Job summary
Are you an experienced, compassionate and motivated midwife ready to take the nest step in your leadership journey?

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the leadership team as the Ward Leader for Trinity Ward. Trinity Ward has 21 beds and provides antenatal, postnatal and transitional care. We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed Ward Leader who is passionate about providing safe, high-quality, person-centred care and who can inspire and support a multidisciplinary team.

This is an opportunity to play a key role in shaping the future of our service, supporting staff development and ensuring that families receive an excellent experience on Trinity Ward.

We are looking for someone who

• Is a confident and experienced midwife with a strong clinical knowledge
• Has a passion for high-quality compassionate maternity care
• Can provide visible, supportive and effective leadership
• Is committed to supporting, empowering and developing staff
• Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Can work collaboratively across the multi-disciplinary team
• Is committed to patient safety, quality improvement and positive outcomes
• Can lead change and contribute to the continued development of our maternity services

If you are an ambitious midwife who is ready to lead, inspire and make a difference, we would welcome your application.

Main duties of the job
The Ward Leader for Trinity Ward should be an expert in the assessment, planning and delivery of midwifery clinical care, providing motivational leadership and efficient organisation of the area. They will ensure that the fundamental care standards are achieved, providing a visible presence and be accessible to women, families and staff. The Ward Lead will ensure that quality measures are implemented, and resultant improvement plans delivered.

About us
Our vision: Exceptional patient care provided by exceptional people.

Our mission: To bring our people communities and partners together, providing patient care we are proud of. We all play a part in achieving this, by living up to the values we promise to our patients and each other. As members of staff we will always be guided by our Proud to CARE values.

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a well performing Foundation Trust serving a population of around 441,000 across the Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire Dales, North Amber Valley, High Peak and Northeast Derbyshire districts with a workforce of around 5,000 staff.

We are committed to working with our partners in Health and Social Care to deliver long term financial sustainability and resilience in our performance to ensure we provide high quality services and excellent patient care

Job responsibilities
Please refer to the relevant job description and person specification for the full qualifications, skills and experience required for this post.

Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential

• Registered Midwife
• Evidence of study at degree level
• Teaching/ mentorship qualification

Desirable

• NIPE qualification
• Study at Masters level
• Formal management qualification

Experience
Essential

• Extensive post registration experience
• Relevant operational management experience
• Clinically credible
• Evidence of achievement in previous roles
• Experience of line managing staff
• Experience of clinical risk/investigations

Desirable

• Involvement in clinical audit
• Budget management
• Experience of leading innovative change

Skills and Knowledge
Essential

• Strong Leadership skills
• Excellent organisation skills
• Developed communication, influencing and negotiation skills
• Able to develop people and teams
• Ability to use initiative and make decisions under pressure
• Comprehensive knowledge of national initiatives and recommendations related to maternity services

Demonstrates our Proud to CARE Values
Essential

• Compassion, Ambition, Respect, Encouragement

Personal Attributes
Essential

• Confident to manage change
• Professional standards
• Enthusiastic
• Resilient
• Self-directed
• Flexible and forward thinking

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.