Employer: NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board
Employer type: NHS
Site: Charter House
Town: Welwyn Garden City
Salary: £105,385 - £121,271 per annum, pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 16/01/2025 23:59
Interview date: 28/01/2025
System Director of Midwifery
NHS AfC: Band 9
Job overview
System Chief Midwife required to provide leadership to the Local Maternity and Neonatal System, to drive system transformation in collaboration with Hertfordshire and West Essex Directors of Midwifery, Obstetric, and Neonatal leads. A system leader focused on delivery of the national 3-year strategy for maternity and neonatal services, supported by lived experience of women, partners, and their families. Local Maternity Neonatal System leadership is central to leading and shaping maternity and neonatal services, in developing a high-quality maternity system; with services that are person-centred, reduce variation in quality, and promote an inclusive culture for maternity and neonatal care across Herts and West Essex. This is an opportunity for a dynamic individual who has a track record in leadership to play a key role in the system that leads to a culture where delivery of safe, effective, high-quality, and inclusive care is paramount. Main duties of the job
Lead on behalf of HWE LMNS, ICB Chief Nurse, ICS SRO for Maternity and Neonates, ICB Executive team, Director of Clinical Program, the HWE Maternity and Neonatal Teams, Provider Trusts. Lead on LMNS Priorities alongside Providers, Partners, Operational Delivery Network, East of England region colleagues. Undertake Chief Midwife Safeguarding leadership for HWE ICB system. Working for our organisation
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) is the local NHS organisation that plans and oversees how NHS money is spent and makes sure health services work well and are of high quality. The ICB’s role is to join up health and care services, improve health and wellbeing, and reduce health inequalities for the 1.5 million people who live in Hertfordshire and West Essex. It’s an exciting time for us and we’re looking for people who enjoy working in a fast-paced, vibrant environment that can help us achieve our aim. So if you share our passion for people and want to make a positive change to their health and health services, then we want to hear from you. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role please see the job description and person specification attached. Person specification
Qualifications
Registered Midwife and current registration with NMC. Educated to master’s degree level or equivalent. Knowledge and Experience
Evidence of continuing professional development. Leadership, vision, strategic thinking, and planning with advanced political skills. Able to analyse both strategic and operational issues. Experience in leading major change. Senior management experience and experience of presenting and operating at sub-board level in a large health or care organisation. Able to translate policy into strategy. Knowledge of legal and statutory obligations required for good governance. 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. Please contact Professor Natalie Hammond on 07469401034 to discuss the role.
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NHS AfC: Band 9
Job overview
System Chief Midwife required to provide leadership to the Local Maternity and Neonatal System, to drive system transformation in collaboration with Hertfordshire and West Essex Directors of Midwifery, Obstetric, and Neonatal leads. A system leader focused on delivery of the national 3-year strategy for maternity and neonatal services, supported by lived experience of women, partners, and their families. Local Maternity Neonatal System leadership is central to leading and shaping maternity and neonatal services, in developing a high-quality maternity system; with services that are person-centred, reduce variation in quality, and promote an inclusive culture for maternity and neonatal care across Herts and West Essex. This is an opportunity for a dynamic individual who has a track record in leadership to play a key role in the system that leads to a culture where delivery of safe, effective, high-quality, and inclusive care is paramount. Main duties of the job
Lead on behalf of HWE LMNS, ICB Chief Nurse, ICS SRO for Maternity and Neonates, ICB Executive team, Director of Clinical Program, the HWE Maternity and Neonatal Teams, Provider Trusts. Lead on LMNS Priorities alongside Providers, Partners, Operational Delivery Network, East of England region colleagues. Undertake Chief Midwife Safeguarding leadership for HWE ICB system. Working for our organisation
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) is the local NHS organisation that plans and oversees how NHS money is spent and makes sure health services work well and are of high quality. The ICB’s role is to join up health and care services, improve health and wellbeing, and reduce health inequalities for the 1.5 million people who live in Hertfordshire and West Essex. It’s an exciting time for us and we’re looking for people who enjoy working in a fast-paced, vibrant environment that can help us achieve our aim. So if you share our passion for people and want to make a positive change to their health and health services, then we want to hear from you. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role please see the job description and person specification attached. Person specification
Qualifications
Registered Midwife and current registration with NMC. Educated to master’s degree level or equivalent. Knowledge and Experience
Evidence of continuing professional development. Leadership, vision, strategic thinking, and planning with advanced political skills. Able to analyse both strategic and operational issues. Experience in leading major change. Senior management experience and experience of presenting and operating at sub-board level in a large health or care organisation. Able to translate policy into strategy. Knowledge of legal and statutory obligations required for good governance. 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. Please contact Professor Natalie Hammond on 07469401034 to discuss the role.
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