Head of Midwifery

at  London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Working in partnership with the director of midwifery and gynaecology, medical leads and general management team to ensure that divisional and corporate objectives in relation to the workforce, service delivery, clinical quality, safety and financial control, are carried out
Put women and their families at the centre of care, implementing necessary service improvements to ensure this is a reality, in line with national and local drivers
Responsible for the antenatal and newborn screening programme, including oversight of reporting and direct line management of the screening Midwives
Responsible for inpatient and community lead midwives, specialist midwives: screening, practice development, perineal, infant feeding, risk manager and quality improvement
Oversee projects for service improvement, supporting matrons/specialist midwives across the service with implementation. Undertake capacity planning for the immediate and long term for the Unit
Have a strong focus on improving women’s experience of maternity services
Take a lead on matters of patient safety and ensure risks are well managed
Maintain own clinical practice and act as a role model for the midwifery workforc
To ensure a safe service is provided in all women’s services areas by:
Working in liaison with the matrons and senior midwives to ensure that available staff are deployed across the inpatient and outpatient areas, to keep all areas open, with staffing numbers at the recommended and agreed levels
Work with the director of midwifery and gynaecology to develop the skill mix of staff to provide optimum care within given resources; keeping temporary staffing to the minimum to cover the service safely
Having a strong presence in all clinical areas, providing visible leadership, which may involve occasional weekend and night work
Participation in the midwifery manager on-call rota
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

WE RUN MAJOR ACUTE SERVICES AT:

Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Working in liaison with the matrons and senior midwives to ensure that available staff are deployed across the inpatient and outpatient areas, to keep all areas open, with staffing numbers at the recommended and agreed levels
Work with the director of midwifery and gynaecology to develop the skill mix of staff to provide optimum care within given resources; keeping temporary staffing to the minimum to cover the service safe
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