Inpatient Wards Leader - Southampton, United Kingdom - University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

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Southampton, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

Burley and Lyndhurst Wards have a total of 43 beds, caring for high risk antenatal and postnatal women and families, a dedicated area to provide transitional care and also a bereavement suite.

Is it a fast-paced environment staffed by a core and rotational team of enthusiastic and dedicated staff who show a commitment to prioritising care whilst working in partnership with women, pregnant people and the wider team.

This enables the team to support the vision of choice and exemplary midwifery care for women and their families according to the UHS Trust values.

This role includes day and night shift working and the post holder must be flexible with working hours to ensure the needs of the service are met.

For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below.

To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to.

UHS is rated 'Good' by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and for staff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care.

At UHS we are committed to providing a flexible working environment. We believe that it benefits everyone if we achieve a positive work-life balance.

Whether you are balancing family, study or your wellbeing with your career, we want to support you so you can help our patients.

We're proud to have been voted in the Top Five acute Trusts for our commitment to supporting our staff to achieve work-life balance.

UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme and life insurance.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

WHAT YOU'LL DO

As ward lead you will be required to take responsibility for the setting and monitoring high standards required for safety, infection prevention, health and safety, equipment maintenance, drugs and medicine management within the ward area.
You will promote excellence in midwifery practice and to act as a clinical leader for midwives and other staff.
Many changes have been implemented during the COVID19 pandemic. You with work with the leadership team to continue to look at facilitating new ways of working.
Visibility on the ward is essential; this will be achieved by working together with the F level leadership team to ensure there is clinical leadership across all days of the week.

You will be required to exhibit leadership behaviours that demonstrate respect, resilience, trust, enthusiasm and energy, positively impacting on the culture of the workforce, leading to a happy workplace.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

If you are an experienced midwife, dynamic, women and family-focused and have a passion for continuous improvement then we would like you to be part of our team.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Interviews will be held on Monday, 03 July 2023

Should you have any queries, please use the contact details below to get in touch.