Deputy Director of Midwifery - Quality Risk & Safety

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description & Person Specification.

Proposed Interview Date - week commencing 21.09.26

We are the largest employer in Nottinghamshire and one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country, serving more than 2.5m residents of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and its surrounding communities and a further four million people across the East Midlands and beyond. Our Trust spans over three sites including Queen's Medical Centre (QMC), Nottingham City Hospital and Ropewalk House.

We are home to the East Midlands Major Trauma Centre, the Nottingham Children's Hospital and in partnership with the University of Nottingham we host a Biomedical Research Centre carrying out vital research into hearing, digestive diseases, respiratory, musculoskeletal disease, mental health and imaging.

As a teaching hospital, we are instrumental in the education and training of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals. We are proud of our strong relationships with universities across the East Midlands, including the University of Nottingham, Nottingham Trent University and Loughborough University.

Recent years have been challenging. Alongside our continued recovery from Covid, our maternity services are subject to an independent review, and we must do more to improve our culture. We have seen improvements in many areas already and continue to be more focused than ever on making sustained improvements across our services.

Person specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Relevant Master's Degree or equivalent experience and evidence of continuing professional development
• Current NMC Registered Midwife
• Extensive knowledge of maternity governance , acquired through postgraduate diploma or equivalent experience or training

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant experience of leading governance, or components of governance, within a large and complex organisation.
• Demonstrates an extensive knowledge and senior level experience of NHS regulation and compliance agenda: 1. Political context 2. Role of Care Quality Commission and NHSE 3. Relevant healthcare legislation with UK and EU 4. Governance and assurance frameworks 5. Maternity specific legislation and regulations

Communication and Relationship Skills

Essential criteria

• Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information, negotiate with senior staff and external stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups
• Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to persuade and influence others and deliver presentations in a variety of settings

Analytical and Judgement Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options
• Strategic thinking - ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise

Planning and Organisation Skills

Essential criteria

• Plans and organises a broad range of complex activities, formulating and adjusting plans to reflect changing circumstances
• Works with senior staff and other external stakeholders to develop performance improvement plans

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

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