Head of Midwifery

Job overview

Shape a bright future for midwifery at a great hospital in a unique Trust.

This extremely exciting and challenging period in the delivery of health care in Greater Manchester provides a wealth of career opportunities for great people. Right now, we are seeking an innovative practitioner to join us as  Head of Midwifery across Saint Mary’s MCS

You will bring to the role a proven commitment to improving the experience of women and families. Providing visible and inspiring leadership, you’ll forge strong relationships not only across the Midwifery community of Saint Mary’s but also with the specialty teams throughout the MFT. Supporting clear expectations, and actively developing education and practice, you will be instrumental in driving up standards of care along with reducing variation in outcomes for families.

Main duties of the job

Taking the lead on safety quality and the patient experience, you’ll make the best possible use of  midwifery metrics, quality campaigns and accreditation processes.

An NMC registered Midwife with a significant clinical track record, you’ll bring to the role extensive operational management experience gained through holding a senior midwifery role. Your experience spans a range of midwifery settings and models of care, with knowledge of budget management, financial planning and strategic development. We’ll expect you to be adept leading on clinical innovation, and support in shaping new roles and services. It’s your passion for the women and their families, collaborative spirit and excellent communication skills that really set you apart.

The Head of Midwifery is the professional lead for midwifery providing visible leadership across a site within the Saint Mary’s Managed Clinical Service (SM MCS) setting, monitoring and maintaining professional high standards.  S/he is an innovative practitioner committed to improving the experience of women / families and driving up standards of care and will command the confidence of colleagues within the MCS and other specialty teams across the Trust.

You will set clear expectations and lead the delivery of  midwifery objectives set by the Trust and the Hospital/MCS. While having a strong commitment to delivering a world-class service for mothers, babies and families.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need for this role, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading.

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Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, please contact the manager named below.

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