Intrapartum Team Senior Midwife Band 7

Job overview

Band 7 Intrapartum Midwife on the Delivery Suite

Flexible employment- Night/Day time Hours

Do you have the knowledge and skills to excel in a leadership role?

The applicant will be compassionate, aspirational, resourceful and promote excellence. These trust values are fundamental to the care we provide ensuring evidence based, women centred care and that strives to improve outcomes for women and families accessing the service.  A passion to support  women’s choice in both low and high risk settings is essential to this role.

The applicant with development support will be responsible for the day to day running of the Delivery Suite and Midwifery Led Unit,  promoting safety and excellence by being the clinical expert on shift, coordinating care and liaising with the multidisciplinary team.  This will require excellent leadership, managerial and communication skills.

We offer an excellent orientation plan with a clear development pathway for you to follow as you join our well established team.

The applicant would be expected to work flexibly in the Intrapartum team to meet the needs of women in the most appropriate birthing area.

Main duties of the job

We have a clear vision to provide the best health outcomes in the UK to the patients in our community and the post holder will uphold the values of the Trust.

The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner to provide and coordinate the highest standard of care for women and whilst managing the delivery suite.

The post holder will work together with the intrapartum managers to assist in identifying gaps in areas of the service and to develop strategies to address these.

The post holder will support the intrapartum managers and Matron to deliver all aspects of running the service including how money and resources are used to deliver better, affordable healthcare and be involved in any new developments.

The post holder will be working as a key member of a multi-professional team and will display excellent communication and leadership skills.

She/he will work with the intrapartum Managers to ensure staff deliver a level of service that is equitable, evidence-based and consistent with the recommendations of all relevant reports and guidelines.

She/he must be confident in the delivery of normal midwifery care and high dependency care to ill women and be able to support less experienced midwives in acquiring these skills.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Demonstrate specialist expertise and professional knowledge acquired through post registration academic, clinical, leadership and management development.  Works as a role model for professional practice and understands the impact of poor performance.

Work with the intrapartum Managers, Matron and infection control champions to support surveillance, auditing and implementation of National and local guidelines/protocols, in particular those concerning infection control, privacy & dignity.

In conjunction with the intrapartum Managers, Matron and other deputy ward managers/Director of Midwifery / Practice Educators, develop and monitor midwifery performance and clinical outcomes to improve and develop high standards of patient care. Place the woman’s experience at the core of service delivery. Monitor and audit the quality of care through a range of strategies, including risk management incident reporting, complaints, research and effectiveness monitoring and clinical audit.

Maintain standards of conduct to sustain public confidence in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct, Midwives Rules, and Midwives Code of Practice and Trust policies