Ward Manager/ Team Lead

at  Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Are you an enthusiastic and motivated midwife looking to take the next step in your career? Join our dynamic Private Midwifery team at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust Hospital as the Ward Manager for Clayton Ward, a permanent role offering 37.5 hours per week.
About the Role
As the Ward Manager and Team Lead, you’ll oversee a dedicated team of midwives and MSWs, balancing 7.5 hours of management duties with hands-on clinical work. With no on-call requirements, you’ll focus on ensuring a high standard of care for our private patients.
What We’re Looking For
We need a dynamic midwife with leadership experience and a passion for excellence. You should have a background in roster and staff management and be ready to drive service improvements and foster a collaborative work environment. Key responsibilities include:
Roster, Sickness and People management
Handling complaints and datix investigations
Daily ward management and audits
Leading Quality Improvement projects
Excellent Communication and planning skills
Provide high quality, effective midwifery care that is evidence based and woman centred and helps to promote a positive working environment.
To manage a team of midwives whilst working closely with other multidisciplinary colleagues to ensure safety outcomes and positive patient experiences are achieved.
The post holder is also expected to be an expert clinical midwife who will give advice and guidance on the midwifery care of women and pregnant people, babies and their families
The post holder will provide clinical and managerial leadership for the team on Clayton ward.
To lead and coordinate midwives to provide midwifery care for private and amenity patients on the ward
To lead and coordinate the day to day running of Clayton Ward including multidisciplinary ward rounds
To work collaboratively with the Matrons to provide and develop high quality, safe and effective service
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert

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