Community Midwifery Team Leader

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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• Have delegated responsibility for 24-hr cover within the community midwifery service. This includes formulating rosters to ensure adequate and appropriate cover and when required, liaising with and deploying staff on a shift by shift basis according to service need.
• Monitor the activity within your designated team and across the service on a daily basis and manage high activity and staffing issues as required.
• Be an autonomous practitioner providing clinical leadership and expertise in all aspects of midwifery practice, which includes providing direct care to women.
• Delegate clinical tasks to staff members on duty as appropriate e.g. care of complex cases, routine checking of equipment.
• Facilitate the development of all staff including student midwives, junior medical staff and support workers through evidence-based teaching and empowerment.
• Assess, develop, implement and evaluate the highest standards of care based on evidenced- based practice.
• Promote the physiology of the birth process through supporting both women and staff.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Mentorship qualification
• Degree level or equivalent experience
• Registered Midwife

Desirable criteria

• NLS / Examination of the Newborn trained
• Evidence of other professional managerial qualifications

Experience

Essential criteria

• Practicing midwife with comprehensive experience in community
• Facilitate effective team working
• Evidence of knowledge of recent midwifery research and clinical audit
• Demonstrate an ability to apply research to practice and to support changes in practice as a result of clinical audit
• Ability to practice within the scope of the NMC Code of Professional Conduct
• Communicating effectively with women, staff and other agencies
• Evidence of professional development relevant to the specific role

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of previous management experience
• Understanding of budgets and dynamics

Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Able to prioritise and meet deadlines
• Effective time management for self and others

Important

• There may be some occasions when we have to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date, this will be due to a high volume of applications. You are therefore advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
• Please check your emails regularly (and your junk folder) as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process.
• In submitting an application, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process, should you be appointed to the post.
• During the recruitment process your identity documentation (ie passport, driving licence, visa etc) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, infrared and machine-readable zone security features of the documents provided.
• Employment at the Trust is offered subject to successful completion of a six month probationary period.
• Some roles may require weekend shift working across multiple sites
• We operate a joint recruitment hub across the North West London Acute Provider Collaborative Group. As part of this, your application and personal data may be shared with partner trusts within the group for recruitment and workforce purposes, in line with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Right to work

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