Job summary
The Postnatal Ward Manager at Broomfield Hospital is responsible for the operational, clinical, and professional leadership of the postnatal ward, ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality, and compassionate care to women and newborns.

The role supports Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust's commitment to "excellent, compassionate and respectful care", ensuring services align with the Trust's maternity transformation agenda, including Personalised Care and the Saving Babies' Lives Care Bundle.

The post holder will lead workforce development, promote a positive safety culture, and ensure effective patient flow within a busy maternity unit.

This is a unique opportunity for development covering a fixed term period. During this time the successful candidate will take a step in to band 7 leadership. Learning to line manager staff, the day to day running and oversight of the postnatal ward. Service development, identifying change and solutions for implementation

Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will be able to ensure safe, high-quality postnatal care for mothers and newborns whilst overseeing clinical standards, including breastfeeding support, newborn observations, and maternal recovery. They will act as a clinical role model, supporting staff with complex cases and ensure compliance with NICE guidelines, local maternity policies, and safeguarding procedures. They will be able to escalate clinical concerns or deterioration appropriately Lead and coordinate themidwifery and support worker team on shift which will involve allocating staff effectively based on acuity and patient need. You will provide support, supervision, and mentorship to junior staff and students which will involve managing sickness, performance issues, and wellbeing of team members. It is imperative that you will promote a positive, inclusive team culture.

About us
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Job responsibilities
Are you looking for an exciting new role? Using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you!

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NMC Pin
• NLS Trained/equivalent

Desirable

• Evidence of leadership training post registration

Experience

• 3 years or more post registration clinical practise
• Evidence of multidisciplinary team working
• Knowledge of current national guidelines, policies and initiatives

Desirable

• Knowledge of post natal care pressures

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.