Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, enthusiastic midwife to manage our Antenatal Clinic and Antenatal Day Assessment Unit. The role holds 24-hour continuing responsibility as the professional and managerial lead for the team, with responsibility for recruitment, deployment, supervision and development of staff, and accountability for the quality of service provision in the designated geographical area(s).
You will work autonomously within departmental/Trust guidelines and professional sphere of practice, abiding by the Midwives rules and standards (NMC 05.04). You will be responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes for a defined group of women. You will work with multidisciplinary/agency groups involved in the provision of health and social care to childbearing women and their families to continually improve maternity care, being responsive to the needs of the women and obtaining user views as appropriate.
The Antenatal Clinic and Antenatal Day Assessment Unit form part of the Outpatient Department at Midland Metropolitan University Hospital. The Band 7 Manager will have overall responsibility for both outpatient areas, providing leadership and support to staff.
Key responsibilities
* Managing staff sickness in line with organisational policy.
* Overseeing rota management, ensuring staff training and compliance, leading audits, and working collaboratively with the Human Resources department as required.
* A clinical commitment with a minimum of 7.5 hours per week allocated to clinical practice to support service delivery.
* Oversight of the day-to-day operational running of both areas, ensuring the safe, effective, and high-quality delivery of care to women and their families.
* Multi-site working: support across the four partner Trusts within the Black Country Provider Collaborative as appropriate and safe.
Multi-site working and collaboration across the four partner Trusts (Dudley Group NHS FT, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust) are part of delivering a collective vision for better, faster and safer care. There may be an expectation to work flexibly across the four partner Trusts to meet patient and service needs.
Qualifications and experience
* We are looking for a highly motivated Band 6 midwife or an existing Band 7 midwife with excellent organisational skills and an interest in outpatient care.
About the Trust and culture
Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals offer excellent career development opportunities and a dedicated clinical education team. We work with multidisciplinary teams to provide optimum care for women in the West Birmingham area. We are an integrated Trust providing care for over 14,000 women a year, committed to offering choice for the women we care for.
Our values are Ambition, Respect and Compassion. Our purpose is to improve the life chances and health outcomes of our population. We strive to create a place where you feel you belong, are supported, and can develop your career. Visit the SWB website to learn more about our ambitions and people plans.
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