Deputy Head of Midwifery and Gynaecology

You will work within the senior leadership team of Midwives to provide professional Midwifery and Nursing leadership, supporting the Head of Midwifery and Nursing with the strategic direction of Maternity and Gynaecology services.

You will work closely with all members of the multidisciplinary Team supporting the design, development and implementation of maternity and Gynaecology strategies.

The Deputy Head of Midwifery and Gynaecology role is a key position reporting to the Head if Midwifery and Nursing and supporting the day to day delivery of high standards of patient care across all pathways and services within the maternity and gynaecology service.

You will be required to deputise for the Head of Midwifery and Nursing during times of annual leave and will assume responsibility for the day-to-day delivery of any delegated functions during this time.

You will support the Head of Midwifery and Nursing in the delivery of development programmes, midwifery recruitment and retention, measuring and improving standards of care and the patient experience, in accordance with agreed objectives, targets, quality standards, controls and resource constraints.

You will be highly visible in all clinical areas and will demonstrate a leadership approach which is underpinned by the values of the Trust., Support the Head of Midwifery in leading and managing a high quality, seamless midwifery service across the Trust's acute and community settings, providing strong operational and professional leadership.

Contribute to the design, implementation, and evaluation of the strategic plan for Maternity and Gynaecology services for the Trust in line with local and national policies.

Actively support the team objectives by developing services and leading maternity projects to influence service redesign.

Lead and participate in projects and areas of work, which reflect clinical, professional and corporate objectives, which may impact beyond the scope of own service/speciality.

To support the Patient Experience Agenda to include the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy in collaboration with the Consultant Midwife / Head of Midwifery and MNVP lead

To support the Matrons and Head of Midwifery and Nursing with the Health and Safety agenda.

To support and oversee the Specialist Midwife portfolios that are line managed across the matron portfolios.

To work in partnership within the multidisciplinary team to ensure accountability on quality performance indicators.

To be the designated deputy for the Head of Midwifery and Nursing.

There's never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We're working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2030 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we've ever undertaken.

Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.

At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.

We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as 'Good', and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.

We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.