Clinical Community Midwifery Manager

at  Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Are you looking for your next challenge? Do you want to be a part of a new and exciting change?
We are seeking a dynamic and enthusiastic professional to join our community team as a lead for our brand new community team, serving the most vulnerable and socially complex families living in the Andover Area. As a team manager you will manage two small midwifery teams in neighbouring geographical areas.
We want to foster a team ethos that is flexible and adapts quickly to the changing needs of the population. You should be passionate about providing exceptional quality midwifery care which is personalised and responds to the needs of the woman and her family.
The successful candidate should be a forward thinking, problem solver with experience in all areas of maternity care. We are looking for someone who is motivated and inspired to create a positive environment for staff and patients. You should have at least 12 months experience in a line manager role including HR management such as sickness, capability and appraisals.
You should have recent experience in intrapartum care in either an acute site, a midwifery led unit or within a homebirth team. You will need to be highly organised and adaptable with proven leadership skills.
Applicants must have a valid drivers license and access to a vehicle.
At present we are unable to accept candidates who require visa sponsorship or are not fully registered with the NMC.

You should be a strong visible leader with clinical and managerial skills and a role model of the highest professional standards of practice and conduct who understands and seeks to improve the overall woman’s experience. Working collaboratively and actively within the clinical management team the post holder has

• Managerial responsibility for the provision of safe coordinated care across Hampshire Hospital Maternity Services within the sphere of practice
• Visible clinical leadership through effective monitoring, implementation of evidence-based standards
• Supervising and supporting all levels of staff and delegating women’s care and staff appropriately
• Commit to and undertake clinical on-calls (6 per year)
• Responsible for providing clinical antenatal/intrapartum and postnatal midwifery care to women
• Creates environment to normalise birth and actively support the public health agenda
• Managerial time – 0.2 wte per week

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more details.
For any questions please contact Lauren Brown on lauren.brown@hhft.nhs.u

• Managerial responsibility for the provision of safe coordinated care across Hampshire Hospital Maternity Services within the sphere of practice
• Visible clinical leadership through effective monitoring, implementation of evidence-based standards
• Supervising and supporting all levels of staff and delegating women’s care and staff appropriately
• Commit to and undertake clinical on-calls (6 per year)
• Responsible for providing clinical antenatal/intrapartum and postnatal midwifery care to women
• Creates environment to normalise birth and actively support the public health agenda
• Managerial time – 0.2 wte per wee