About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, motivated and compassionate midwife and leader to join our Maternity Services as the Maternity Inpatient Manager.
This is a pivotal Band 7 leadership role responsible for the operational management of our inpatient maternity areas, ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality care 24 hours a day. Working closely with the wider multidisciplinary team, you will provide visible clinical leadership, support service development, and foster a culture of continuous improvement, innovation and excellence.
We are looking for an individual who is passionate about delivering outstanding maternity care, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and has the leadership skills to inspire and develop teams. You will play a key role in driving quality, improving patient experience, supporting workforce development, and ensuring the effective day-to-day management of inpatient services.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced maternity leader looking to further develop their management skills while making a meaningful difference to our service users, babies and their families. If you are committed to delivering high standards of care, embracing change and leading with compassion, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
As the Maternity Inpatient Manager, you will provide operational, clinical and professional leadership across the inpatient maternity service, ensuring the highest standards of safe, effective and woman-centred care.
Working in partnership with the Maternity Matron and the wider multidisciplinary team, you will:
Lead the day-to-day operational management of inpatient maternity services, ensuring effective patient flow, workforce deployment and service delivery. Provide visible, compassionate leadership that inspires, supports and develops staff, promoting a positive culture where colleagues feel valued and empowered. Champion quality improvement, clinical governance and patient safety, using audit, learning and evidence-based practice to continually improve services. Lead and support service transformation, implementing national maternity priorities and local quality improvement initiatives. Develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships with obstetric, neonatal, anaesthetic and corporate colleagues to deliver seamless multidisciplinary care. Ensure staffing, skill mix and resources are managed effectively to meet the needs of women and families while maintaining high standards of care. Support education, mentorship and professional development, creating an environment where staff and students can thrive and reach their full potential. Lead on workforce performance, recruitment, wellbeing and appraisal, fostering an engaged, inclusive and high-performing team.
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
Worcestershire is our neighbouring county. The post holder will be required to travel between sites.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.
Job description Job responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the Shortlisting Criteria section of the document.
Person Specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS Essential
Registered Midwife Relevant Diploma/Degree or equivalent Additional qualification or relevant experience equivalent to that of a masters. Mentorship & further relevant study & expertise
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES Essential
Previous experience within relevant clinical area of practise Previous experience in teaching/ training Experience of analysing data to identify optional ranges and influence local decisions Promoting quality improvement Evidence of leadership skills Developed Communication style which is effective, motivational and supportive, working with people who have barriers and opposition to change behaviour
EXPERIENCE Essential
Provide evidence of leading on audit programmes Leadership and development programme or related experience
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES Essential
Ability to work well under pressure Flexible & Adaptable Effective handling of sensitive information Team player
OTHER FACTORS Essential
Ability to fulfil the travel requirements of post Able to meet moving handling requirements of the job
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address Hereford County Hopsital
Stonebow Road
HEREFORD
HR1 2ER
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)