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.
Responsibilities:
Continuing 24-hour responsibility for the management of the community midwifery team including assessment of care needs. Development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care and the setting of standards. Facilitate innovative and evidence-based nursing/midwifery practice through professional leadership and support the clinical team. Act as a credible and professional role model and encourage and empower other staff to develop personally and professionally. Liaise with all members of the multidisciplinary team and facilitate a collaborative approach to patient care. Participate in the on-call rota for homebirth and escalation purposes.
About the Trust: 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 provides 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. We have put together a wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential. Our goal is to be a world-class centre of achievement, where patients receive the highest standards of care and the best people come to learn, work, and research.
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.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Debbie Tomlinson Job title: Outpatient Matron Email address: deborah.tomlinson@uhnm.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01782672102 #J-18808-Ljbffr