. Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.

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