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Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

1mo ago

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    Full-time
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  • People, HR & Administration
    Healthcare
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  • You must have a master’s in midwifery or equivalent, NMC registration, management experience, budget management skills, and a strong track record in healthcare leadership and transformation.
  • You will lead Maternity services, ensuring clinical quality, patient safety, and high standards of care while driving exceptional outcomes for women, babies, and the workforce.

Requirements

  • Master’s degree in midwifery, leadership, management, or relevant subject or equivalent (or able to demonstrate equivalent level of experience)
  • Current NMC registration – registered midwife
  • Management qualification of equivalent experience
  • Evidence of continuing personal development
  • Post registration qualification relevant to role
  • A track record of successful healthcare and maternity management.
  • Substantial clinical management and clinical leadership experience within a healthcare setting, the majority at senior level.
  • Demonstrated success in delivering change and performance with and through others.
  • Budget management including a number of departmental budgets, budgets of several million pounds, cost savings programmes/income generation and service line costing
  • Experience of transformation programmes and delivery of service improvement programmes.
  • Highly developed change leaders able to effectively influence through motivating and energising others in the organisation for the best possible patient results and organisational processes.
  • Extensive knowledge of clinical governance, risk management and associated control mechanisms.
  • Detailed knowledge of priorities for Midwifery care to enhance care outcomes and staff wellbeing.
  • A significant understanding of the NHS operating
  • A significant understanding of the NHS operating Framework, Governance, Service provision, patient flow and resource management

Responsibilities

  • Reporting to the Divisional Medical Director (DMD) and professionally to the Chief of Nursing and Midwifery, the Director of Midwifery (DOM) will along with the DDN, be responsible for providing high level operational and strategic leadership for the Maternity services and is accountable for the delivery of clinical quality standards, patient safety and the overall maternity patient experience in the Division.
  • The key focus of this role is to continuously drive the very best outcomes for women, people and their babies, ensuring the care delivered is safe, personalised, and striving for excellence.
  • The DoM is responsible for providing professional leadership, direction, advice, and support for the Division to ensure there is consistency of practice and high standards of care with a strong patient safety focus.
  • You will provide leadership and direction for the Trust and Division ensuring that it supports the Trust’s strategic vision for highly satisfied patients, engaged people, modern infrastructure, and excellent quality.
  • You will be responsible for the leadership, line management and professional standards of the Maternity workforce and accountable for ensuring high professional and maternity care standards throughout the Division, Trust and, where appropriate, the wider health and social care system.

FAQs

What is the main focus of the Director of Midwifery role?

The main focus of the Director of Midwifery role is to continuously drive the best outcomes for women, people, and their babies, ensuring that the care delivered is safe, personalised, and strives for excellence.

What qualifications are required for this position?

Essential qualifications include a Master’s degree in midwifery, leadership, management, or a relevant subject, current NMC registration as a registered midwife, a management qualification or equivalent experience, and evidence of continuing personal development.

Is experience in healthcare management necessary for this role?

Yes, a track record of successful healthcare and maternity management, along with substantial clinical management and leadership experience within a healthcare setting, is essential for this role.

What type of leadership qualities are expected from the Director of Midwifery?

The Director of Midwifery should possess highly developed change leadership qualities, able to influence and motivate others in the organisation to achieve the best possible patient outcomes and organisational processes.

Are there opportunities for professional development within the Trust?

Yes, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to providing first-class development opportunities for staff, including a wide range of management, leadership, and clinical skills training.

What kind of environment does Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust promote?

The Trust promotes a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, and support for staff, emphasizing a healthy work-life balance for employees.

Is experience with budget management and cost-saving programs required?

Yes, the Director of Midwifery is expected to have experience in budget management, including managing departmental budgets and implementing cost savings programs.

Are flexible working arrangements available for this position?

Yes, the Trust encourages applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements and strives to meet the needs of both staff and the service.

What are the key responsibilities of the Director of Midwifery?

Key responsibilities include providing operational and strategic leadership for maternity services, ensuring clinical quality standards, patient safety, and the overall maternity patient experience. The Director will also provide professional leadership and direction to the Maternity workforce.

What type of knowledge is essential for this role?

Extensive knowledge of clinical governance, risk management, priorities for Midwifery care, and a significant understanding of the NHS operating framework, governance, service provision, patient flow, and resource management are essential for this role.

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Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Our vision is to be a leader in health and wellbeing, delivering exceptional services for our communities.

Science & Healthcare
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10,001+
Employees
2014
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. As well as a performing, well led and ambitious Foundation Trust, we have exciting times ahead of us. The Trust’s vision is to lead in delivering exceptional health and well being services to our communities. Turning our vision into reality, we are continuing to make significant invest in our infrastructure and facilities, striving for excellence and empowering our people to deliver excellence. Providing a supportive, dynamic MDT working environment, allowing our teams to deliver high quality patient care and achieving work life balance, whilst encouraging continuous professional development. We are proud of the ambitions laid out in our strategy, Our Future FHFT, including our vision to be a leader in Health & Wellbeing, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. Services are delivered from three main hospital sites: Frimley Park Hospital (Camberley) Heatherwood Hospital (Ascot) Wexham Park Hospital (Slough) Additionally, the Trust delivers outpatient and diagnostic services from Aldershot, Farnham, Fleet, Windsor, Maidenhead and Bracknell bringing a range of services closer to these communities. We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties. We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June 2022 and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment. Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients.