Cambridge University Hospitals
Location
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire | United Kingdom
Job description
Employer Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Addenbrookes Hospital-Division E Town Cambridge Salary £50,952 - £57,349 p.a. pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 06/03/2024 23:59 Interview date 25/03/2024
We are looking for an experienced Midwife who understands how instrumental the Matron’s role is in promoting high standards of clinical care, patient experience, continuous patient safety and quality improvement. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced midwifery leader who is looking to develop the next step in their career. The role will encompass leadership in antenatal clinic, postnatal and antenatal areas.
You will be responsible for the provision of expert senior leadership, utilising your management skills by supporting the clinical areas to ensure that a high quality standard of care is provided to women and birthing people using the service as well as supporting and developing the clinical staff to the best of their ability within their roles.
We are looking for a driven and passionate Midwife who is ready for the challenge of a matron's post.
You will need significant post-registration senior leadership experience to join our midwifery management team as a maternity Band 8a matron. You will need to be a strong, compassionate authentic leader, with expert knowledge and have a passion to deliver the best maternity service to the women, birthing people and families of Cambridgeshire.
If you are ready for the challenge of joining our fast moving dynamic senior leadership team we would encourage you to apply. Informal discussions and visits are strongly recommended.
The matrons’ fundamental role is to improve the patient experience. The underpinning principle is to have a professional leader who is accountable for co-coordinating safe, high quality care to improve patients’ experience.
By delivering on the 10 key roles of the Matron the post holder will:
Provide professional and managerial leadership to the relevant midwifery teams, ensuring the provision of high quality and responsive care to patients and their families at all times.
Work in partnership with the Deputy/Head of Midwifery and the senior Midwifery and wider Divisional Management Team to ensure effective and efficient management of services to meet agreed standards within the resources available.
Be accountable for all clinical aspects of quality within the service.
Maintain a visible presence where patients, carers, staff and visitors can turn for assistance and upon whom they can rely to ensure that the fundamental of care are met. This includes working clinical shifts.
Support the Deputy/Head of Midwifery by leading and developing Midwives, Midwifery practice and improvements in care.
Performance metrics in areas of responsibility at all levels, ensuring agreed targets are met, and leading plans for improvements at unit level.
To develop close and facilitative relationships with key partner organisations & stakeholders to ensure implementation of service developments and changes in line with local and national guidance to optimise service for users
Come Nurse with us…
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services. It’s a great place to nurse, work and live.
You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel; we have excellent facilities to practise your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development. Our values of Together – Safe, Kind, Excellent support the delivery of outstanding care. We have a fully electronic patient record system that is improving health-care quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Closing date is midnight on 6 March 2024
Interviews are due to be held on 25 March 2024
Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?
Benefits to you
We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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