Marta Valerio

• ⁠Lead and manage the maternity service across multiple sites, ensuring high standards of care in both community and outpatient settings.
• ⁠Oversee daily operations, ensuring resource allocation and that the team is supported in delivering patient-centred care.
• Work collaboratively with senior leadership to implement strategic initiatives and ensure compliance with NHS policies and regulations.
• ⁠Drive continuous quality improvement projects, ensuring patient safety and satisfaction remain at the forefront of all activities.

•⁠ ⁠Led a multidisciplinary team of midwives, providing leadership, support, and mentorship to ensure safe and effective care for women during the antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal periods.

•⁠ ⁠Managed team performance, supported staff development, and contributed to training programs to ensure the workforce remained highly skilled and engaged.
•⁠ ⁠Worked in collaboration with other healthcare professionals to improve patient outcomes and service delivery.
•⁠ ⁠Coordinated the development and implementation of new practices to enhance care delivery.

•⁠ ⁠Acted as the lead safeguarding midwife, providing expert advice on safeguarding issues, ensuring women and babies at risk were identified, and advocating for their protection.
•⁠ ⁠Liaised with external agencies and maintained up-to-date knowledge of safeguarding protocols and legislation.
•⁠ ⁠Provided education and training to staff on safeguarding best practices and supported the development of safeguarding policies.

•⁠ ⁠Delivered care across multiple maternity units, gaining experience in antenatal, labour ward, and postnatal settings.
•⁠ ⁠Provided compassionate, evidence-based care to women with low-risk and high-risk pregnancies, ensuring the best possible outcomes for mothers and babies.

•⁠ ⁠Worked in partnership with senior midwives to deliver high standards of care and supported junior staff in their development.