Matron; XR

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and compassionate senior midwife to join our leadership team as a fixed term inpatient maternity matron.

Weare seeking an individual with a proven track record of delivering high-quality, safe and person-centred care, who is committed to leading and empowering teams across our antenatal and postnatal inpatient maternity wardsat St James.

Thisrole is ideal for someone ready to take the next step into senior leadershipor broaden their experience within maternity management.

Requirements:

Registered Midwife

Fully up to date with mandatory and priority training

Full-time post

Thekey purpose of the role is to support the quality and safety agenda,promoting an organisational culture that is value based and focused on high quality care standards underpinned by evidence based practice and continual learning. Using strong leadership, communication, influencing and negotiating skills you will leadin the provision of expert advice, support and guidance to the maternity teams.

Youwill be a role model and empowered to influence further developments in Midwifery and respond to National Maternity Transformation plans across theunit, acting as a liaison point and contributing to the continual development of maternity services. You will have a passion for developing staff and creating a learning environment across your wards and department and demonstrate exceptional situational leadership enabling and empowering yourteams.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

The jobholder will have overall responsibility for the management ofnursing/associated staff and the management of midwifery resources/budgets within the CSU or a part of it. The jobholder will be accountable for ensuring the highest standard of clinical care is provided within the wards and departments for which they are responsible and ensure the principles of clinical governance are implemented at a local level. The jobholder willwork in partnership with the facilities department in ensuring high standards of hospital cleanliness is maintained, embracing the principles outlined inthe Matrons charter.

The jobholder will be easily identifiable to patients, provide strong leadership through a visible presence and provide support, advice and assistance required by patients, their families and carers. The jobholder will also support the implementation of the Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS), being afocal point for advice to patients and carers and local resolution of complaints.

Current services comprise delivery suites on both SJUH and LGI sites. The jobholder has through Senior Midwives direct management of midwifery and support staff. The jobholder has direct line management of the specialist midwives within the CSU or a part of it. The jobholder is responsible for the management of midwifery resources and wardand department budgets.

Pleasesee attached job description for full details

• Strategic thinker
• Willing to undergo training in relation to post

• Registered Midwife
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
• Degree level education
• Complaints management
• Performance management
• Project management

• Experience at senior level in midwifery
• Understanding of Specialty
• Experience of managing staff
• Budgetary skills
• Change management
• Current issues in Healthcare
• Understanding of the underlying social, political land historical factors shaping local and national realities of health services
• Understanding of the politics with both a small and large p of the health and social care context
• Knowledge of the following:
  Midwifery Strategy Making a Difference Performance Management NHS Plan Modernisation Agenda Complaints Management Essence of Care - benchmarking Risk Management

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to organise and prioritise own and others workload

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.