Midwifery Practice Leader Caseload
Accepting applications until: 24-Jul-2024 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 24-Jul-2024 23:59
Key details
Location
- Gwefan
- South East London
- Cyfeiriad
- St Thomas' Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road
- Tref
- London
- Cod post
- SE1 7EH
- Major / Minor Region
- London
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent: Days, Nights & Weekends
- Oriau
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Days, Nights & Weekends)
Salary
- Cyflog
- £51,488 - £57,802 p.a inc HCA
- Cyfnod cyflog
- Yearly
- Gradd
- (Band 7)
Specialty
- Prif leoliad
- Midwifery Practice Leader
- Dyddiad y cyfweliad
- 09/08/2024
Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.
The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.
Trosolwg o'r swydd
Band 7 Caseload Midwife Full time
We are looking for a dynamic leader with a passion for continuity of care . The individual will need to be highly organised and have the ability to lead flexibly.
At St Thomas we have been providing case load care for more than 23 years. We have a well established teams with a wealth of experience. The teams are friendly, supportive and dedicated to the women and birthing people we care for.
The team lead will support the team with their expert knowledge and experience. The teams provide care within a home setting and hospital depending on the birth preference for those they are caring for.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact me: Marie Gribben [email protected] or Flo Awichi: [email protected]
Closing Date: 24th July 2024 at Midnight
Interview Date: 9th August 2024
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The team leader will be responsible for a team of 6 full time equalivant midwives. They will need to provide continual review of the service and provide feedback to the Matron to make positive changes within the service.
As well as providing clinical care, the leader will provide support to new midwives through an orientation process and ensure the rota is completed in a timely manner ensuring a good skill mix and 24/7 cover for homebirths.
The team leader will foster good working relationships and celebrate successes within the wider maternity unit. They will work with the Matron to aid the recruitment process to ensure safe staffing levels.
The team leader will develop a strong relationship with the link consultant, consultant midwives, senior midwives and our multidisciplinary teams to ensure women receive the best possible care.
Driving essential for the role. Car driver is essential, a trust lease scheme is available if you are not a car owner.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
Women’s services:
As the only NHS Trust in London with women’s and specialist children’s services on one site we have unique opportunities to provide excellent, high-quality, integrated care for mothers, babies and children.
Our directorate provides high quality care to patients across South East London, as well as delivering a range of specialist services both nationally and internationally. We treat approximately 40,000 gynaecology patients, and deliver 6,400 NHS births and 350 private births a year.
We have one of the largest NHS IVF units in the UK, which includes our flagship Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis services. Alongside our clinical services, we are integrated with colleagues at Kings College London, delivering a significant programme of research and development.
We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients.
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Duties and Responsibilities
The post holder will
· Work in accordance with the NMC’s rules and code of conduct for midwives.
· Maintain and develop professional knowledge and competence in accordance within the NMC recommendations.
· Implement recommendations from Government and professional bodies in relation to maternity care.
· Act as a role model for midwifery practice to all staff within the directorate.
· Formulate and ensure all staff are aware and implementing the evidence based protocols agreed for the Women’s directorate.
· Take responsibility for the provision of caseload midwifery practice as a continuity of care model that meets the demand of the women who book to have their babies at St Thomas’ regardless of the place of birth.
· Act as a “Specialist advisor” on issues relating to midwifery care to the members of the Practice
· Identify areas of practice, which require further investigation and initiate and participate in both midwifery and medical research and audit programmes.
· Participate in the teaching and dissemination of professional and clinical knowledge to all learners and members of staff.
· Provide a mentor support system for students and midwives within the Midwifery practice.
· Lead, co-ordinate and manage clinical activities in relation to provision of caseload midwifery care model in order to maximise continuity of care in the hospital and/or primary care setting.
· Participate in appraisals of AFC Band 6 midwives, on at least an annual basis in line with Trust policies in the antenatal clinic.
· Arrange and develop orientation programmes, which familiarise new members of staff with the organisational and clinical demands of the unit and Midwifery practice.
· Supervise the maintenance of stores and equipment and with due economy requisition supplies, repairs and replacements of equipment.
