Here at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust,
Our mission is:
Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities
Our vision to 2030 is:
To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service
Job overview
We are recruiting for a Senior Midwife - Triage Manager who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
We are looking to recruit a highly skilled clinical expert with specialised knowledge in caring for women during pregnancy and postnatally
The post holder will work with the Matron for Consultant Led Unit to further develop the Triage services.
Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!
Main duties of the job
You will have overall responsibility for the operational management of clinical service delivery for Maternity Triage.
Have continuing responsibility for the effective and efficient operational management of the service.
Provide effective leadership, clinical expertise, knowledge, advice, and positive role modelling, to innovate, develop, facilitate and supervise excellent standards of safe, individualised, holistic care that is evidence based, in consultation and partnership with the Multi-disciplinary Team (MDT).
To be accountable for the quality, delivery and monitoring of robust, infection control measures, midwifery standards and quality and women's experience indicators within all areas of the service; provide excellent leadership and support for the Maternity Triage, and wider maternity services out of hours.
Working for our organisation
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
* The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
* New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
* Hertford County, Hertford
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person specification
Qualifications/Training
* RM - currently registered to practice
* Evidence of post dynamic registration education relevant to role
* Recognised teaching and assessing qualification
* ALSO (Advanced Life Support Obstetrics)
* Newborn Life Support (NLS)
* Degree/Masters
Previous Experience
* Recent experience encompassing a wide range of midwifery practice.
* Excellent communication skills, both written and Verbal
* Negotiating skills and ability to build collaborative relationships
* Ability to work across professional and organisational boundaries
* Excellent leadership and management skills
* Evidence in practical application of Trust and national documentation standards
* Budget and resource management
Skills
* Ability to function as a member of a multidisciplinary team, promote high standard of clinical practice; act as role model.
* Ability to communicate effectively with staff and women and their families at all levels in sensitive manner
* A high standard of written and verbal communication skills
* Good management, leadership and organisational skills.
* Ability to respond to stressful situations positively and ensure deadlines are met.
* Teaching skills.
* Working knowledge of the process of incident reporting
* Ability to perform under pressure
* Participation in Audit
* Counselling skills
Knowledge
* Sound theoretical and practical knowledge of the role of a midwife
* Up to date knowledge of 1. Safeguarding children processes 2. Hand Hygiene and care bundles 3. Health and safety awareness 4. Clinical Governance and quality assurance issues 5. Risk management Equality and Diversity 6. HR Policies
* Understanding of the role of midwife as defined by the NMC
* An understanding of the NMC Code for midwives.
* Knowledge of current maternity drivers and a willingness to support implementation
* An understanding of confidentiality issues & safeguarding.
* Experience with research
Our values
We want our staff to believe in, demonstrate and live our values in everything we do.
Include
We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together.
Respect
We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.
Improve
We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.
Committed to our Community
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients and the wider community. We want to create a workforce which represents the communities we serve. We are on a journey to become a more inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of their background. In particular we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, and candidates from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds who are currently under-represented in various parts of our workforce .
We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to support flexible working for our staff wherever possible and all our employees are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and achieved our status in 2019.
We will remove barriers that prospective candidates might face at any stage of our recruitment process. If you have a disability and would like the advert in an alternative format, or would like to talk about how we can adjust the interview process to best support you, please contact us by emailing resourcing.enh-tr@nhs.net
We are also proud to support our UK armed forces by supporting Reservists, Cadet Instructors, Veterans and military spouses/partners into employment and offering supportive policies that value their contribution to the community and to our Trust.
We are committed to being a carer-friendly environment, addressing the complex needs of families with caring responsibilities. In partnership with Carers in Hertfordshire, all our working carers have access to support from recruitment. We are also a member of Carers UK, providing resources to make balancing work and caring easier. Our approach is inclusive, recognizing diverse challenges and creating a supportive environment where carers feel valued.
When you apply...
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Prince's Trust Support
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Secondments/Fixed term
Where a vacancy is advertised as a temporary position, the duration will be specified in the advert. If the vacancy becomes permanent towards the end of the specified duration, the successful applicant may not be required to re-apply and can be slotted into the role on a permanent basis if appropriate.
If you are an internal applicant applying for a temporary working arrangement, please see the attached notes on secondments
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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