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National Maternity Improvement Advisor
NHS AfC: Band 9
Our Organisation
The NHS is building a culture that is positive, compassionate and inclusive – and we all have our part to play.
As employers we are committed to protecting and promoting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our colleagues. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution and supports us to be an Employer of Choice, while helping our colleagues to deliver high quality services for our patients and communities.
As a flexible employer, we want to support you to work in a way that is best for the NHS, our patients and you. Talk to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time, hybrid working or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Trosolwg o'r swydd
We are looking to recruit a Midwife for the role of National Maternity Improvement Advisor (NMIA). As an NMIA you will work in partnership with Trusts on the National Maternity Safety Support Programme who require additional support to improve their maternity and neonatal services.
In line with national guidance, you will work with maternity and neonatal teams to support the development needed to enable them to deliver sustainable outcomes and improvements to:
- Governance.
- Staff engagement.
- Increased responsiveness to women’s voices.
- Leadership.
- Safety and quality.
This is an advisory, supportive and facilitative role, working closely with the leadership of both the maternity service and the trust, but without cutting across the jurisdiction or responsibilities of their Boards.
The interview dates is 2nd December in Wellington House, London.
Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd
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- Ensure that every maternity service being supported has a well formulated, appropriate, and meaningful maternity safety and quality improvement plan developed and understood by all stakeholders.
- Ensure delivery of national maternity agendas, initiatives, and recommendations.
- Support a positive safety culture within the organisations through inclusive leadership and role modelling adaptive leadership.
- Ensure appropriate oversight at all levels and that systems/processes are in place to enable implementation of plans.
- Support and advise on key risks/issues associated with ensuring appropriate actions are taken to mitigate/respond to those risks.
- Support and advise on monitoring/establishing accountability on the overall progress of the plan to ensure completion within agreed timescales.
- Advise and guide to ensure efficiency/effectiveness in delivery of the plan and overarching improvements and activity, utilising proven quality improvement methods and tools.
- Ensure there is no destabilisation of business as usual. Identify areas of good practice that can be replicated and shared across the organisation and systems both regionally and nationally.
- Support and actively promote relationships with key stakeholders served by the maternity services.
- Be an active member of the Chief Midwifery Officer team, participating in key tasks as required.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
- Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you’ll usually need to be paid the ‘standard’ salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the ‘going rate’ for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on the Government website.
Swydd ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
For further information about the role and responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Interviews will be held in Wellington House, London on the 2nd of December.
Manyleb y person
Qualifications
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Current UK NMC Midwife registrant without sanction.
- Educated to Masters or equivalent level or equivalent experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
Knowledge & Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Experience of project and programme management techniques and tools such as Prince 2 or Managing Successful Programmes.
- Proven board level experience of leading and delivering complex change and strategy development programmes in a politically sensitive and complex environment.
- Experience and/or understanding of UK health economy.
- Experience of successfully operating in and delivering priorities in a partnership environment.
- Significant management experience at senior level in the NHS or other public healthcare related industry.
- Demonstrated expertise in a healthcare environment.
Skills, Capabilities & Attributes
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Significant experience of business & operational management, Health policy & current reforms, NHS financial frameworks, risk management & governance.
- Highly developed communication skills.
Gofynion ymgeisio
Rhaid i chi gael cofrestriad proffesiynol priodol yn y DU.
Dogfennau i'w lawrlwytho
Rhagor o fanylion / cyswllt ar gyfer ymweliadau anffurfiol
- Enw
- Amanda Pearson
- Teitl y swydd
- National Maternity Improvement Advisor
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
Rhestr swyddi gyda NHS England yn Nyrsio a bydwreigiaeth neu bob sector