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Deputy Head of Midwifery

Employer
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton
Location
Derbyshire
Salary
£53,168 - £62,001 pa
Closing date
25 Apr 2021
Phone number
07384XXXXXXX

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Are you an inspirational Midwifery leader with the drive and ambition to lead change? Then this is your opportunity to join an exceptional maternity team at UHDB.

We are a large maternity service, caring for women with complex and straightforward pregnancies. We provide antenatal and postnatal care  to approximately 11,500 women across Derbyshire and Staffordshire supporting around 8,600 women to birth at one of our three maternity sites or at home.

We are currently transforming our maternity services, working towards our ambition to provide midwifery continuity of care for the majority of women who choose to book with UHDB.

We are looking for an exceptional, motivated, experienced and compassionate leader to join our UHDB senior multi-disciplinary team in the role of Deputy Head of Midwifery.

If you consider you have the knowledge and skills, passion and drive to support our team to deliver exceptional care together we would love to hear from you.

The successful candidate will support the Head of Midwifery in leading the Maternity & Gynaecology midwifery & nursing workforce with day to day operational management as well as setting and delivering strategic direction for nursing and midwifery teams.

They will provide effective visible leadership, contributing toward the delivery of maternity transformation in line with current quality and safety agendas, implementing change to reduce health inequalities and improve health outcomes for all.

We pledge to always offer a helping hand to assist you on your career journey. We provide a welcoming environment and will support your development with access to a wealth of training, supervision and personal development opportunities.

Working for your organisation

  • We are a large maternity service based over 3 sites and also provide midwifery care across Derbyshire  and Staffordshire
  • Our maternity services support over 8500 births per year
  • Every day our hospitals see more than 4000 outpatients We see more Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients than any other Trust – over 3300 per week
  • An average 860 patients are seen in A&E every day – the 6th largest in the country
  • Our hospitals admit more than 220 emergency patients every day
  • We carry out more planned surgical operations than any other Trust in England with almost 50000 operations taking place in our 52 operating theatres
  • We are one of only 5 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres
  • We carry out more than 300 elective procedures each working day
  • We employ 12000 staff across our 5 hospital sites
  • We have a Director of Allied Health Professionals who is committed to provide leadership, progression and direction to AHPs

Job description and main responsibilities

  • Support and deputise when required for the Head of Midwifery/ Director of Midwifery in day to day activity, to provide a high level of professional, operational and practice improvement leadership across the Division and wider Trust
  • Assist the HoM in operational accountability for the Maternity & Gynaecology midwifery & nursing workforce as well as setting and delivering strategic direction for Nursing and midwifery teams.
  • Provide professional Midwifery & Nursing expertise and help in advising on operational management issues regarding safety, quality and governance for the Business Units, Division and across the Trust
  • Provide visible Midwifery leadership ensuring that services are delivered within agreed quality standards and in accordance with the Trusts objectives to deliver exemplary patient experience.

Closing Date:  25 April 2021

Interview Date:  7 May 2021

For further details / informal visits contact:

Lorraine Purcell, Head of Midwifery

Email: Lorraine.Purcell2@nhs.net

Telephone number: 07384 914095

 

 

 

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