The Role
The consultant midwife will use midwifery expertise to promote normality in maternity care. The role will be to lead and support midwives to realise their full potential as autonomous practitioners placing women and their families at the centre of care planning. The post holder will work in partnership and in collaboration with the Divisional Nurse Director, the Midwifery Managers and the Obstetric Team to develop a Maternity Service that is responsive to the needs of women and its staff. The post holder will work in close association with Local Education Providers specifically UWS and other HEI’
This will be achieved by:
1. Expert Practice – Provide specialist clinical expertise, support, advice and professional leadership for midwives and the multidisciplinary team, to ensure best practice standards are met that will improve outcomes for women and influence a reduction in interventions.
2. Strategic Planning/Policy Development – Actively promoting and developing care pathways that promote normal birth for mothers choosing to have midwifery care within NHS Lanarkshire and contribute to the wider national agenda.
3. Practice Development, Education and Training – Making a significant contribution to the clinical governance agenda by ensuring that practice is evidence based and lead on the development of programmes of professional education.
4. Professional Leadership – Leading service redesign which will empower midwives to meet the needs of the local population in line with key objectives outlined in local and national policy documents.
5. Research and Development – Developing and working with partners in local and other HEI’s to undertake research and audit, develop research proposals and evaluate research. The prime driver shall be the attainment of excellence in clinical practice.
NHS Lanarkshire
Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!
Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.
What we'll need you to bring
6. Registered Midwife with valid NMC Registration
7. Educated to/working towards/operating at Masters Level
8. Be able to demonstrate knowledge of NHS Scotland’s Leadership Qualities framework or equivalent framework
9. Management knowledge gained through experience and continuous professional development
10. Professional, leadership and managerial experience within speciality / area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, effectively and efficiently.
11. Extensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the health care agenda.
12. Experience of assessing training needs
13. Experience of resource management i.e. financial; human; capital
14. Experience in service planning, project management and performance monitoring/reporting
15. Knowledge and experience of needs assessment and analysis/interpretation of related data
16. A proven track record in sound and effective leadership. Ability to think strategically, corporately and act as a team player
17. A proven track record in developing innovative solutions in meeting organisational requirements and motivating staff to affect change
18. A proven track record in developing teams/services and integrated solutions to complex and challenging problems
19. Working knowledge of basic information technology
It would be great if you also have
20. Teaching Qualification
Contract type
Permanent
Full time
37 hours
Location
This role will be based in Maternity Management within University Hospital Wishaw.
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
Looking to find out more?
If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!
Why NHS Lanarkshire?
Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.
Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:
21. A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
22. A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
23. Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the )
24. Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
25. Occupational health services
26. Employee counselling services
27. Work-life Balance policies and procedures
NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.
Further Information
For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our .