Maternity Manager

Job overview

The Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust is looking to recruit a highly motivated, qualified and forward-thinking Maternity  Manager.

Responsible for day to day operational management of the ward or department. Provides professional and managerial leadership. Responsible for planning, implementing and evaluating patient care. Manages staff, manages rotas, and undertakes recruitment and selection. Promotes positive patient experience, lead on local quality initiatives and explores opportunities for service improvement. Holds and manages budget.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will have overall responsibility and accountability for the management of the ward or department, providing a dynamic leadership role within the team. Ensuring at all times that patients and their families are at the centre of the ward/ dept philosophy.

Ensuring effective communication and engagement is maintained at all times, ensuring regular team meetings and opportunities for staff at all levels to contribute to decision making at ward or department level.

Able to make effective decisions autonomously / independently without supervision and in partnership with patients, families and the multi-disciplinary team.

The best people, giving the safest care, providing outstanding experiences Support the Matron and wider members of the Divisional Management team in achieving the strategic objectives for the Division and the Trust.

Demonstrate strong leadership and act as a role model for the midwifery team, ensuring the delivery of a high standard of evidence based care to patients and providing support for all staff on the unit. Responsibility for development within the department / ward, taking a lead role in ensuring continuous improvements in standards for the benefit of good patient care.

Manage and co-ordinate a ward /department team, working autonomously without supervision, providing professional clinical leadership and responsibility for ensuring an environment of empowerment through coaching, teaching and facilitation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will have overall responsibility and accountability for the management of the ward or department, providing a dynamic leadership role within the team. Ensuring at all times that patients and their families are at the centre of the ward/ dept philosophy.

Ensuring effective communication and engagement is maintained at all times, ensuring regular team meetings and opportunities for staff at all levels to contribute to decision making at ward or department level.

Able to make effective decisions autonomously / independently without supervision and in partnership with patients, families and the multi-disciplinary team.

Demonstrate strong leadership and act as a role model for the midwifery team, ensuring the delivery of a high standard of evidence based care to patients and providing support for all staff on the unit.

Responsibility for  development  within the department / ward, taking a lead role in ensuring continuous improvements in standards for the benefit of good patient care, represent the department / ward  and Division at appropriate Trust meetings

Facilitate and support the education of registered and non registered staff and work in association with, and in support of the matron in defining standards of care and practice aimed at developing and/or improving the quality of patient care.

Manage and co-ordinate a ward /department team, working autonomously without supervision, providing professional clinical leadership and responsibility for ensuring an environment of empowerment through coaching, teaching and facilitation.

At all times working to ensure the most effective use of all ward resources.