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Head of Midwifery
| Posting date: | 19 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | £74,290.00 to £85,601.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £74290.00 - £85601.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 May 2025 |
| Location: | Southwick Hill Road, Cosham, PO6 3LY |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C8192-25-0309 |
Summary
Key responsibilities Accountable for the direct delivery of operational maternity services 24 hours per day, 365 days per year, in area of responsibility. Visible in clinical areas to promote high standards of care and support staff delivery and morale. Working with the Director of Midwifery to ensure appropriate clinical governance, risk management, and quality and safety arrangements are in place across services and ensure that systems are in place to monitor and manage risk. Ensure clinical audit informs quality improvement and development of practice. Ensure an effective evidence-based service. Learn from patient experience. Promote a positive safety culture. Facilitate an open Just Culture. In collaboration with the Maternity and Divisional Management team, be involved in the development of strategic and annual service plans for designated services and the supporting of specialty business plan and service wide cost improvements. Monitoring service performance against targets, developing and agreeing action plans to ensure that performance targets are met and contributing to monthly performance reports. In conjunction with the DoM and STL the postholder will be responsible for ensuring effective management of the midwifery and support worker workforce. Planning, recruitment and selection and career development within clinical services for area of responsibility. In conjunction with the Human Resource function, the postholder will be responsible for ensuring all nurses and midwives with line management responsibility are accountable for implementation and monitoring of personnel policies for the employment of staff. Collaborate with the Director of Midwifery & Maternity to ensure effective women and public involvement in the evaluation, review, and development of maternity services. Engagement session and interviews will take place on the 2nd June 2025