About the role
Salary: £94,356 a year
Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
The Deputy Director of Midwifery and Neonates will lead the strategic direction of the Perinatal Health Clinical Service Unit (CSU) which includes maternity services and neonatal services. The postholder will work closely with the Clinical Leads for both Obstetrics and Neonatal services, the Divisional Clinical Director and the Deputy Directors of Operations r on service provision and development.
Contribute to the development of the midwifery and nursing profession through proactive involvement in local, regional and national forums
Take overall responsibility for Perinatal Health responses to complaints ensuring responses are produced to the required standards in relation to timeframes and quality and are sensitive to the needs of the patients and their families.
Provide expert nursing advice to Senior Management Teams / Board on strategic planning, policy, governance and legislation or formulate long term strategic plans - highly complex activities to be planned and organised which are on-going and may require adjustments.
Lead on the preparation for external assessments and inspections being Responsible for supporting and leading on external bodies such as Care Quality Commission and to prepare action plans in response to areas of improvement and identify mechanisms to provide assurance on the quality of care being provide
Interpret overall health service policy and strategy in relation to the provision of maternity care in order to establish goals and standards.
To be jointly accountable with the Clinical Leads for Obstetrics & Neonatal Services to the Divisional General Manager and Divisional Clinical Director for the financial performance of all services within Women's Health, delegating authority to the Heads of Department as appropriate
Are you looking for an exciting role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you.For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.We look forward to your application.Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.