About this role
Job summary
The post holder will utilise well developed leadership skills and specialist midwifery knowledge to:
1. Provide management and leadership throughout the 24 hours period, co-ordination of the shift and managing the service out of hours
2. Maintain adequate staffing levels, through deployment of staff
3. Will be responsible for the efficient and effective management of the pregnant woman's journey through maternity services
4. Support staff to provide all aspects of clinical midwifery care, with a focus on promoting positive outcomes for mother and baby, and the wider family
Main duties of the job
Work autonomously as a clinical midwife, and as part of the wider team
Provide highly specialist knowledge and clinical support to multi-disciplinary colleagues in relation to all aspects of midwifery service provision
Actively promote physiological childbirth through own practice and influencing others and act as a role model
Through direct clinical care and influencing/leadership skills with other practitioners and supervision of junior staff, empower women to make informed decisions about their care
Utilise highly developed communication skills which includes receiving and delivering complex and emotive information which may challenge practice
Support the review and potential implementation of NICE guidance, and other relevant policy directives
Support the development of maternity standards through participation and review of local guidelines using national guidance
Signpost and make appropriate referrals for specialist information / support for vulnerable families, ensuring the Trust safeguarding policy is adhered to
Knowledge of clinical governance and Risk management and participate in the risk management process
Address practice deficits and provide constructive feedback to junior staff Ensure that MAST is up to date
About us
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre
Job description Job responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications Essential
Registered Midwife Evidence of continual professional development Actively maintain NMC Reg. Degree or evidence of level 3 study or diploma
Desirable
Car driver Management qualaties
Knowledge & Experience Essential
Rotational midwifery experience Act as mentor/assessor Knowledge of safeguarding MSSP/997/998 Experience of taking charge 12 months rotational Midwifery experience
Skills, Abilities & Attributes Essential
Teaching skills High standards of clinical performance Ability to manage a department and ward Leadership and motivational skills Interest in taking midwifery practice forward Team leader with critical and analytical skill People management Demonstrable leadership potential Able to scrub for C-sections
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 London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Address Northwick Park/Ealing/Central Middlesex hospitals
Watford Road
Harrow
HA1 3UJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.lnwh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)