Detailed job description
and main responsibilities
1. Provide expert professional advice and support to the Chief Nurse, the Trust Board and midwives across UHD, leading and providing strategic oversight for Maternity & Neonatal Services, acting as an exemplary role model for the profession both internally and externally, championing a professional and open culture
2. To promote an operating framework across the Trust that supports compassion, communication, teamwork, respect, professionalism and inclusion in accordance with the values and behaviours expected by the Trust
3. To ensure inclusion, diversity and equality for all our people and that we foster effective working relationships based on our values
4. To lead, motivate and develop their own team to ensure that they are able to deliver the new responsibilities of the Trust/ICB for Dorset
5. Promote a culture of openness that encourages speaking up and learning from excellence as well as incidents, to continually drive a safe service
6. Have a key role in influencing strategic direction for the development of Maternity & Neonatal Services within the ICB through working with strategic partners
7. Be highly visible, approachable and available to respond to mothers, people, relatives and the public
8. To ensure that the NHS People Strategy and NHS Long Term Plan is delivered across the Trust providing strategic leadership to support implementation
9. Will work closely with the maternity voices partnership to develop and co-produce services
10. Lead the quality assurance and risk management process within the Maternity and Neonatal Directorate; designing and implementing structures to ensure compliance with policy through audit and ensuring there are robust governance structures for the prevention and management of complaints, clinical incidents and serious untoward incidents.
11. Act locally as a maternity safety champion to inform and provide assurance to Board level champions about matters of concern and quality improvement in the maternity service
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
12. Registered Midwife
13. Degree level education or equivalent
14. Evidence of continued personal & professional development
15. Masters Degree
Desirable criteria
16. Registered Nurse
Experience
Essential criteria
17. Extensive experience at Senior clinical leadership level within a complex Acute Trust
18. A track record of successfully leading a midwifery function in a complex organisation
19. Evidence of implementing significant organisational change
20. Evidence of strong and positive leadership behaviours
21. Evidence of working across boundaries, influencing and developing staff and working with multiple stakeholders
22. Proven experience in the implementation of corporate and professional strategies
23. Demonstrable experience of improving patient experience
24. Demonstrable experience of improving patient safety
25. Experience of resource management
Skills
Essential criteria
26. Able to build and maintain strong confidence in engagement with the Executive Directors and Trust Board
27. Ability to effectively engage and communicate with a broad range of stakeholders
28. Political awareness and ability to influence beyond line management
29. Ability to work in a climate of rapid change and uncertainty
30. The ability to think and act strategically, yet developing workable and practical solutions to achieve strategic outcomes
Knowledge
Essential criteria
31. Knowledge of health and social care structures and policy at national, regional and local level
32. Political awareness and ability to influence and work with stakeholders at all levels
33. Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
34. An understanding of audit and research-based nursing/midwifery practice
Skills
Essential criteria
35. A strong lateral thinker and highly effective communicator
36. Excellent influencing and negotiating skills
37. Excellent interpersonal skills
38. A strong sense of drive, determination and personal resilience
39. A passion to make a difference to patient outcome and experience