Flow, Safety & Escalation Lead Midwife

We are looking for a registered midwife with substantial acute maternity experience, including coordinator, shiftleaderor midwife in charge experience. You will be able todemonstratesound clinical judgement, dynamic risk assessment skills, excellentcommunicationand the ability to remain calm,professionaland compassionate in complex and rapidly changing situations.

This role will suit someone who is motivated by safety, quality,teamworkand improvement, and who can provide supportive leadership while working collaboratively with colleagues across both maternity sites. You will be committed to inclusive, personalised maternity care and to living our Trust values of kindness,opennessand excellence.

Our maternity service is committed to providing safe, high-quality, personalised care for women, birthing people,babiesand families. We are proud of our multidisciplinary approach and our commitment to compassionate leadership, learning,inclusionand continuous improvement. We welcome applications from colleagues who share our values and who want to make a positive difference to safety,experienceand outcomes within maternity care.

This is an exciting time to join our maternity teams across York and Scarborough. Following our recent CQC inspection, maternity services at both York and Scarborough were rated Good across all five domainsSafe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led. This achievement reflects the dedication, compassion and professionalism of our workforce, and our commitment to listening to women, families and colleagues to continually improve the care we provide.

You will be joining a service that has made significant progress and is proud of what has been achieved, while recognising there is still more to do. We are committed to continuous learning, innovation and improvement, building on strong foundations to shape the future of maternity care across our Trust.

This is an opportunity to be part of that journeyjoining a forward-looking team that values collaboration, ambition and the voices of women, families and staff as we continue to develop and strengthen our services for the future.

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

To find out more about what it is like to work for our Trust please visit the following link:

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Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Qualifications

Experience & Knowledge

Skills & Abilities

Desirable: - Experience of maternity acuity, escalation, safe staffing or operational reporting tools.

Personal Attributes

Essential: - Demonstrates inclusive, respectful and compassionate behaviours.; - Able to remain calm, resilient and solutions-focused in challenging situations.

Desirable: - Evidence of contributing to cultural improvement, staff engagement or compassionate leadership.