Job overview

An exciting opportunity at Warrington & Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation. We are looking for an experienced midwife who has a passion about clinical leadership and excellence to join our senior Midwifery team in the role of Integrated Community Midwifery Manager. The successful candidate will be driven, motivated and independently minded clinical professional who is able to act on their own initiative within agreed guidelines, adopting a values led, proactive leadership style within a climate of change to support the implementation of plans, performance, quality, care and compassion within the midwifery service.

The Maternity team at Warrington are a friendly, welcoming team with a passion for positive change. 

Warrington & Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation trust prides itself on its leadership development opportunities which will be offered to the successful candidate based on their needs and chosen future career pathway.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work alongside, the Integrated Community Midwifery Team Leaders, Ward Managers and Matrons, implementing quality improvement initiatives and monitoring the service to ensure a safe and high standard of care in line with the trust values. They will also play a key role in supporting the implementation of the recommendations of the Ockenden report, CQC actions, Maternity Incentive Scheme, Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle alongside the national three-year delivery plan for maternity and neonatal services. Emphasis on the areas of patient safety, experience and engagement and clinical outcomes will be essential. 

The successful candidate will be taking responsibility for Integrated Community Midwifery service pathways. They will be an experienced midwife with varied post qualification midwifery experience, strong leadership qualities, a positive approach, and the ability to exercise initiative. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills will be required as will the ability to demonstrate a thorough understanding of the governance, quality and safety and health inequalities agendas.

Working for our organisation

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff.  We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system.  Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated ‘good’ organisation with ‘outstanding’ features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

We employ nearly 5,000 people from over 80 nationalities, striving to be a diverse, inclusive employer and recognised leader in equality. We support flexible working, welcoming flexible applications. Proud of our many accreditations, we are embedding an anti-racist approach in all we do.