Job overview
The post holder will be responsible for supporting the Maternity services as a whole but will take the lead for a specific area of the maternity service. The areas for these matrons posts are Central birth suite/ Antenatal inpatients and triage services and a Matron to the Antenatal outpatient's department across Blackburn and Burnley sites inclusive of established and evolving Subspecialty services such as Complex fetal medicine, complex maternal medicine including diabetes, Antenatal/Newborn Screening and midwifery sonography.
Main duties of the job
As a Maternity Matron at ELHT you will work closely with the Matrons in Maternity, Neonatology and Gynaecology as part of the family care division. You will lead on the operational responsibilities' within your departmental area as part of a multidisciplinary team Triad in line with National and local directives, ultimately ensuring all service requirements are met aligned with the needs of local population and the National maternity safety improvement programmes.
Working for our organisation
Established in 2003 East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) is a large integrated health care organization providing high quality acute secondary healthcare for the people of East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen.
Our vision is to be widely recognized for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 700,000 patients a year from the most serious of emergencies to planned operations and procedures. We employ over 8,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work and achievements. Our organization is driven by our strategic objectives and organization values, and we look for people who are strongly aligned with them .
The Maternity services at East Lancashire Hospitals Teaching Hospital (ELHT) offer a wide range of birth choices for over 6,000 women throughout the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal periods. The services comprise of three successful birth center's ( Two standalone)and a home birth service for women receiving universal care and the central birth suite for women who require additional complex care. All birth settings offer excellent facilities. We take great pride in the excellent preceptorship package which we offer to our newly qualified midwives and the bespoke induction packages that we offer to qualified experienced Midwives joining from other Trusts.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Working with a vision to be widely recognized for providing safe, personal and effective care the Matron will work with the Clinical Director, Divisional director of Midwifery & Nursing /Assistant Director of midwifery, Directorate Manager and Clinical Lead, to lead and manage the Maternity services, enabling East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust to become a recognized Centre of clinical, teaching and research excellence.
For further details / informal visits contact Caroline Cowman Assistant director of Midwifery 01282803189
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Registered Midwife
* Educated to Degree level or equivalent
* Evidence of CPD
Desirable criteria
* Management qualification
* Masters Degree or working towards qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
* Significant post registration experience
* Recent experience of managing teams within maternity services
* Recent experience of managing women with complex and low risk pregnancies
* Experience of ensuring safe staffing and skill mix at all times through the trusts rostering process
* Experience of the escalation process and managing flow across a busy Maternity service
* Recent experience of managing and motivating teams at periods of peak capacity and working under pressure
* Experience of managing safeguarding issues
* Proven track record of operational management including: •Finance •Human resources
* Experience of ensuring CNST/CQC safety standards are achieved
Desirable criteria
* Experience of change management or service improvement
Knowledge,skills and competence
Essential criteria
* Clinical expertise
* Strong demonstrable leadership skills
* Comprehensive knowledge of current professional Midwifery practice and National policy standards and frameworks
* Knowledge and understanding of the Governance agenda and promotion of evidence based practice
* Comprehensive knowledge of risk management and ability to manage risk effectively
* Knowledge of quality improvement tools and methodology
* Ability to effectively manage people and resources
* Advanced decision making and problem solving skills
* Negotiating and influencing skills
* Ability to work on own initiative and prioritise workload effectively.
* Proven ability to inspire others and influence innovation
* Effective interpersonal and communication skills
Desirable criteria
* Professional Midwifery Advocate qualification
* Experience of care pathway development
* Experience of conducting original research and/or clinical audit
personal attributes
Essential criteria
* Leadership, negotiation and consultation skills
* Able to motivate and promote team working
* Ability to work to deadlines and under pressure
* Flexible, open and approachable
* High level of personal integrity
* Positive attitude to change, inspiring confidence
* Demonstrate diplomacy, empathy and neutrality
* Ability to travel across the Health Community as required
* Ability to fulfil requirements of the Trust’s Matron on-call rota