The post holder will provide clinical leadership, facilitate professional development and carry continuing overall responsibility for the management and co-ordination of a team of midwives, students and support workers of a designated clinical area.
The midwife will work as part of the multidisciplinary team, liaising with professionals who impact on the care and management of clients, creating and maintain a positive learning environment in order to maximise the full potential of staff and help achieve the national targets for maternity.
To provide women and babies with a high quality, safe service in a variety of practice settings within the Maternity Unit, throughout the antenatal. Intrapartum and postnatal periods that is effectively and efficiently within available resources, as well as contribute to the delivery of the organisation's objectives.
The care will be evidence based and holistic in meeting women and birthing people's individual needs and the midwife will be expected to work autonomously within the guidelines and sphere of professional practice.
The post holder is to ensure the provision of a consistently high level of clinical leadership across the maternity unit 24/7 and promote a unit-wide multidisciplinary team working philosophy.
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It is anticipated that the post holder will have effective visionary leadership and efficient experience as would be necessary to underpin changing practice. The post holder will be expected to rotate throughout the Maternity Unit and including night duty and on calls as deemed necessary to provide an integrated maternity service and ensure competence in all areas of midwifery practice.
The post holder will act as a host to women, birthing people and their families using the service and raise positively the profile of Whittington Health
The post holder will provide clinical leadership, facilitate professional development and carry continuing overall responsibility for the management and co-ordination of a team of midwives, students and support workers of a designated clinical area.
The midwife will work as part of the multidisciplinary team, liaising with professionals who impact on the care and management of clients, creating and maintain a positive learning environment in order to maximise the full potential of staff and help achieve the national targets for maternity.
To provide women and babies with a high quality, safe service in a variety of practice settings within the Maternity Unit, throughout the antenatal. Intrapartum and postnatal periods that is effectively and efficiently within available resources, as well as contribute to the delivery of the organisation's objectives.
The care will be evidence based and holistic in meeting women and birthing people's individual needs and the midwife will be expected to work autonomously within the guidelines and sphere of professional practice.
The post holder is to ensure the provision of a consistently high level of clinical leadership across the maternity unit 24/7 and promote a unit-wide multidisciplinary team working philosophy.
Please see attached job description and person specification
It is anticipated that the post holder will have effective visionary leadership and efficient experience as would be necessary to underpin changing practice. The post holder will be expected to rotate throughout the Maternity Unit and including night duty and on calls as deemed necessary to provide an integrated maternity service and ensure competence in all areas of midwifery practice.
The post holder will act as a host to women, birthing people and their families using the service and raise positively the profile of Whittington Health