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United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
About
The United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) is one of the largest trusts in the country. Through four main hospitals we provide a comprehensive range of hospital-based medical, surgical, paediatric, obstetric and gynaecological services to the 700,000 people of Lincolnshire.
We provide a wide range of healthcare services delivered by 8,600 highly trained staff and volunteers. Our services cost over £400m each year to provide and we invest around £18m each year in improving our clinical services by replacing and upgrading our medical equipment, modernising our estate and facilities and improving our information and technology infrastructure. In an average year, we treat more than 180,000 A&E patients, nearly half a million outpatients and almost 100,000 inpatients.
Maternity Ward Manager - Band 7
Closed for applications on: 17-May-2024 10:52
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 17-May-2024 10:52
Key details
Location
- Site
- Pilgrim Hospital
- Town
- Boston
- Postcode
- PE21 9QS
- Major / Minor Region
- Lincolnshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent: Secondment will be considered.
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
Salary
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 7)
Specialty
- Main area
- Maternity
We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people. We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULHT.
We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.
Our values guide everything we do. They are:
- Patient-centred – Putting patients at the heart of everything we do, listening and responding to their needs and wishes.
- Safety – Following ULHT and professional guidelines. Speaking up to make sure patients and staff are safe from harm.
- Excellence – Striving to be the best that we can be. Innovating and learning from others.
- Compassion – Caring for patients and their loved ones in ways we would want for our friends and family.
- Respect – Behaving and using language that demonstrates respect and courtesy to others. Zero tolerance to bullying, inequality, prejudice and discrimination.
If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULHT team.
We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £710 million (22/23) and we employ nearly 8,600 people.
Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement – “Outstanding Care Personally Delivered” – stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.
We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.
Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.
This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.
So, what is in it for you?
- Flexible working: Depending on the needs of your role, we will consider requests for flexible and/or part-time working for whatever reason you should need it. We recognise flexible working will not look the same for everyone, because it depends on the nature of the role and the needs of the individual.
Types of flexibility could include:
- Part-time - less than 37.5 hours per week.
- Off-site/remote working - working from home or other sites for part or all the week.
- Compressed hours – usually full-time hours but over fewer days or shifts.
- Staggered hours – having different start and finish times.
- Set shift patterns – to allow for predictability
- NHS Pension: A generous and flexible pension scheme with contributions from us as your employer fully protected against inflation and guaranteed by the government
- Annual Leave: Starting at 27 days a year, rising to 33 days after 10 years plus eight bank holidays (for staff covered by Agenda for Change) For Medical Workforce positions (Consultant and Specialty Doctor), the full-time entitlement commences from 32 days per annum. For all other Medical Workforce positions, the full-time entitlement commences from 27 days per annum.
- Bank working: The chance to work extra hours at enhanced rates and we will pay you weekly too, ideal if your income needs a quick boost.
In addition, there is more.
- Family & Childcare: Including on-site nurseries at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital Boston, maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave following a set period of employment.
- Health & Wellbeing: including counselling, mental health first aid, physiotherapy, eye tests.
- Learning & Development including Lincolnshire Talent Academy, leadership training, medical education, clinical education, Lincolnshire clinical research
- Financial support and benefits including Cycle2Work, car lease scheme, home electronics. Free on-site parking and free tea and coffee and the ability to save and borrow through your salary.
- Rewards & Recognition including staff awards, long service awards, retirement awards, examples of excellence and staff lottery.
Enjoy a better quality of life in one of the UK’s most welcoming counties. Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire welcomes everyone. Discover a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.
Job overview
ULHT’s maternity team is striving towards excellence and are looking for a passionate, resourceful and motivated midwife looking to join the leadership team and lead an amazing team of midwives.
ULHT provides antenatal and postnatal care for approximately 5,500 women and their families across two consultant led sites, working together closely in order to provide safe effective care for women and their families. Our local community is multicultural with a diverse mix of health needs.
For this role, we are seeking an experienced, enthusiastic midwife with excellent communication & organisational skills to lead and manage the Antenatal/Postnatal Ward at Pilgrim Hospital Boston. Ensuring patient safety and experience is our priority.
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Some of the key duties are:
- To provide high quality midwifery care and continued responsibility for the management of a 15 bedded AN/PN Ward.
