Job summary
The Delivery Suite Manager should be an expert in the planning, assessment, and delivery of care within the intrapartum setting (both high and low risk) and have proven strong clinical leadership skills. The post holder will ensure the delivery of a high standard of safe, effective, personalised and evidence-based care on Delivery Suite. You will achieve this through effective management of staff, finances, and resources and efficient monitoring and improvement of standards - ensuring all local and national policies are adhered to.

Main duties of the job
Takes managerial and professional responsibility and accountability for the effective management and development of areas of responsibility on a shift basis.

Manages Delivery Suite complaints, developing, implementing and reviewing action plans to improve practice and service delivery.

Empower and support Band 7 Delivery Suite Coordinators to undertake their roles effectively through mentoring, professional development and delegation of appropriate managerial responsibilities. Ensure clear accountability, regular feedback and ongoing support to facilitate leadership growth and operational excellence.

Provide oversight of roster planning and workforce deployment across the delivery suite, ensuring staffing rosters are safe, efficient and responsive to service demand, patient acuity and skill mix requirements. Maintaining oversight of roster changes and ensuring staffing levels are maintained to meet service need.

Support compliance with CQC standards, Ockenden recommendations, and National Maternity Safety Programmes.

About us
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice

Job responsibilities
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Midwife with Current NMC registration
• Committed to professional development.

Desirable

• Professional Midwifery Advocate.
• Recognised Leadership qualification.

Knowledge
Essential

• Ability to demonstrate evidence-based knowledge and applications to clinical practice.
• Knowledge of risk management, clinical governance and the relevance to practice.
• Knowledge and understanding of local policies and national drivers in maternity care.
• Knowledge of Safeguarding adults and children, and the application to practice
• Knowledge of statutory regulations governing midwifery.

Skills/Experience
Essential

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage conflict constructively.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer care skills, calm and measured responses to situations.
• Ability to lead, influence and motivate.
• Demonstrates an inclusive family centred approach.
• Demonstrates understanding of role boundaries and able to recognise when to escalate.
• Ability to co-ordinate & liaise within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Ability to effectively delegate.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Ability to work under pressure, prioritise workload, and meet deadlines.
• Computer literate/IT skills appropriate to role.
• Experience as a Delivery Suite Coordinator.
• Recent leadership/management experience
• Significant post registration experience of NHS midwifery, particularly intrapartum care.

Desirable

• Demonstrates a commitment to supporting and promoting physiological birth and positive birth experiences.
• Involvement in the implementation of service development.
• Participation in Audits.
• Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team at operational and strategic level.
• Previous involvement in the development, implementation and of clinical guidelines and standards.

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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.