Job summaryULHT's maternity team is striving towards excellence and are looking for a passionate, resourceful and motivated midwife looking to join the leadership team and lead an amazing team of midwives.ULHT provides antenatal and postnatal care for approximately 5,500 women and their families across two consultant led sites, working together closely in order to provide safe effective care for women and their families. Our local community is multicultural with a diverse mix of health needs.For this role, we are seeking an experienced, enthusiastic midwife with excellent communication & organisational skills to lead and manage the Antenatal Assessment/Triage across Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital. Ensuring patient safety and experience is our priority.Main duties of the jobSome of the key duties are:To provide high quality midwifery care and continued responsibility for the management of Antenatal Assessment/Triage across the two sites at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital.To take operational responsibility for the effective utilisation of all resources.To provide direction and leadership to the midwifery team.To drive , lead and implement effective changeEstablish and maintain effective professional networking relationships with the multi-professional team across ULHT.Work closely with the whole maternity team to support the drive to achieve the Maternity Safety agenda.To work closely with the whole of Maternity Services across both sites.The successful candidate must be:A midwifery clinical practitioner (NMC registered)Able to lead and drive a multi disciplinary teamAble to provide an excellent quality of care to patients and service users, both personally and through the team,A visible and effective communicator, leader and role model, with an emphasis to ensure that women and other service users are at the heart of their careAble to work well with others, provide constructive feedback and see improvements made as a resultAble to demonstrate compassionate leadership skillsWorking with the multidisciplinary team the successful candidate will support the team to deliver excellent care to women and their families.About usOur Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (22/23) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement - "Outstanding Care Personally Delivered" - stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good'. Our rating for caring remained as 'Good'.This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciatedJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesFor further details regarding the job role please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssentialRegistered MidwifeDegree or equivalentEvidence of relevant clinical updatingMentorship preparation or equivalentDesirableMaster's Degree or equivalentProfessional Midwifery AdvocatesePrevious ExperienceEssentialAt least three years' post-registration Midwifery experience.Knowledge of risk management and national quality improvement processes.Expert midwifery skills and knowledgeDesirableProject management trainingKnowledge, skills, aptitudesEssentialIT literate includes ability to use Excel, Datix, WordExcellent communication skills and compassionate approach.Strong command of written and spoken English.Knowledge of the risk management process Can demonstrate a broad understanding of women's health needs within the context of changing health care provisionCan demonstrate a forward thinking approach towards midwifery care, women's choice and student learning.Able to act as a midwifery specialist advisor to group members and other professional groups.Is skilled at managing challenging situations and shows compassion in relationships with both staff and patients.Strong professional knowledge baseEvidence of professional self-developmentEvidence of professional self-developmentSpecific RequirementsEssentialStrong professional knowledge baseEvidence of professional selfdevelopmentAbility to interpret and apply research findingsDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameUnited Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS TrustAddressLincoln County HospitalGreetwell RoadLincolnLN2 5QYEmployer's websitehttps://www.ulh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)