Responsibilities
* Provide clinical, operational, and professional leadership within Delivery Suite, ensuring safe and effective day‑to‑day management of the intrapartum service.
* Maintain oversight of staffing, patient flow, risk management, and coordination of activity across Delivery Suite, Triage, and associated areas.
* Act as a visible leader, promoting psychological safety, compassionate leadership, and a positive team culture.
* Undertake bleep holder duties, supporting escalation and safe service coordination.
* Provide leadership, supervision, and performance support to staff up to Band 6.
* Support governance, incidents, audit, and quality improvement, including use of InPhase.
* Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team and contribute to workforce planning and service development.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Registered Midwife
* Evidence of Degree or Masters qualification
* Evidence of ongoing professional development
Desirable criteria
* Management qualification/leadership course
* Newborn Life Support (NLS) Course
Experience
Essential criteria
* Relevant post‑registration experience in the specialty at Band 6 level or higher
* Substantial clinical experience
* Evidence of the application of management/leadership skills and autonomous practice
Desirable criteria
* Previous management experience
* Involvement in audit
* Budget and resource management
Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Organisational and negotiation skills
* Leadership & motivation skills
* Evidence of audit and change management ability
* Ability to take managerial and professional responsibility for team and staff.
* Ability to motivate self and others, lead and facilitate change
* Excellent IT skills including Excel
Desirable criteria
* Experience with research
Personal Skills
Essential criteria
* Effective communicator both written and verbal
* Demonstrate good leadership and organisation skills.
* Ability to think logically, prioritise and use initiative
* Personal and professional maturity
* Team focussed, Reliable, Adaptable and Dependable
Desirable criteria
* Participation in guideline development
* Counselling skills.
All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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