Maternity Inpatients Ward Manager

Maternity Inpatients Ward Manager Overview

We are seeking an experienced midwife to join our dedicated team at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. In this role, you will be responsible for providing leadership, management, and clinical governance on our inpatient wards, ensuring that we deliver safe, effective, compassionate, and high-quality care to women, birthing individuals, babies, and their families.

Main Responsibilities

• Provide visible clinical leadership and professional support to midwives, nurses, maternity support workers, transitional care support workers, and the wider multidisciplinary team.
• Ensure the provision of safe, evidence-based, and person-centered care.
• Manage staffing levels, workforce planning, and address issues related to sickness absence and performance.
• Monitor incidents, complaints, safeguarding concerns, and risks, taking necessary actions as required.
• Support the education, orientation, appraisals, and ongoing professional development of staff.

Requirements

• Must be a Registered Midwife with a relevant degree or equivalent experience.
• Evidence of post-registration education is essential.
• A teaching and assessing/mentorship qualification is required.
• Significant experience as a Registered Midwife, particularly in antenatal and postnatal ward settings.
• Experience in managing and motivating a team, along with evaluating team and individual performance.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver quality teaching to various staff groups.
• Knowledge of research, audit, and quality improvement initiatives is necessary.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.
• Strong attention to detail and effective management and leadership skills, including the ability to prioritize tasks and delegate effectively.
• Ability to recognize the contributions of all members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills, with the capacity to respond to unexpected events and demands.

Benefits

• Salary range of £56,276 to £63,176 per annum, including a higher cost of living allowance.
• Permanent contract with options for full-time, part-time, or compressed hours.

We welcome applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK, and these applications will be considered alongside all others.

Degree Requirement: Bachelor’s

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