About this role
Job summary
Midwifery Team Leader
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and experienced midwife to join our Midwifery Led Unit ( Birth Centre)) as a team leader.
We look after a diverse population where women/birthing people and their families are treated as individuals providing personalised care.
We are at the forefront of innovation, this includes partners staying overnight, enhanced recovery, and midwifery led induction of labour and normalising birth.
We provide a first class service, which is reflected in the number of positive compliments received from our satisfied service users.
We have a beautiful Birth Centre with four pools and our Labour Ward has two birthing pools and telemetry to encourage normality.
This role is Monday- Friday , 7.5 hours.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will lead the Birth Centre team, as well as participating in the Flow Coordinator rota. They will work alongside the current Birth Centre Team leader who is reducing their working hours. Management of the staff providing midwifery led intrapartum care, along with innovative leadership is expected. Please see job description for further description of duties.
About us
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trustbelieves that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification for further details. Management of the staff providing midwifery led intrapartum care, along with innovative leadership is expected.
Please see job description for further description of duties.
Person Specification
education/qualifications Essential
Registered Midwife and live on the register Degree/Diploma in Midwifery Evidence of professional accountability via professional portfolio
knowledge & experience Essential
Have minimum 3 years as a Band 6 within midwifery Experience in working in areas of all midwifery practice Champion for midwifery led care Provide evidence of continuous personal and professional development
Desirable
Experience of participating in clinical governance initiatives Experience of change management
Skills & abilities Essential
Experience and evidence to be able to lead, manage and supervise staff, delegating work appropriately and develop a team and act as a role model Experience and evidence to demonstrate ability to influence and manage change, including the promotion of evidence based practice Evidence and experience in setting and monitoring standards of care Must be able to practice in all areas in accordance with the Midwives rules and code of conduct
Desirable
Experience of participating in clinical governance initiatives. Experience of change management Audit Experience
personal qualities Essential
Commitment to the organisation Excellent communication skills Demonstrate effective interpersonal and communication skills within difficult or challenging circumstances Demonstrate ability to work effectively and collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team Evidence of reliability and good time management and punctuality
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.
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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 Whittington Hospital NHS Trust
Address Whittington Hospital
Magdala Avenue
London
N19 5NF
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)