Community Team Leader

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Full timePart time
Employer: University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust

Employer type: NHS

Site: Royal Stoke/ County- Community midwifery

Town: Stoke-On-Trent

Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 pro rata

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 22/01/2025 23:59

Community Team Leader Band 7 Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced midwife to develop and lead a community midwifery team in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire.

The post holder will be working alongside 4 other team leaders to provide leadership within a community midwifery team.

You will be supported to develop and enhance your skills whilst working collaboratively with the wider leadership team.

Main duties of the job The Community Team Leader /Midwife has continuing 24 hour responsibility for the management of the community midwifery team including assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and the setting of standards.

The Community Team Leader/Midwife will facilitate innovative and evidence based nursing/midwifery practice through professional leadership and supporting the clinical team.

The Community Team Leader/Midwife will act as a credible and professional role model and encourage and empower other staff to develop both personally and professionally and achieve their maximum potential.

The Community Team Leader/Midwife will liaise with all members of the multidisciplinary team and facilitate a collaborative approach to patient care.

The Community Team Leader/Midwife will report directly to the Matron.

Participate in the on call rota for homebirth and escalation purposes.

Working for our organisation University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people and we’re highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research.

The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across two sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. Our 11,000 strong workforce provide emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care from Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford.

We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff is really important to us. We offer a range of options for our staff to help maintain a good work-life balance including full time, part time hours and bank hours. We are also committed to offering flexible working wherever we can and where relevant to the role and the service, agile working. You can select your preferences upon application.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.

Person specification Qualifications

Current NMC registration

RM with a degree in midwifery

NIPE Qualification

Mentorship qualification or equivalent

PROMPT trainer

Recent experience taking charge of a ward/ community setting

Ability to work flexibly

Important information about your application

All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.

References - please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment.

We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.

Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies.

New recruits are required to pay for their Disclosure and Barring Service check (and admin fee) prior to starting if the role requires a DBS check.

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) has been awarded the Gold Award for proudly supporting those who serve. We actively encourage applications from the Armed Forces community.

We will communicate with you regarding your job application via email. Please be aware that we cannot guarantee the security of any emails sent/received via non encrypted format.

If you would like support completing an application form, please contact the recruitment department on 01782 675533 where one of our trained assistants will be able to help.

At UHNM we are fortunate to receive a high volume of applications for many of our roles, on this occasion we would reserve the right to close any advert early, therefore please apply without delay!

If you obtained your qualifications overseas, you will be required to provide an official government translation through ECCTIS (formerly known as NARIC). Please note, this is in addition to any professional registration requirements and not a replacement for your qualifications.

If you are currently in the UK on a visa, you must have at least six months remaining on your visa at the time of application to ensure sufficient time for the recruitment and training process associated with the role. The requirement of at least six months remaining on your visa does not apply to a Skilled Worker Visa, as a new Skilled Worker Visa would be required for a new role.

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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