Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Trust to join the maternity services across York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals as Lead Midwife for Workforce and Retention. You will work as part of the senior midwifery leadership team to understand challenges to retention of staff and implement strategies, seeking opportunities to address these. The role is cross-site, encompassing the footprint of York and Scarborough NHS Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The Workforce and Retention Lead Midwife will work closely with all members of the midwifery workforce, including support staff, midwives, managers and leaders. They will be required to provide advice and support to the wider team; this will include supporting analysis of intelligence and provide innovative suggestions to support the retention and growth of the midwifery workforce. The Workforce and Retention midwife will be confident to develop and provide support to the facilitation of retention activity with staff across the Trust.
If you are applying for this role on a secondment basis, please seek approval from your current line manager before applying.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will be an autonomous practitioner, promoting the best practice and highest standards within maternity services. As a highly motivated individual, with a passion for providing high quality solutions to problem solve, the postholder will have an in-depth understanding of the maternity workforce climate.
Leading by example, you will empower staff in their professional development. As a midwife with an expert knowledge of staffing challenges, you will be responsible for liaising, guiding and advising maternity stakeholders with meeting the requirements within the People’s Promise.
The postholder will provide professional and pastoral advice, guidance, mentorship and coaching support to colleagues. The postholder will also participate in the education and training of the maternity workforce. The successful candidate is expected to be an autonomous practitioner, promoting compassionate leadership and high standards.
You will be actively involved with audit, quality and service improvement.
You will be highly visible, accessible within clinical practice, demonstrating the trust vision and values in all behaviours.
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Working for our organisation
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Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
1. Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
2. 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
3. A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
4. Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
5. NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
6. An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
7. Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: .
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
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Person specification
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
8. Demonstrate robust knowledge and understanding of the maternity workforce agenda.
9. Evidence of significant knowledge and experience of workstreams relevant to the midwifery workforce
10. Post graduate Midwifery experience as a Band 6 midwife
11. Knowledge of current and emerging NHS strategy and policy related to workforce
Desirable criteria
12. Leadership skills such as recruitment, complaint handing and supporting staff
13. Experience in facilitating staff training
14. Experience of writing guidelines and reports using research-based evidence
15. Leadership skills such as recruitment, complaint handling and supporting staff
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
16. Registered Midwife – with active NMC registration
17. Mentorship qualification / experience
18. Evidence of continuing education
19. Leadership qualification or relevant leadership experience
Desirable criteria
20. PMA or willing to complete training
21. Coaching qualification or experience