Job overview

There will be strong leadership in the Triage, Day Assessment Unit and Fetal Medicine Unit to ensure the highest possible care standards, and to ensure the monitoring and reporting of care, with family and staff feedback. There will be excellent team working with the multidisciplinary team, the other areas of Maternity, our Neonatal Unit team and the wider Division of Women’s, the LMS and ICS.

The service will be the Best Place to Work, uphold the Trust Values and strategic Objectives.

Main duties of the job

Be a highly visible member of the senior team based in the clinical area.
Ensure daily operation flow and reporting, liaising with the network units as appropriate.
To be an expert and credible midwife, delivering care and a clinical role model. 
To work closely with the Safeguarding Team and provide support and guidance to staff.
To be responsible for the day-to-day management of the midwifery staff within the service, dealing with issues as they arise. 
To manage your own time effectively with an appropriate balance between management and clinical duties. 
To liaise with external stake holders to ensure that women are cared for in the right place at the right time. 
To be responsible for always maintaining the quality of the clinical environment. 
To monitor and work within allocated resources and support the staff to ensure there is effective budget management and control. 
To foster a positive working relationship with our commissioning partners. 
To contribute to the Maternity Service annual business planning and contracting process. 
Monitor and ensure staffing levels are optimal and prepare daily and strategic reports for the Workforce meetings and NHSE/I, using the trust informatics systems. 
Ensure that the E-roster KPIs are met and reported on and demonstrate competence in use of the E-roster and ESR. 
To ensure that staff appraisals are managed and monitored. 
Ensure Sickness Absence monitoring is completed and reported. 
To ensure staff and service user health and safety. 

Working for our organisation

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.