PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ROLE WILL NOT BE SPONSORED. Candidates must have the right to work in the UK independently, as visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Are you an inspirational midwifery leader ready to shape the future of maternity services? Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust is seeking a dynamic and visionary Head of Midwifery to lead our dedicated teams in delivering safe, high-quality and compassionate care for women & birthing people, babies and families. This is an exciting opportunity to join a progressive Trust at an exciting time, as we continue to transform and innovate our maternity services in line with recent national recommendations and plans.
As the Head of Midwifery, you will provide operational and professional leadership across our maternity services, ensuring a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration and excellence. Working closely with our multidisciplinary teams, you will champion personalised care, staff wellbeing, and service development, driving forward initiatives that meet the needs of our diverse local communities. With your proven track record of senior leadership and passion for midwifery, you will play a pivotal role in shaping services that deliver the very best outcomes for mothers and babies.
As the operational lead for the service, you will lead a team of experienced and passionate senior midwives, and will work collaboratively with Obstetric and Neonatal colleagues to support us in development and transformation of services. This will also involve work with colleagues across Kent & Medway in the deployment of system wide services and initiatives.
We are committed to being an inclusive and diverse employer. We strive to employ people who reflect the communities we serve, and aim to create an inclusive culture where everyone can reach their full potential. Whatever your race, ethnicity, belief, generation, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, disability or experience, you’ll appreciate the opportunities we give you to work in an inclusive atmosphere. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences to build on the progress we’ve achieved to make our Trust diverse and the best place to work. We celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that help us overcome challenges and embrace new possibilities. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant Pledge and have a commitment to the Armed Forces Community.
We are dedicated to using our Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) approach as our shared organisation model of change to enhance our services and ensure excellence in patient care.
If you are considering applying for a role, please be aware that as an NHS Employee you may have contact with vulnerable service users. We strongly encourage that all our staff are vaccinated against COVID-19 and are vaccinated annually against Flu, in order to protect the health and safety of our staff and patients. Your commitment will help us to put the safety and care of our patients first, as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lynn Brooks Job title: Divisional Director of Nursing Email address: lynn.brooks@nhs.net Telephone number: 07828 407858
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