Maternity Ward Sister - Sutton-In-Ashfield, United Kingdom - Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
2 weeks ago
Description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, dynamic, and passionate Midwife to join our maternity team as the Ward Leader for the Maternity Ward, within the Women's and Children's services at Sherwood Forest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
This role will involve the management of the Continuity Team working on the Maternity Ward and the day to day running of a busy ward.
The Maternity Ward consists of 32 beds, caring for postnatal and antenatal women, women who's labour begins with induction. This will also include 6 beds allocated for transitional care.
We are looking for a Midwife with a broad range of experience within maternity services, who is innovative, proactive and compassionate.
To support co-ordinate and lead the ward/ department team in delivering a high standard of evidence based care for pregnant women and their families.
We are seeking a qualified Midwife with excellent interpersonal skills, good communication, be flexible and adaptable to meet the needs of families and staff.
- To support midwives to identify their own personal actions for quality improvement
- To work in partnership with Clinical Governance teams, Ward Leaders and Specialist Midwives.
- To actively engage with the Nottinghamshire Maternity Voices Partnership, working closely with service users to understand their experiences and to be a key leader in coproducing services with women.
- To assist and offer support to women who are requesting care outside of guidance, supporting personalisation and choice and ensuring all women, especially vulnerable women or women with complex needs, are empowered and informed of the evidence base.
- You will be expected to support and implement changes to clinical practice as required. You will encourage professional development within the team and perform audits.
- Work clinically as a midwife in times of escalation
We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal's Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King's Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
We would love you to join us.
To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached.
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