Interim Director of Midwifery
- Employer
- Finegreen
- Location
- South East England
- Salary
- Competitive - NHS AfC Band 9
- Closing date
- 19 Mar 2024
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- Sector
- Acute Trust
- Job Type
- Interim
- Category
- Nursing, Director of Midwifery
Job Details
The post holder will develop a long term strategic vision for maternity services that enables high quality and sustainable services contributing to the provision of high quality care, improved outcomes and improved family experiences.
This role will be for 3 months initially and will interview and start ASAP. The role will be renumerated at Band 9 under the AfC NHSI Agency Capped rates.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Leading on the development of the midwifery profession through proactive involvement in local, regional and national forums and represent on midwifery and maternity issues when required;
- Establishing and maintaining excellent external relationships essential to the delivery of a safe and high quality service, influencing public health, health visiting, safeguarding, social care and mental health service as key partnerships;
- Contributing and providing professional advice to specific projects, and leading and managing designated work streams and projects;
- Providing effective midwifery and maternity input into the development of Maternity Strategy and Policy and the service’s Business Planning Cycle;
- To be highly visible and approachable in clinical areas, creating a culture where staff have the confidence to raise and discuss issues;
- To develop relationships with and be available to respond to mothers, relatives and the public by maintaining open and honest communication channels.
The ideal candidate will have:
- Must be an NMC Registered Midwife (RM);
- Management qualification at diploma level;
- Degree in Healthcare or equivalent;
- Recent senior Midwifery operational role at Grade 8D or above in an acute setting;
- Broad range of clinical midwifery experience acquired through significant practice at a senior level including research and evidence based practice;
- Extensive experience of leading clinical teams and professional agendas.
If you are interested in the role, please email Toni Coates with a copy of your updated CV to toni.coates@finegreen.co.uk along with your availability and rate understanding in line with the above.
If you do not receive a response within 72 hours (3 working days) of receipt, please assume that on this particular occasion, your application did not meet the client’s requirements for this specific role.
Company
Put simply, we help our clients to recruit the best possible people to lead, manage and direct their organisations. Since launching in 2005 we have become an award winning, market-leading consultancy focusing on both public and private sector Healthcare recruitment.
Leadership skills have rarely been at such a premium - as organisations across both public and private sectors attempt to improve services and standards at a time of widespread change and unprecedented financial constraints.
Like other leading executive recruiters, Finegreen has developed a pool of talent built up over many years, along with established networks, to ensure that right-match candidates get to hear about relevant positions. Where Finegreen differs from many others, is in its willingness to spend quality time with clients - to gain an in-depth knowledge of roles being filled and their importance to an organisation.
Over the last 17 years in the Healthcare market, Finegreen has developed into a Virgin Fast Track top 100 company - and was voted Recruiter of the Year at the Health Investor Awards, Top small to medium sized business at the Best Business Awards, and featured in Recruiter’s Top 10 Public Sector Recruitment providers.
- Website
- http://www.finegreen.co.uk/
- Telephone
- 0345 130 4006
- Location
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Finegreen
Manchester
Lancashire
M12 6JH
United Kingdom
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