Lead Midwife Recruitment and Retention | The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Band 7 – Lead Midwife for Recruitment and Retention
We are looking for a dynamic, motivated, sensitive, forward-thinking midwife to lead Recruitment and Retention at The Hillingdon Hospital maternity unit.
We are proud to offer the opportunity to work in a progressive environment where we are committed to an ambitious transformation of our maternity services. Here at Hillingdon, we are passionate about ensuring service users have a positive experience each and every time and are committed to listening to their voices and how they want their services to be designed.
The Maternity Service prides itself on supporting you to fulfil your career aspirations and you can expect a warm welcome at Hillingdon from our established and friendly multidisciplinary team. We are passionate about supporting all those who work in the maternity department to fulfil their ambitions and achieve safe, high-quality standards of care. The post holder will receive a full orientation to the team and access to ongoing development on successful appointment.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff.
For further information please contact Julie Cooper, Director of Midwifery onjulie.cooper19@nhs.net on01895 238282ext: 3476 or Curlene Wilson, Clinical Practice Curlene.wilson@nhs.net on 01895 238282.
Closing date: Sunday 21stJanuary 2024
The postholder will lead on the delivery of the maternity Recruitment and Retention strategy and will work closely with the Practice Development and Professional Midwifery Advocates teams, to enhance experience of work and promote retention in the maternity workforce for preceptorship, early career and late career midwives.
The post holder will be required to:
• Lead activities to motivate and engage the maternity staff workforce,
• Analyse and report on national, regional and local data to assist development of targeted interventions related to staff experience.
• Optimise wellbeing for new starters during induction period to support and enhance resilience.
• Evaluate the induction package for new starters and adapt accordingly, measuring the effectiveness and impact of bespoke programmes on retention and recruitment.
• Support exit interviews to develop themes to demonstrate areas for improvement which can be discussed with other local, regional and national retention leads and teams.
• Be an experienced and approachable practitioner providing clinical support to all midwives within all clinical environments.
• Act as the subject matter expert in all logistics relating to midwifery recruitment strategies, engaging with candidates in the pipeline and working with the recruitment team to ensure a smooth and timely onboarding period
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute Hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. The Trust’s services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics.
The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this – particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress and going forward by working in partnership with local GPs, charities,
community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are absolutely focused on ensuring that our hospitals
provide high quality, safe and compassionate care, while drive forward the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.
We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.
The post holder will lead in setting, monitoring and reviewing standards and procedures in Recruitment and Retention working collaboratively with the medical and midwifery teams. The post holder will maintain their own clinical skills by undertaking clinical work in a variety of clinical settings including labour ward and inpatient areas.
The role requires effective team working across several professional groups and departments to offer safe, personal and effective care. The postholder must have the resilience to cope with the many and varied demands of this role.
This advert closes on Sunday 21 Jan 2024