About this role
Job summary
We are seeking an exceptional Director of Midwifery to provide strategic and professional leadership for our maternity services and wider Family Health portfolio. As our most senior midwife, you will be a highly visible and credible leader, providing expert advice to the Executive Team and Board and working across the Trust and wider system to ensure safe, high-quality, personalised care for women, babies and families.
Working as a key member of the Chief Nurse team and alongside clinical and operational leaders, you will lead the continued development and improvement of our maternity and neonatal services. You will champion a positive culture of safety, learning and continuous improvement, strengthen clinical governance and assurance, and ensure that the voice and experience of women and families are central to how our services develop. You will also play an important role in shaping workforce strategy, building leadership capability and working with partners across the Local Maternity and Neonatal System to deliver sustainable improvement.
https://www.gatenbysanderson.com/job/GSe137593/Director-of-Midwifery/
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a Registered Midwife with substantial senior leadership experience, at Director or just below Director level, with a strong track record of leading complex maternity or nursing services through change and improvement. You will bring highly credible clinical and professional leadership, a deep understanding of maternity safety, quality and governance, and the ability to build trusted relationships across organisational and system boundaries. Above all, you will be a compassionate, inclusive and values-driven leader, with the passion, resilience and ambition to deliver the very best outcomes and experiences for women, babies and families.
For an informal conversation about the role and to discuss what we are looking for in more detail, please contact GatenbySanderson: Laura Cubillo-Aparicio, Niamh Blair, or Robin Staveley [email protected].
Closing date: COP, Thursday 3 December.
About us
To find out more about what it is like to work for our Trust please visit the following link: https://yorkhospitals.pagetiger.com/hdjgxd
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
- Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
- A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
- Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
- NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
- An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
- 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
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: [email protected].
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.
Armed Forces Friendly Employer
We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.
Person Specification
Essential
- Board/Sub-board level
Desirable
- Neonatal
Essential
- Professional registration
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.
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
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Cross-site
York/Scarborough
YO31 8HE
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.yorkhospitals.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)