· Act on, investigate and report complaints, incidents and accidents to your Midwifery Manager, or the supervisor of midwives on call as appropriate.
· Ensure that working conditions are safe in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act.
· Act up for Midwifery Matron for Community Midwifery as required.
· To be fully informed of the risk management strategy, be responsible for reporting incidents, risk assessment and development of action plans to reduce risk and complaints.
The post holder is required to follow Trust policies and procedures which are regularly updated including:
Confidentiality / Data Protection / Freedom of Information
Post holders must maintain the confidentiality of information about patients, staff and other health service business in accordance with the Data Protection Act of 1998. Post holders must not, without prior permission, disclose any information regarding patients or staff. If any member of staff has communicated any such information to an unauthorised person those staff will be liable to dismissal. Moreover, the Data Protection Act 1998 also renders an individual liable for prosecution in the event of unauthorised disclosure of information.
Following the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) 2005, post holders must apply the Trust’s FOI procedure if they receive a written request for information.
Equal Opportunities
Post holders must at all times fulfil their responsibilities with regard to the Trust’s Equal Opportunities Policy and equality laws.
Health and Safety
All post holders have a responsibility, under the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) and subsequently published regulations, to ensure that the Trust’s health and safety policies and procedures are complied with to maintain a safe working environment for patients, visitors and employees.
Infection Control
All post holders have a personal obligation to act to reduce healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs). They must attend mandatory training in Infection Control and be compliant with all measures required by the Trust to reduce HCAIs. Post holders must be familiar with the Trust’s Infection Control Policies, including those that apply to their duties, such as Hand Decontamination Policy, Personal Protective Equipment Policy, safe procedures for using aseptic techniques and safe disposal of sharps.
Risk Management
All post holders have a responsibility to report risks such as clinical and non-clinical accidents or incidents promptly. They are expected to be familiar with the Trust’s use of risk assessments to predict and control risk, as well as the incident reporting system for learning from mistakes and near misses in order to improve services. Post holders must also attend training identified by their manager, or stated by the Trust to be mandatory.
Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults
Post holders have a general responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their daily duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
Smoking Policy
It is the Trust’s policy to promote health. Smoking, therefore, is actively discouraged. It is illegal within Trust buildings and vehicles.
NHS Plan
We are committed to meeting the rights and standards required by the NHS plan. We expect our staff to be aware of these rights and standards and to be fully involved and co-operative in meeting them.
Terms and Conditions of Employment
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and this means that any criminal conviction must be made known at the time of application.
Review of this Job Description
This job description is intended as an outline of the general areas of activity and will be amended in the light of the changing needs of the organisation. To be reviewed in conjunction with the post holder.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.
Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.
As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.
Flexible working
We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual’s personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process.
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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
Skills/Knowledge/Abilities
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Can demonstrate understanding of managing caseload midwifery service, facilitating choice for women
- Can demonstrate ability to act as a specialist advisor to professional groups
- Able to demonstrate effective working relationship with the members of the multidisciplinary team
- Can demonstrate clear understanding of the role as a line manager
- Able to acknowledge the importance of evaluation of care provided and how to regularly monitor activities in the team
Meini prawf dymunol
- Evidence of service redesign
- Evidence of research and audit
Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Post registration experience in all areas of midwifery including community
- Previous experience in delivering and managing antenatal education
- Can demonstrate good organisational skills
- Can demonstrate a clear demonstrate strategy in how to manage a team
- Can demonstrate broad understanding of women’s health needs both in high and low risk teams and the relevant service model
Meini prawf dymunol
- Management experience
- Management course
- Supervisor of midwives/PMA
Education & Qualifications
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Registered Midwife
- Diploma in midwifery
- Mentorship/997
- Evidence of relevant clinical updating
- Also/NLS
Meini prawf dymunol
- Relevant degree
- Evidence of teaching qualification
Values and behaviours
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Demonstrates Trust values
Professional/ Statutory Registration
Meini prawf hanfodol
- NMC Registered Midwife
Further details / informal visits contact
- Enw
- Marie Gribben
- Teitl y swydd
- Matron Community & Antenatal Clinic
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 07939564444
- Gwybodaeth i gefnogi eich cais
Flo Awichi
07908542902
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