An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, enthusiastic midwife to Manage our Antenatal Clinic and Antenatal Day assessment unit
We are looking for a highly motivated Band 6 midwife or existing Band 7 midwife with excellent organisational skills and an interest in outpatient care.
Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals offer excellent career development opportunities for staff and a dedicated clinical education team.
You will work closely with the 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. We are committed to offering choice for the women we provide care for each year.
Main duties of the job
To hold on a 24 hour basis continuing responsibility as the professional and managerial lead for the team with responsibility for recruitment, deployment, supervision and development of staff, and be accountable 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, also abiding by the Midwives rules and standards (NMC 05.04).
You will be responsible for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes for a defined group of women.
You will work with the multi disciplinary/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 obtain user views as appropriate.
About us
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country - one of the country's most culturally diverse areas. It's a friendly and welcoming place - a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.
We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.
Our values - Ambition, Respect and Compassion - are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.
Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to "Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population." It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It's what makes us unique.
We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose.When we say we're 'with you all the way' we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.
Job responsibilities
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 include 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.
The role also includes a clinical commitment, with a minimum of 7.5 hours per week allocated to clinical practice to support service delivery. The post holder will have 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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Midwife on part 2 of the NMC professional register
* Mentor/assessor training
* Management/leadership course
* Post registration study relevant to speciality
* Examination of the newborn course
* Diploma/degree
Experience
* Relevant post registration experience in continuous clinical practice
* Evidence of participating in Audit
* Evidence of working in all areas of midwifery
* Evidence of leadership development
* Evidence of well documented and up to date CPD portfolio
* Ability to work autonomously within professional and Trusts Guidelines
* Able to take the professional lead in caring for low risk women
* Experience/evidence of coordinating a maternity ward/clinical/community area
* Experience of escalating obstetric concerns directly to Consultant
* Counselling skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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