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Job summary

Main area
Maternity
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
159-LWH-220-24
Employer
Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Liverpool Womens
Town
Liverpool
Salary
£43,742 - £50,056 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
03/07/2024 23:59

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Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust logo

Maternity Manager

Band 7

Liverpool Women’s delivers the highest standards of care for women, babies and their families. Each year we deliver over 8,300 babies, carry out over 10,000 gynaecological procedures, and care for over 1,000 poorly and preterm newborns, making us the specialist provider of health services for women, babies and their families in Europe.

We have some of the leading experts in their field, and, after featuring on One Born Every Minute, Miracle Babies and Special Baby Unit, our teams are famous across the world for their professionalism, skill and compassion.

Liverpool Women’s Hospital clinical services are currently being reviewed by NHS Liverpool Clinical Commissioning Group, following work done by our clinicians in presenting a powerful case for change in the Future Generations Strategy.

A useful information booklet is available about the proposed changes which can be downloaded from the Healthy Liverpool website facebook.com/healthylvpool. This booklet clearly states that ‘there is absolutely no threat to the services themselves – this is about making what we have even better and protecting services for the future’.

Liverpool Women’s has an excellent reputation and is a centre of excellence. It is an exciting environment to work in and a great place to develop your career for many years to come.

We invite you to review why Liverpool Women's Hospital is a great place to work:  https://vimeo.com/556197652 

We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received sufficient applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.

Job overview

The Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust is looking to recruit a highly motivated, qualified and forward-thinking Maternity  Manager.

Responsible for day to day operational management of the ward or department. Provides professional and managerial leadership. Responsible for planning, implementing and evaluating patient care. Manages staff, manages rotas, and undertakes recruitment and selection. Promotes positive patient experience, lead on local quality initiatives and explores opportunities for service improvement. Holds and manages budget.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will have overall responsibility and accountability for the management of the ward or department, providing a dynamic leadership role within the team. Ensuring at all times that patients and their families are at the centre of the ward/ dept philosophy. 

Ensuring effective communication and engagement is maintained at all times, ensuring regular team meetings and opportunities for staff at all levels to contribute to decision making at ward or department level. 

Able to make effective decisions autonomously / independently without supervision and in partnership with patients, families and the multi-disciplinary team.

The best people, giving the safest care, providing outstanding experiences
Support the Matron and wider members of the Divisional Management team in achieving the strategic objectives for the Division and the Trust.

Demonstrate strong leadership and act as a role model for the midwifery team, ensuring the delivery of a high standard of evidence based care to patients and providing support for all staff on the unit. Responsibility for development within the department / ward, taking a lead role in ensuring continuous improvements in standards for the benefit of good patient care.

Manage and co-ordinate a ward /department team, working autonomously without supervision, providing professional clinical leadership and responsibility for ensuring an environment of empowerment through coaching, teaching and facilitation.

Working for our organisation

Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust delivers the highest standards of care for women, babies and families. Each year we deliver over 7,500 babies, carry out over 49,000 gynaecological inpatient and outpatient procedures, care for over 1,000 poorly & preterm newborns, perform around 1,000 IVF cycles and have over 4,000 genetic appointments taking place. We believe that this along with a strong dedication to research & innovation makes us the specialist health provider of choice in Europe for women, babies and families.

We have some of the leading experts in their field, which has been showcased on national TV and news, making our teams famous across the world for professionalism, skill & compassion.

The Trust is constantly innovating and evolving it’s services to provide the most cutting edge and modern care possible. As well as developing services on our current site we have long-term aspirations for the future. We have recently launched a number of new strategies which provide a detailed long-term plan for our services.

Check out why Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust is a great place to work using the links below:

Video: https://vimeo.com/556197652

Online brochure: https://www.liverpoolwomens.nhs.uk/media/4121/recruitment-pack-great-place-to-work-16pp-v4-final.pdf

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will have overall responsibility and accountability for the management of the ward or department, providing a dynamic leadership role within the team. Ensuring at all times that patients and their families are at the centre of the ward/ dept philosophy.

Ensuring effective communication and engagement is maintained at all times, ensuring regular team meetings and opportunities for staff at all levels to contribute to decision making at ward or department level.

Able to make effective decisions autonomously / independently without supervision and in partnership with patients, families and the multi-disciplinary team.

Demonstrate strong leadership and act as a role model for the midwifery team, ensuring the delivery of a high standard of evidence based care to patients and providing support for all staff on the unit.

Responsibility for  development  within the department / ward, taking a lead role in ensuring continuous improvements in standards for the benefit of good patient care, represent the department / ward  and Division at appropriate Trust meetings

Facilitate and support the education of registered and non registered staff and work in association with, and in support of the matron in defining standards of care and practice aimed at developing and/or improving the quality of patient care.

Manage and co-ordinate a ward /department team, working autonomously without supervision, providing professional clinical leadership and responsibility for ensuring an environment of empowerment through coaching, teaching and facilitation.

At all times working to ensure the most effective use of all ward resources.

Person specification

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • Team player
  • High Motivation
  • Good communication skills
  • Leadership skills
  • Ability to prioritise
  • Good teaching skills
  • Able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills
  • Proven ability to inspire others and influence innovation
  • Willingness to professionally develop self and others
  • Excellent time management skills

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Understanding of the role of midwife as defined by the NMC
  • An understanding of the NMC Code of Practice and Midwives Rules
  • An in-depth understanding of all aspects of evidence-based midwifery practice
  • An understanding of confidentiality issues
  • Ability to function as a member of a multidisciplinary team
  • Ability to communicate effectively with staff at all levels in a sensitive manner
  • Good written skills
  • Good organisational skills and safe approach to decision making
  • Negotiating and influencing skills
  • Ability to respond to stressful situations positively and ensure tight deadlines are met
  • Ability to assess / co-ordinate and delegate workload to a varying staff skill mix
  • Ability to exercise initiative
  • Ability to apply research to practice
  • To practice and support changes in practice as a result of clinical audit
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of leading change management
  • Counselling skills
  • Teaching skills
  • IT skills

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Midwife; currently registered to practice
  • Evidence of post registration education
  • Professional knowledge acquired through degree supplemented by specialist clinical and managerial training
  • ENB 997/ NMC SLICE/Mentorship Preparation
Desirable criteria
  • Post graduate Certificate/Diploma in Midwifery

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Relevant recent experience encompassing a wide range of midwifery practice
  • Specialist expertise within midwifery
  • Ability to Line manage, plan work of team, generate rotas and respond to cover emergencies
  • Experience of working as core member of multidisciplinary team
  • Evidence of implementing change
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of previous management experience
  • Understanding of ward budgets

Other

Essential criteria
  • Willingness to adapt to a changing environment
  • Professional attitude and approach
  • Ability to deal with difficult and sensitive situations with tact, diplomacy and professionalism
  • Willing to work in all departmental areas across the Unit

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoInvestors in People: GoldStonewall Health ChampionsCare quality commission - GoodMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerArmed Forces Covenant Bronze Award

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Rachel Mavers
Job title
Deputy Head of Midwifery
Email address
[email protected]
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