Midwifery Team Leader for Continuity of Carer Band 7

This is an exciting role to lead on the Continuity of Carer teams and to support in the ongoing development of the service.

The post holder will be responsible for the 24 hour management and clinical leadership of the Continuity of Carer (CoC) teams supporting the MDT of staff in both acute and primary care settings. She / he will be expected to provide high quality; women centred care in an efficient / effective manner The post holder in collaboration with other team members will be responsible for the continued implementation of the recommendations of Better Births.

The Continuity of Carer team offer care for women to havea named midwifery team throughout their pregnancy.

As a team we care about building trusting relationships with women to ensure a positive experience throughout their maternity journey.

They post holder will lead a defined team of band 5&6 midwives, and maternity support workers, team build, organise others in their actions and set priorities, objectives and goals within their sphere of responsibility. They will be expected to performance manage both the activity and members of their team as required through the robust annual appraisal mechanism and HR processes.

Although staff will rotate through the unit and day to day management of them will be required.

Lead by example, demonstrating a proven record of sound leadership, courtesy and diplomacy, when dealing with colleagues and the general public.

Represent the service at local, regional and national level.

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.

We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.
- This is an exciting role to lead the Continuity of Carer (CofC) and traditional teams and to support in the establishment of new CofC teams at our trust.
- The post involves strategic and management focused responsibilities whilst teams are established and embedded into the service. Alongside this are some clinical expectations.
- The post holder will be responsible for the 24 hour management and clinical leadership of the CofC teams supporting the MDT of staff in both acute and primary care settings. She/he will be expected to provide high quality women centred care in an efficient and effective manner and develop policies that optimise recruitment to the provision of CofC in collaboration with relevant stake-holders.
- The post holder, in collaboration with other teammembers, will be responsible for the continued implementation of the recommendations ofBetter Births.
- Lead a defined team of band 5&6 midwives and maternity support workers, team build, organise others in their actions and set priorities, objectives and goals within their sphere of responsibility. They will be expected to performance manage both the activity and members of their team as required through the robust annual appraisal mechanism and HR processes
- She / he will actively seek to ensure a defined team is allocated to provide a 24 hour servicefor the Continuity of Carer team and will be responsible for training and developing them to become confident and competent practitioners within their area of responsibility.

Further details can be found on the attached job description and personal specification.