Deputy Head of Midwifery - Swansea, United Kingdom - Swansea Bay University Health Board

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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, inspirational and motivated midwifery leader to join the senior Midwifery team . We are looking for a talented, passionate and driven Senior Midwife to take continue our transformation and development of maternity services.

Due to promotion of the current post holder, we are delighted to be recruiting to the role of Deputy Head of Midwifery.

Working in close partnership with the Director of Midwifery and Women's Services, the Head of Midwifery, and the leadership team, the Deputy Head of Midwifery will be responsible for leading and embedding positive cultural, professional, and clinical change across our services.

Main duties of the job

To provide professional leadership and direction to Midwives working across the Health Board, promoting the highest standards in a quality, learning environment with the aim to:

Ensure adherence to all NMC standards
Improving the experience of women who use the service
Develop and monitor evidence based practice
Promoting best practice and implementing innovations in care

The post holder will be required to communicate complex, sensitive and contentious information where there are significant barriers to acceptance. The post holder would be required to overcome these communication difficulties.

Provide line management for the Midwifery Matrons and the Lead Midwife for Governance & Risk.

Work collaboratively with all midwives who contribute to achieving the aims of "Maternity Care in Wales, A Five Year Vision for the Future " (Welsh Government).

To ensure efficient and effective use of the midwifery resources in conjunction with the Head of Midwifery.

To ensure effective operational and line management for all midwifery staff.
To act as key member of the service team, contributing fully to the development, delivery and achievement of the Health Board and Service Group objectives with the ability to deputise for the Head of Midwifery in her absence.

Contribute to the strategic policies for midwifery services.
To participate in Maternity and children's services on-call arrangement.

Working for our organisation

We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.

As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.

You might be a nurse or doctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - we have a job for you.

There are also apprenticeships, work placements and volunteering roles available.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.

Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.

If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.

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Swansea Bay University Health Board is committed to supporting its staff and processes to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing service users experience. In our commitment to increase the number of staff able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

Equality remains at the centre of the Health Boards policy-making, service delivery and employment practices. We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race, religion, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Welsh language skills are desirable