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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.
The shift pattern for this post is Monday to Sunday 7.5hr shifts.
The Lead Midwife provides clinical, professional and managerial leadership to nursing and midwifery staff within Obstetrics and Gynaecology Service to ensure the objectives and quality standards of the following strands of NHS Scotland’s National Quality Strategy and National Nursing and Midwifery Quality Assurance Framework are achieved and any future national initiatives.
a) Care Assurance and Accreditation System (CAAS),
b) HEI prevention and control measures,
c) Scottish Patient Safety Programme (SPSP)
d) Older People in Acute Hospital standards (OPAH)
e) Person Centred Care.
The Lead Midwife will undertake four clinical sessions per week to inspire, motivate and empower nurses/midwives within the service and wider health care teams to quality assure care delivery at the bedside and continually strive to improve the patient experience (positive patient experience, effective nursing care, enhance patient safety)
He /she, in partnership with the Chief Midwife, General Manager, Clinical Service Manager, finance, human resources and medical colleagues, will deliver Sector/ Directorate department plans which drive financial efficiency and quality initiatives across the Sector/Directorate simultaneously ensuring person centred care is at the forefront of all decision making.
You will be a NMC Registered Midwife with a minimum of 5 years clinical, operational and line management experience. You will require a first level degree/ supplemented by specialist training or equivalent experience to masters level. You will have a recognised Leadership/ Management qualification and / or equivalent experience. Excellent interpersonal skills are essential, as is experience of budgetary control and implementing HR policies.
Informal Contact: Gill Jess, 07516 659604, Gill.Jess3@ggc.scot.nhs.uk.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.
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