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Director of Midwifery and Maternity Services – Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

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Director of Midwifery and Maternity Services – Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

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We have an exciting opportunity to join our Trust as Director of Midwifery and Maternity. We are seeking an experienced, dynamic and high-calibre individual to strategically lead and champion our midwifery and maternity workforce. Our Trusts first formed a strategic partnership in 2019 and in 2023 we deepened this partnership further, appointing a single Chief Executive and single Executive team. We have big ambition, and by working in partnership we can continue to provide high quality clinical outcomes and deliver outstanding patient experience to those we serve.

Main duties of the job

The Director of Midwifery and Maternity is a key leadership role with our Trusts, focused on the strategic delivery of high standards of midwifery and maternity services. We know that maternity services are in the spotlight at a national level and there are significant challenges to tackle, but you will be joining a service that is in a very strong place. We are proud of the improvements our maternity services have made in the past three years, and we now need a strong, compassionate and experienced leader to help support and focus our efforts to go from Good to Outstanding.

About us

Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Job description

Job responsibilities

As Director of Midwifery, you will be responsible for the professional, strategic, and clinical leadership of the midwifery workforce across the Trust. Reporting to the Chief Nurse, you will work as part of the senior leadership team, with internal accountability and autonomy to lead, drive and coordinate programmes on improved outcomes for women and their babies.

We are looking to speak with collaborative midwifery leaders to join us on our journey. We are looking for an inspirational leader and an outstanding role model who can support and drive improvements as a strong maternity advocate for babies and their families.

We value and promote diversity and are committed to equality of opportunity for all. We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We want to increase the diversity of our NHS leadership and particularly encourage applications from candidates from black and minority ethnic backgrounds, women, LGBTQ+ communities, and from people with lived experience of disability.

For further information on this role and how to apply please contact our search partners at Hunter Healthcare via Finn McNulty, Head of Executive Search on fmcnulty@hunter-healthcare.com or 07966006091

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Midwife
  • Master’s Degree or post-registration qualification

Desirable

  • Evidence of study to Master’s level
  • Project Management qualification/ experience
  • Evidence of utilisation of evidence-based practice
  • Research awareness skills

Experience

Essential

  • Leadership Development
  • Teaching and assessing
  • Substantial experience of Maternity Governance processes and structures; with evidence of achievement
  • Substantial leadership and managerial experience with evidence of achievement acquired through significant practice at a senior level
  • Experience of financial/ budgetary management
  • Record of achievement in managing performance
  • Evidence of risk management and quality assurance
  • Public speaking
  • Network involvement

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Timeline

January 30, 2025

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