Deputy Head of Midwifery

7 months ago


Nottingham, United Kingdom Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Full time

An exciting opportunity to support the Heads of Midwifery in the development of the professional midwifery agenda by taking the lead on workstreams such as Infection prevention, maternity support worker development, learning from incidents roll out, development of action plans from Investigation reports, health and safety and education. The post holders will support NUH maternity Improvement journey by supporting both the HOM in Governance and in Workforce and Operations, rotating as required to gain experience and development opportunities.

This role will develop consistency of practice, high standards of care and innovation with a robust quality and safety focus. They will work in partnership with the Directorate and Divisional Senior Leadership Team to ensure the delivery and achievement of the maternity national and regional agenda objectives and contribute to the strategic policies for maternity services.

The posts are a key role in the senior midwifery leadership team and will support the Heads of Midwifery and Director of Midwifery to champion high quality, safe and compassionate care for women, birthing people and their families.

Reporting to and in partnership with the Head of Midwifery the post holder will ensure the effective implementation of a comprehensive and systematic approach to midwifery workforce developments reflecting Birthrate Plus methodology.

Support the Director of Midwifery/ Head of Midwifery in ensuring that all aspects of clinical risks relating to workforce are robustly and effectively managed.

Promote a just culture in which incident reporting and learning from incidents is accepted as “business as usual” and recognised as a vehicle for quality improvement and the provision of safe services.

Champion the continuous maternity service improvement cycle initiatives by developing programmes in partnership with the quality and safety teams and practice education team, including the Professional Midwifery Advocate (PMA) teams.

Educate, support, and advise senior managers and clinicians responsible for carrying out investigations of incidents and near misses including identification and implementation of action plans and ensure measures are in place to prevent incident recurrence.

To coordinate the monitoring and review of midwifery/maternity complaints, incidents and clinical risks relating to workforce. Developing, and monitoring action plans, in consultation with the Head of Midwifery.

Deputise for the Head of Midwifery as required.

With over 17,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

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 NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career

Refer to detailed job description and person specification attached for full responsibilities for this role.



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