- To take operational responsibility for the effective utilisation of all resources.
- To provide direction and leadership to the midwifery team.
- To drive , lead and implement effective change
- Establish and maintain effective professional networking relationships with the multi-professional team across ULHT.
- Work closely with the whole maternity team to support the drive to achieve the Maternity Safety agenda.
- To work closely with the whole of Maternity Services across both sites.
The successful candidate must be:
- A midwifery clinical practitioner (NMC registered)
- Able to lead and drive a multi disciplinary team
- Able to provide an excellent quality of care to patients and service users, both personally and through the team,
- A visible and effective communicator, leader and role model, with an emphasis to ensure that women and other service users are at the heart of their care
- Able to work well with others, provide constructive feedback and see improvements made as a result
- Able to demonstrate compassionate leadership skills
Working with the multidisciplinary team the successful candidate will support the team to deliver excellent care to women and their families on the AN/PN ward, working together to support staff to ensure that all policies and guidelines ensure parents receive the best possible care.
Working for our organisation
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (20/21) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.
Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement – “Outstanding Care Personally Delivered” – stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.
We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.
Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.
This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
What should you do next?
Have a look at the job description and if you like what you see then apply today. Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. Your NHS needs you!!!
ULHT recognises that everyone is different, and values the unique contribution that individual experiences, knowledge and skills make in delivering quality healthcare and becoming a model employer. We are committed to transforming our organisational culture by actively committing to implementing the Trust Single Equality Scheme, and other policies, such as the Dignity in Care policy and the Dignity at Work policy. We will continue to promote equality and challenge discrimination in all service provision, recognising and meeting the needs of the diverse communities we serve. We will strive to provide an environment in which people want to work and to be a model employer leading in good employment practice.
We are a People Promise exemplar site, for more information on the NHS People Promise - NHS England » Our NHS People Promise
As a responsible employer ULHT would encourage staff wishing to join the Trust to take up the COVID vaccination as this continues to remain the best line of defence against COVID19
Please note that we do not accept CVs.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, ULHT reserves the right to close this advert prior to the closing date.
No DBS fees to pay: Successful candidates will have DBS applications applied for & paid by ULHT where applicable. There is no requirement to reimburse ULHT for this cost.
We welcome applications from the UK Armed Forces Community. On the application form please tick “Member of the Armed Forces Community” if the below applies to you.
You are:
- A Service Leaver
- A Veteran
- A Military Reserve
- A Cadet Force Adult Volunteer
- Partner/Spouse of those Serving NB: partners/spouses are only eligible whilst their partner is serving in the Armed Forces
Applications from applicants who meet the current criteria for Tier 2 sponsorship to work in the UK (where both the role and candidate are deemed suitable for a Tier 2 visa) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, non-EEA candidates may not be appointed to a post if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled EU/EEA candidate is available to take up the post as the employing body is unlikely, in these circumstances, to satisfy the Resident Labour Market Test. The UK Visas and Immigration department requires employers to complete this test to show that no suitably qualified EEA or EU worker can fill the post. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Registered Midwife
- • Post Registration Diploma or working towards a midwifery degree
- • Evidence of further professional development
Desirable criteria
- • Degree or equivalent
- • Management course
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- • Experience in all areas of Midwifery.
- • Evidence of ability to teach in a variety of settings
- • Proven leadership and managerial capabilities
Desirable criteria
- • Involvement in clinical audit and participate in standard setting
- • Experience coordinating a Labour ward.
- • Change Management Experience
Knowledge, skills, aptitudes
Essential criteria
- • Advance level of knowledge relating to Maternity
- • Previous experience in the setting or developing a role/service.
- • Ability to take a leading role in initiating action
- • Effective leadership and management skills
- • Excellent interpersonal skills
- • Good presentation skills
- • Ability to organise and prioritise
- • Counselling skills
- • The ability to manage change
- • Demonstrate ability to influence and to motivate the clinical practice of others
- • Ability to demonstrate a flexible approach to the provision of holistic, clinically effective care
- • Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework
Desirable criteria
- • Computer / Keyboard Skills
- • Experience of Data Analysis
Specific Requirements
Essential criteria
- • Able to work on own initiative
- • Commitment to multidisciplinary working
- • Committed to own professional development
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Georgina Gould
- Job title
- Maternity Inpatient Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01205 445425
- Additional information
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