Job purpose:
To provide inspiring leadership for the Community Teams.
This will involve continuing to deliver local leadership that will realise the national vision as set out within Better Births (2016). Improved outcomes and experiences will be achieved through safe, high quality care based on relationships of mutual trust and respect in line with women’s decisions.
Job information:
Provide high quality, evidence-based care.
To enable midwives in small teams to support women throughout the antenatal and postnatal periods within the community setting.
The post-holder will provide managerial responsibility for the teams across a seven-day service, including weekends and bank holidays, and will be required to manage budgets at team level.
Main duties:
Leadership and management of community teams.
Participation in the Manager of the Day Rota.
Clinical case-loading and on-calls.
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
