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Director of Midwifery
Agenda for Change Band 8D
Salary range: £88,385 - £92,424 per annum (pro rata part-time)
Full Time Permanent
Location: Glasgow
Relocation Package where appropriate
NHS Glasgow Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is the largest NHS Health Organisation in Scotland providing acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of 1.15 million plus providing specialist regional and national services to more than half of Scotland’s population. The geographical area covered is diverse; encompassing 6 local authority areas within the West of Scotland and with an annual revenue budget of c £3.2 billion and a capital budget of £60m this represents circa 24% of the overall Health spend in Scotland.
Moving Forward Together strategy, as well as leading our teams through COVID-19 recovery. We have been tested over the last year and we have risen to the challenge of supporting our people, be that colleagues, patients, or carers; all of our people are leaders and many of our proudest moments have come from achievements in our teams.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is an organisation which is renowned for modern high-quality patient care and progressive medicine. It is therefore vital that we continue to attract and nurture the most talented and public service focused people, both locally and from around the world.
The Director of Midwifery is a Pan Greater Glasgow and Clyde post and is the Board’s most senior expert Midwifery Advisor.
This is an exciting opportunity for a truly inspirational and compassionate midwifery leader who will demonstrate Midwifery/Nursing expertise and leadership across the maternity and gynaecology service as part of the Women’s and Children’s Clinical Management Team, leading, planning, prioritising and delivering the Midwifery, Nursing and Quality agenda, including developing policy and educational interventions to shape the future Midwifery and Nursing resource.
Providing support to the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Executive Director for Nursing, Midwifery and AHPs in leading and directing the strategic and professional and clinical development of Midwifery and nursing care, to improve the quality of women and staff experience, the Director of Midwifery will provide clinical leadership and expertise to all Midwifery and Women’s Nursing Services and participate as a member of the Management Team contributing to the delivery of safe, timely care within the hospital sites and the across the Community services, ensuring compliance with NMC policy and guidelines in relation to the provision of patient care and standards of professional practice and conduct.
As the Director of Midwifery, you will ensure the provision of a viable, accessible and authoritative Midwifery and Nursing presence in ward, clinic and community settings, providing assistance, advice and support to women and their families and ensuring receipt of timely, safe, effective patient centred care.
Working closely with the Service Director, Chief of Medicine for Women’s and Children’s Services and General Manager to provide visible leadership at both service and NHSGGC level, including leadership for the infection prevention and control programme, providing assurances to the Director that all services are fully prepared and meet the expectations and standard of any inspections from Healthcare Environment Inspectorate and Healthcare Improvement Scotland.
Educated to Master’s Degree level 11 e.g. Masters (or equivalent) plus significant experience in a Senior Midwifery management/leadership role and must be a Registered Midwife practitioner on the NMC Register.
If you are inspired by the challenges this opportunity presents and believe you have the relevant skills, experience and leadership qualities we are seeking, we will look forward to receiving your application which will be given careful consideration.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We actively promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.
For more information about the job purpose and key result areas for this role please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification which can be found in the Candidate Information Pack.
If you would like to find out more about the post before applying, you can contact for a confidential discussion:
Jamie Redfern, Director, Women & Children’s Services, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde on 07818 423402 email: jamie.redfern@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
For more information about this exceptional role, including details of how to apply, please see the attached candidate information packs or please feel free to contact Susan Chisholm, Recruitment Lead, Recruitment Service, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde to request a candidate information pack at susan.chisholm@ggc.scot.nhs.uk or by calling 07866 795409.
Closing date for all applications is: Tuesday, 4th January 2022
A preliminary assessment stage for shortlisted candidates will also be included as part of the selection process and will take place mid-December in advance of the planned interview dates.