Associate Director of Nursing and Midwifery

2 weeks ago


Lancaster, United Kingdom University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Are you a nurse/midwife wanting to develop into a future Director of Nursing / Director of Midwifery?

We have an exciting opportunity at UHMBT following the implementation of our new clinical operating model.

The Associate Director of Nursing and Midwifery is a new post, being a key member of the senior triumvirate leadership team within the Women’s and Children’s (WACS) Care Group. Assisting the Director of Midwifery (DOM) and the Deputy Chief Nurse (DCNO) in the implementation of the corporate nursing and midwifery agenda; taking a specific strategic lead were requested on allocated cross Care Groups and corporate roles.

You will work under the professional direction of the DOM and the DCNO, providing professional guidance, support and leadership to all nursing and midwifery staff to ensure patient safety, service quality and excellent patient experience is consistently maintained.

Whilst our hospital site, The Royal Lancaster Infirmary has been specified as the base for this post we would welcome applicants who may wish to consider their base at one of our other main hospital sites, Furness General Hospital, Barrow-in-Furness or Westmorland General Hospital, Kendal.

Accountable for ensuring the appropriate management and leadership of the nursing / midwifery teams, holding matrons, ward and department leaders and clinical practitioners to account to ensure that organisational performance indicators, Care Quality Commission (CQC) standards and quality indicators are monitored, and appropriate timely action is taken according to results.

Providing professional, strategic and operational leadership across the Care Group (both hospital and community services) ensuring optimum standards of care delivered through effective management of human, financial and physical resources.

Acting as a strong advocate for women, babies, children and young people and their families, ensuring that a culture of continuous improvement and learning is supported to drive quality care delivery across the Care Group and facilitate the development of clinical practice, to ensure excellent care. Involvement in the quality and safety agenda is another key component of the role.

As an experienced, highly motivated NMC registrant with excellent leadership skills who is looking to take the next step to expanding their leadership experience at a Care Group level. You will be required to work across all the whole WACS Care Group including; Maternity, Women's, Children's and Young People’s services, providing responsive, compassionate and visible leadership. You will be significantly involved both in the operational and strategical planning and delivery of these services.

We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

We are working towards becoming a truly inclusive organisation by celebrating inclusion and diversity, and are committed to eliminating discrimination, reducing health inequalities, promoting equal opportunities and respect for all of our colleagues and patients.

We are working hard to enhance the health and wellbeing of our workforce, improving the quality of their working life and valuing their contribution to high quality patient care. Our Flourish at Work is a big part of that.

This post would also be attractive to individuals looking for either full or part-time employment, working for an organisation who actively promotes a healthy work and home life balance.

The successful applicant may be entitled to assistance with removal and other associated expenses for those who may be required to move their home to take up employment with the Trust.



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