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Deputy Associate Director of Midwifery: Lead for Quality and Safety | Barts Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 12 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £66,718 - £76,271 per annum inc |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 May 2024 |
| Location: | London, E1 1FR |
| Company: | Barts Health NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6224127/259-6079735RLH-A |
Summary
We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic midwife for the Deputy Associate Director of Midwifery: Quality and Safety, based at the Royal London Hospital. Your role will also include leading on the maternity transition into Patient Safety and Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) in the Royal London Hospital Maternity Service.
You will have the following qualities:
• The expertise in clinical governance and operations to support the ADOM to provide professional leadership and day to day management of the service.
• To provide leadership to midwives, by promoting the highest standards in the learning environment with the aim to ensure the delivery of safe quality care.
• Self-relating midwifery practitioner who horizon-scans to ensure the divisional governance activities remain in line with current best practice.
• Experience in transformational leadership.
The post holder will assist the Aasociate Director of Midwifery (ADOM) in the development of the professional midwifery agenda to achieve consistency of practice, high standards of care and innovation with a strong patient safety focus. They will work in conjunction with the Divisional Management Team to ensure the delivery and achievement of the group's objectives and contribute to the strategic policies for midwifery and maternity services.
The post holder will support the ADOM to champion the excellent care of women and their families through professional leadership, in service learning and supporting the RLH staff to help establish the hospital as a national innovator and leader in the field of healthcare education and research that underpins service based learning.
The post holder will provide professional leadership and management to midwives promoting the highest standards in the learning environment with the aim to ensure the delivery of safe quality care.
The post holder will
• provide professional leadership and management to the Clinical Governance Team, Bereavement Team and Senior Midwifery Team.
• Ensure adherence to all NMC codes and standards.
• Develop and monitor evidence based practice.
• Promote best practice and implementing innovations in care.
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which ourWeCarevalues and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by ourWeCarevalues and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
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 documents, please view the attachment/s below.
“We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.”
This advert closes on Sunday 28 Apr 2024