Job Description
Due to a change in personal circumstances for the current postholder, we are seeking an inspirational and highly experienced senior midwife whose role as Director of Midwifery is key to maintaining strong professional oversight and governance within our service.. The post holder, in conjunction with the Divisional Quadrumvirate, will provide expert clinical advice, interpretation of national policy within the trust and will work with associated agencies such as the Local Maternity and Neonatal Services (LMNS) in the ICB and health and wellbeing boards, to deliver and assure we are providing outstanding midwifery care.
This is a great opportunity to join UHDB and make a real impact, following major trust investment into maternity services, additional footprint being agreed and the trust leading on a collaboration to recruit midwives from overseas.
You will inherit a midwifery workforce that is truly committed to patient safety and a maternity team that wants to make UHDB the safest maternity service in the country. We have established fetal and maternal medicine clinics as well as Continuity of Carer teams in place, and as a large teaching hospital, we have big ambitions.
You will be a vital member of the senior leadership team within the Women’s and Children’s Division, working closely with the Divisional Director, Divisional Medical Director and the rest of the divisional team. In addition, you will work with the Corporate Senior Nursing and Midwifery team, with responsibility for influencing and delivering a number of trust wide professional programmes. You will be a true advocate of the development of service and are required to both drive and promote continuous improvement.
The role will support and influence the Local Maternity System in line with the Better Births recommendations which includes the planning and delivery of models of midwifery care, creating new ways of working with innovation to improve outcomes, support service development and quality improvement.
This high-profile senior post will appeal to someone who is keen to play an influential role in shaping the future delivery of maternity health care services and further enhance innovation and leadership in the areas of maternity.
Closing date of applications: 27 June 2023
Interview date: 25 July 2023
Services
We provide low and high risk care pathways – and specialty pathways including diabetes and cardiology.
Around 9,000 babies are born each year across two sites and we provide antenatal and postnatal care for 11,500 women each year in hospital and our communities
Facilities
We have three wards across two sites, with a total of 88 beds for antenatal, postnatal and induction of labour.
At Royal Derby Hospital there are:
- 17 delivery rooms including one pool room and bereavement suite
- Four bedded Midwife led birth centre
- Four bedded Obstetric Enhanced Care area and a two bedded assessment bay
Queen’s Hospital Burton has seven delivery rooms including one pool room and one bereavement suite.
Samuel Johnson Community Hospital is currently closed to intrapartum care, but continues as a community midwifery hub.
Where we are now
We are CQC rated Good in 2019 and we are making good progress in achieving compliance with the immediate and essential actions from Ockenden report 1, with assurance on progress being overseen by Quality Performance Committee and Trust Board. We also have developed specialist roles to deliver the Public Health Agenda and we actively engage with the Maternity and Neonatal Voices Partnerships.
We have more to do in driving forward improvements and positive change in maternity services to make sure we deliver the best quality of care, every time, and are looking for a strong leader who can continue the good work already done by the outgoing post-holder.
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