Team Leader - Delivery Suite; XR

The maternity services at Leeds Teaching Hospitals continually strive to provide an exemplary and forward thinking service for the families we care for.

Weare seeking to appoint an inspirational, influential leader to cover maternity leave for a 12 month period. They need to be confident and dynamic with the ability to inspire and support staff. The post holder will have a passion for working within the delivery suite environment and committed to lead the team on Delivery Suite.

Theideal candidate will be visible with excellent communication and organisational skills to provide leadership and coordination of the area.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information pleasesee NHS Careers website.

Pleasesee the job description attached or contact Louise Spicer louise.spiceror  for further details.

The successful midwife will be responsible for managing a team of Midwives and Maternity Support Workers. This post will be predominantly management with the expectation to work clinically on delivery suite where required. The post holder will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of high standards of midwifery and clinical care. They will make decisions based on upon knowledge,compassion, and experience in respect to intrapartum care.

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing human resources, patient experience,equipment, and stock within budget limits. By being a role model and demonstrating high levels of competence they will advise and support staff toensure they are aware of their roles and responsibilities and are committed to achieving the vision and values of the Leeds way.

LTHThave a long history of investing in our staff with the provision of training and development. We aim to support and nurture allowing staff to reach theirfull potential, expanding and increasing their skill sets, promoting the provision of the very best possible care to women and their families. The Leedsway vision is to be the best in specialist and integrated care. We strive to bepatient centred, fair, collaborative, accountable and empowered.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our processof redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. Assuch, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the rightto 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 ifyou have any questions.

LTHTis made up of two large teaching hospitals, and has an annual birth rate ofover 10,000. The post holder will workat both acute units and liaise with relevant health professionals within the Trust and primary care colleagues in Leeds.

Therole requires direct management of a team of midwives and maternity support workers.

The jobholder is responsible for the ward/department clinical budget as determined by finance for each year.

The Jobholder will have responsibility for the effective and efficient management of the maternity ward/department).They will provide clinical and professional management and leadership for the team. The jobholder is responsible for ensuring the assessment ofcare needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care are maintained to a high standard.

They will manage the administrative and financial aspects ofWard/department and ensuring cost effective use of resources,

Pleasesee attached document for full job description and personal specification.

• Evidence of continued professional development
• Willing to undergo training as necessary
• Capable of lateral thinking

• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Ability to organise and prioritise own and others workload
• Understanding of skills and knowledge required to lead and develop team members
• Excellent presentation skills
• Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post.

• Registered Midwife
• Degree or equivalent
• Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
• Recognised management/ leadership qualification
• Masters degree or working towards

• Substantial experience as senior midwife
• Experience of managing and leading a team
• Budget management
• Audit & Standard setting
• Current Issues in healthcare
• Experience of providing training
• Experience of delegating workload and monitoring progress
• Evidence of managerial development
• Clinical audit and standard setting

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.