The post holder has responsibility for the management and co-ordination of a midwifery team / clinical and specialist area. This includes the deployment, supervision and teaching of junior midwives and students. The overall objective of the post holder is to work as a clinical and managerial leader taking responsibility for the co-ordination of a team of midwives in a midwifery led birthing unit within the hospital providing low risk intrapartum and postnatal care for women and birthing people

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The overall objective of the post holder is to work as a clinical and managerial leader taking responsibility for the co-ordination of a team of midwives in a midwifery led birthing unit within the hospital providing low risk intrapartum and postnatal care for women and birthing people

The post holder, in conjunction with the Clinical Midwifery Manager / Modern Matron, is responsible for leading change in clinical practice, providing high quality twenty four hour midwifery care within available resources and enacting the maternity unit’s risk management policy, facilitating the implementation of Clinical Governance within the maternity unit and in the community.

NMUH North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Hospital Trust (NMUH) is one of London’s busiest healthcare providers, providing hospital care and community services for the 350,000 people living in Enfield, Haringey and beyond. Our specialist services include HIV, cardiology, blood disorders, diabetes, fertility, sickle cell and thalassemia. In addition to a full range of cancer diagnosis and treatment services, the Helen Rollason Cancer Support Centre is based on-site and provides services to support cancer patients’ wellbeing. We also provide community services and have a dedicated 0-19 service for children and young people in Enfield so that they can get the best possible start in life. This includes health visitors and school nurses who are delivering the national Healthy Child Programme, which provides a structured framework for the delivery of key interventions to support the health and wellbeing of children and families from 0 to 5 and school aged children from 5-19. The 0-19 service aims to improve pathways and partnerships with services in the hospital and deliver excellent care for the children and families. For more information, please access the following link: https://www.northmid.nhs.uk/

1. Professional RESPONSIBILITIES

2. RESPONSIBILITY FOR PATIENTS

3. RESPONSIBILITY FOR POLICY AND SERVICE DEVELOPMENT

4. RESPONSIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL AND PHYSICAL RESOURCES

5. RESPONSIBILITY FOR LEADING AND MANAGING

6. RESPONSIBILITY FOR INFORMATION RESOURCES

7. RESPONSIBILITY FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

8 . COMMUNICATION

9. Education

10. General responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for further details.