About this role
Job summary
A secondment/fixed term opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated midwife to join the Inpatient team as a Band 7 Postnatal Ward Lead at Frimley Park Hospital for 37.5 hours /week. This is an exciting opportunity for an established midwife to step into a senior leadership role and contribute to the delivery of high-quality, compassionate postnatal care.
The postholder will act as the midwife in charge of the postnatal ward, leading and coordinating the day-to-day operational management of the clinical area. They will provide visible, supportive leadership to the midwifery team, ensuring safe staffing, effective communication, and the delivery of evidence-based care in line with NMC standards and Trust policies.
Working closely with the Maternity Ward Matron and multidisciplinary colleagues, they will play a key role in maintaining clinical standards, driving quality improvement, and supporting service development to meet the evolving needs of women and their families.
As part of this role, they will have the opportunity to further develop your leadership, management, and service improvement skills, contributing to the ongoing enhancement of maternity services within Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust.
Main duties of the job
To be responsible for the implementation and evaluation of care within designated ward areas. Able to make decisions within current protocols and principles of care in compliance with the NMC Midwives Rules and Code of Practice and unit guidelines. Support the inpatient matron to ensure women are provide high standards of care responsive to their needs and the needs of the service. Provide senior clinical leadership and act as shift coordinator on the postnatal ward. Lead and support midwives to deliver safe, effective and compassionate postnatal care. Coordinate day-to-day ward activity, supporting patient flow and timely decision-making. Act as the senior midwife on duty, escalating concerns and managing risk appropriately. Support staff wellbeing, supervision and adherence to Trust policies and standards. Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to promote high-quality care and positive patient experience.
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Job description Job responsibilities
For further information regarding the detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered Midwife Evidence of CPD Mentorship / SLiP course
Desirable
Leadership/Management Training NIPE trained Undertaking master study Safeguarding Level 2 & 3
Experience Essential
Experience of managing a ward area Experience of clinical audit/quality issues within the health care setting Evidence of successful collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams at a senior level
Desirable
Experience in guideline development and implementation Experience of implementing and influencing clinical governance processes Experience of undertaking midwifery research and audit
Skills & Knowledge Essential
Demonstrates strong clinical leadership and influencing skills Demonstrates excellent written and presentation skills Effective internet and IT skills Confident in teaching and assessing students
Desirable
Able to demonstrate successful change management and innovation
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 Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address Frimley Park Hospital
Portsmouth Road
Frimley, Camberley
GU16 7UJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)