Head of Midwifery - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom - The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Are you ready to take the next step on your professional leadership journey and make the move into the Head of Midwifery role within a newly created Clinical Board at Newcastle Hospitals?

Do you have the motivation, vision, and foresight to join the senior leadership team at this exciting and pivotal time for maternity services in this senior role? Do you bring with you a wealth of operational experience at Matron level or above, with significant post-registration experience managing, leading, and collaborating on strategy and key deliverables at a regional and national level? Then this post could be for you


The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals is looking for a dynamic and innovative Senior Midwife who is passionate about ensuring women and babies receive safe, high-quality care, to join the Clinical Board as a senior clinical leader.

This post is a key professional leadership role within the organisation, accountable for providing the professional leadership of Midwives. Working closely with the senior leadership team, you will lead the operational and strategic direction of the maternity service.
Interview Date: 14 June 202- 37 hours 30 minutes/week


Promoting a culture of learning and sharing, the Head of Midwifery, alongside the Director of Midwifery, will provide expert advice on midwifery issues, clinical governance, quality, and risk, to the Clinical Board and wider Corporate Teams.

Providing an expert educational and research resource, you will be visible and accessible, act as a clinically credible role model, and provide insightful, inspirational, and dynamic leadership to the multi-professional team.


The post holder will be actively involved with the LMNS, ICB, and regional and national providers of maternity services, working collaboratively in partnership across the region with key stakeholders in leading change.

Deputising for the Director of Midwifery, this senior professional role will have strong professional links with colleagues across the Trust, including the Chief Nurse Team.


These are exciting times for maternity services across England and this is an opportunity for you to join an outstanding organisation, working in a friendly team sharing your passion and expertise in helping to shape and transform the future of midwifery at Newcastle and across the region.


Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with over 18,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.


Rated 'Outstanding' by the CQC for the second consecutive time in 2019, we have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country.

This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
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  • This post is a key professional leadership role within the organisation, accountable for providing the professional leadership of midwives working closely with the Director of Midwifery, Head of Obstetrics, Directorate Manager (DM) and Clinical Director (CD) in leading the operational and strategic direction of the midwifery service and ensuring highly effective midwifery and nursing practice.
  • The Head of Midwifery has responsibility for the leadership and management of midwifery across the Maternity Service, including the line management of Matrons.
  • The Head of Midwifery, alongside the Director of Midwifery, will provide expert advice on midwifery issues, clinical governance, quality, and risk, to the Clinical Board and wider Corporate and Chief Nurse Teams.
  • Accept personal responsibility for the nursing and midwifery workforce within maternity services, holding others directly accountable for delivering what has been agreed in relation to objectives, service plans and commissioned targets.
  • The Head of Midwifery will lead the development and consistent delivery of high clinical standards of care, clinical policies and guidelines for midwifery and nursing, in line with evidencebased practice.
  • Contributing to the identification of practice and professional development needs of midwifery staff, the Head of Midwifery will provide expert advice and support to senior leaders within the organisation in relation to issues of professional practice.
  • Promote a culture of learning and sharing of good practice across maternity services in relation to Clinical Risk, Patient Safety and Risk Management.
  • In conjunction with the Director of Midwifery and the Directorate Manager manage the midwifery establishment to ensure effective and efficient use of resources
  • As a key member of the Clinical Board, provide assurance regarding the patie
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