Head of Midwifery - Colchester, United Kingdom - East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
3 weeks ago
Description
There has never been a better time to lead, guide and support our maternity services at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust.
We operate across two acute sites at Colchester and Ipswich, a standalone Birthing Unit at Clacton, which has recently had excellent feedback from a CQC inspection, and also operate 8 community midwifery teams across East Suffolk and North Essex, including a Maternity Continuity of Carer team.
As a Head of Midwifery, you will be reporting to the Director of Midwifery and working in partnership with the Divisional Management Team, Clinical Director and Clinical Leads on both sites.
You will be a key member of our speciality management team providing operational and clinical leadership to ensure the women, pregnant people and staff are safe, cared for and listened to.
If you are an experienced, innovative and compassionate leader with exceptional communication skills, who is committed to deliver improvement in clinical practice, drive and role model high levels of professionalism within the team and contribute towards the Trust quality objectives, we would love to hear from you.
- For the continuous improvement of clinical services, safety and experience for all women, pregnant people and their families, using maternity services.
- Along with the Associate Director of Nursing responsible to neonates, be accountable for the delivery and monitoring of NHS England's Three Year Plan for Maternity and Neonatal Services.
- For ensuring robust governance process are in place and monitored, to deliver the highest standards of safety within maternity services. To include the delivery of the Maternity Incentive Schemes', ten safety actions.
- For ensuring the implementation of national and Trust initiatives in a timely and responsive manner.
- Accountable for the delivery and monitoring of robust infection control measures through relentless vigilance and by ensuring delivery of all aspects of the Infection Control Strategy.
- Determine the strategic implementation of safeguarding children and other regulatory and statutory compliance areas.
- Lead on the development and implementation of workforce planning to ensure provision of the right staff.
One of the largest Trust's in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (if applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts.
Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone.
Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.
To support our employees to achieve their career aspirations you may be eligible to obtain a qualification via an apprenticeship.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
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