Midwifery Team Leader Birth Centre

At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.

Within ELHT Maternity services, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a Fixed Term 12 month post as Midwifery Team Leader for the Burnley Birth Centre.

This is a temporary Band 7 post, involving managerial duties, and clinical duties as required. The post holder will oversee the daily management of the Birth Centre, for a temporary 12 month period.

The successful candidate will oversee the daily management of the Birth Centre and coordination of Community activity and staffing, leading on clinical activity and patient flow, whilst supporting the needs of patients and staff. The role enables opportunity for professional development and leadership within a dynamic area of the Maternity services, supporting the provision of safe, personal and effective care for women and babies throughout pregnancy and the postnatal period.

The successful candidate will work within the Midwife Led alongside Birth Centre, and also in collaboration with the wider Multidisciplinary team and Neonatal colleagues to ensure a high standard of care is maintained.

Please see the attached Job Description and person specification for a detailed overview of the main duties of this post.

Thank you for considering East Lancashire Hospital NHS Trust as your choice of employer. The aim of East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust is to provide safe, personal and effective care for patients who access our services. Within East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, we are a forward thinking Maternity service managing over 6 000 births per year with four different birth locations and the provision of services across the East Lancashire footprint.

We are currently in progress with a variety of ongoing exciting quality improvement projects in line with the Maternity transformation programme.

Please see the attached Job Description and person specification for a detailed overview of the main duties of this post.

Dear Potential Applicant,

It is important you are made aware of the following as regards your application to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

• Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay-scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
• This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
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• Please note that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post.
  Therefore only applicants, who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application, will be short-listed.

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