Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced midwife to lead two of our Community teams. We are looking for excellent leadership & managerial skills to ensure a dynamic and innovative approach to team building  & performance.

The Post Holder will provide 24 hour continuous management responsibility for their designated area. This will include co-ordination of all aspects of managerial function across the Directorate in the absence of senior management staff. The Post Holder will ensure the provision of the highest standards of care, which reflects the quality standards and the Health Board’s mission. The Post Holder will be responsible for appropriate delegation of duties and workload within the Directorate, ensuring duties are carried out to the agreed standards. He/she will provide advice and support on aspects of clinical and managerial issues. The Post Holder will provide clinical care for low and high risk pregnant women in both the community and hospital setting. The Post Holder will provide 24 hour responsibility for tmanagement of their clinical area. The Post Holder will provide advice and support for all levels of staff in their area of responsibility. The Post Holder may work in a variety of settings, including acute and community.

Main duties of the job

The Post Holder will provide information and guidance pertinent to the plan of care to clients and their next of kin. This may require persuasive/negotiation skills e.g. when dealing with child protection issues/ domestic abuse. There may be situations where there are potential barriers to communication, when a client and her family disagree with the proposed plan of care eg. that induction of labour may take several days. The Post Holder will provide advice and information to clients and their families, ensuring women receive up to date research based information to enable them to make informed choices eg. Intended place of birth /providing statistical risks of children being born with a metabolic or genetic disorder. The Post Holder will work in partnership, ensuring good communication with other agencies on a regular basis e.g. Health Visitors, General Practitioners, Social Services, Drug & Alcohol Agencies and Voluntary agencies, supporting junior Staff in these practices. The Post Holder will discuss highly complex information with these individuals  discussing child protection issues or highly complex clinical information  

Welsh Language Skills (Level 3 and above/B2) are Desirable for this Role.

Working for our organisation

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family.  Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

• We listen, learn and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We all work together as one team

We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.