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Clinical Community Midwifery Manager for Andover Maternity Hub and Midwifery Led Unit- Full time

We are seeking a dynamic and enthusiastic professional to join our community team as a lead for our Andover Maternity Hub and brand new Midwifery Led Unit.

The successful candidate should be a forward thinking, problem solver with experience in all areas of maternity care. We are looking for someone who is motivated and inspired to create a positive environment for staff and patients. 

You should have recent experience in intrapartum care in either an acute site, a midwifery led unit or within a homebirth team. You will need to be highly organised and adaptable with proven leadership skills.

Applicants must have a valid drivers license and access to a vehicle.

At present we are unable to accept candidates who require visa sponsorship or are not fully registered with the NMC. 

Main duties of the job

A strong visible leader with clinical and managerial skills. A role model of the highest professional standards of practice and conduct who understands and seeks to improve the overall woman’s experience. Working collaboratively and actively within the clinical management team the post holder has
• Managerial responsibility for the provision of safe coordinated care across Hampshire Hospital Maternity Services within the sphere of practice
• Visible clinical leadership through effective monitoring, implementation of evidence-based standards
• Supervising and supporting all levels of staff and delegating women’s care and staff appropriately
• Commit to and undertake clinical on-calls for the maternity led unit
• Responsible for providing clinical antenatal/intrapartum and postnatal midwifery care to women
• Creates environment to normalise birth and actively support the public health agenda
• Managerial time – 0.2 wte per week 

Working for our organisation

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.