Head of Midwifery – Overview

Head of Midwifery will provide effective, visible clinical and professional leadership for midwifery in the directorate for which they are responsible.

The post-holder will be responsible for leading teams of cross-site/locality services and will therefore be expected to work across sites.

The post-holder will be responsible for assuring professional standards and practice in all aspects of nursing and midwifery practice are achieved within the Trust, including adhering to statutory regulations to deliver excellent patient care.

To develop, facilitate and implement appropriate training and development programmes for midwives, nurses and support staff that enhance practice and care whilst meeting Trust objectives and Government initiatives.

To line manage Matrons within the Maternity services. She/he is responsible and accountable for implementation of robust systems and processes that ensure there is a continuing improvement in the quality of the service provided to women and their babies/patients safety to staff and visitors to the Trust premises, who may be affected by the work of the Trust. To drive change for the benefit of both women and their families and the staff who provide this care.

The Head of Midwifery is accountable for the delivery of midwifery and nursing clinical services within both the allocated clinical service area and the Trust. This includes responsibility for the nursing/midwifery budget.

The post-holder will deputise for the Group Director of Midwifery to ensure Trust wide compliance and delivery of the patient safety, clinical effectiveness and patient experience agenda.

The post-holder will work collaboratively across all sites with the divisional senior team and corporate teams to enhance the staff and user experience.

About Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

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