Maternity Inpatient Ward Manager
| Posting date: | 24 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £43,742.00 to £50,056.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £43742.00 - £50056.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 May 2024 |
| Location: | Harrogate, HG2 7SX |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9421-24-0398 |
Summary
To provide designated leadership and management responsibility for the Antenatal and Postnatal ward To provide the highest standard of holistic safe and effective care through the effective use of evidence based practice in line with agreed local and national standards to ensure constant Quality Improvement within the area. Accountable for the planning and delivery of all aspects of patient care throughout the working period as set out in the NMC Code. To provide a continuously improving service in line with the clinical governance framework, Trust objectives, and the NHS performance framework To provide clinical leadership, expertise, advice and support to the midwifery and multi -professional team to facilitate the effective delivery of care to patients at all times. To support and continually develop staff to ensure they have the appropriate level of skill, knowledge and competence to meet service/specialty requirements. Provide specialist midwifery expertise, ensuring all staff are supported in their practice on day to day and ongoing basis with particular emphasis on antenatal care. To ensure the assessment, development and evaluation of programmes of care in order to co-ordinate the holistic needs of women and their families. To be responsible for the organisation of midwifery care to meet these needs. Uses advanced decision making skills to utilise all available resources to deliver highly complex individualised outpatient care effectively and efficiently in a timely manner. Takes overall responsibility for acting on abnormal results. This includes communicating sensitive, complex information on abnormal test results, planning and delivering the follow up care. To be Accountable for the leadership and development of the Maternity support Workers and in conjunction with the Practice development midwife ensure competency training needs and requirements are met Facilitate Baby Friendly Accreditation of the unit with the midwifery and support team To lead the Trust Ward accreditation To be the Midwifery Lead for the Elective Caesarean Pathway