Job summary
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for detailed job description of the role.
Main duties of the job
University Hospital Southampton is a forward-thinking hospital working with partners at the leading edge of healthcare for the benefit of our patients. Our maternity service embodies the Trust values putting women and birthing people and their families at the centre of our care, working together and always improving to achieve excellence in everything we do. We serve a diverse population across a large geographical area and around 5400 babies are born with us every year. We provide tertiary maternal, fetal and neonatal medicine across the region. Together we are passionate about delivering safe, high quality and efficient care to women and birthing people, whatever their background or clinical need; allowing you to gain a wide range of experience across the entire childbirth continuum.
We are looking for a passionate, innovative and enthusiastic midwife to undertake a new project improving pelvic health during the childbearing continuum.
The purpose of this role is to lead and support the local implementation of a perinatal pelvic health service (PPHS) designed in collaboration with SHIP Local Maternity and Neonatal system (LMNS) and NHS England. The local ambition is that ALL women and birthing people will have education and advice around pelvic health and access to physiotherapy services in the postnatal period.
About us
As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to.
All non-clinical roles may involve a mixture of on site and remote working, Specific details and flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.
Specific to this role we are open to discussing flexibility in the hours that you work. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need, and we will explore what's possible for the role and service
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work with the multidisciplinary team to continually monitor the quality of care that women and birthing people receive and improve outcomes in line with the PPHS objectives.
To identify areas for improvement and to take a lead role in designing, implementing, and supporting new and existing initiatives e.g. OASI and pelvic health training.
Provide professional leadership including motivation of staff regarding new ways of working to meet the needs of the PPHS.
Develop and lead effective specialist programmes of care for specific patient groups with a multi-disciplinary team. This may involve, but is not limited to, supporting clinics for women and birthing people who suffered pelvic floor dysfunction and or at-risk groups who sustained an OASI or perineal trauma, perineal breakdown.Review and maintain specific pelvic health guidelines to improve prevention, recognition, and treatment pelvic floor dysfunction.
Provide up to date, evidenced based information and education for colleagues and students to enhance knowledge and skills relating to the perineal care of women and birthing people in labour and postnatally in line with LMNS PPHS.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work with the multidisciplinary team to continually monitor the quality of care that women and birthing people receive and improve outcomes in line with the PPHS objectives.
To identify areas for improvement and to take a lead role in designing, implementing, and supporting new and existing initiatives e.g. OASI and pelvic health training.
Provide professional leadership including motivation of staff regarding new ways of working to meet the needs of the PPHS.
Develop and lead effective specialist programmes of care for specific patient groups with a multi-disciplinary team. This may involve, but is not limited to, supporting clinics for women and birthing people who suffered pelvic floor dysfunction and or at-risk groups who sustained an OASI or perineal trauma, perineal breakdown.Review and maintain specific pelvic health guidelines to improve prevention, recognition, and treatment pelvic floor dysfunction.
Provide up to date, evidenced based information and education for colleagues and students to enhance knowledge and skills relating to the perineal care of women and birthing people in labour and postnatally in line with LMNS PPHS.
Person Specification
Trust Values
Essential
- Patient First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
Qualifications / training required
Essential
- Registered Midwife on relevant part of the NMC register
- Significant clinical experience
- Associate/mentorship qualification or equivalent experience
- Diploma or degree in midwifery
- Evidence of continual professional development
Desirable
- Leadership training
- Examination of the newborn qualification
Previous or relevant experience necessary
Essential
- Relevant and recent clinical experience or with the ability to demonstrate significant experience in midwifery practice and responsibility for managing a clinical team
- Experience of setting and monitoring standards
- Demonstrate specialist expertise underpinned by evidence-based care philosophy
- Evidence of proven leadership and management skills
- Previous involvement of multi-disciplinary team working and multi-agency working across the health and social economy
- Ability to work within a broad, inter-professional team
Desirable
- Experience of writing protocols, guidelines and integrated care pathways
- High dependency course
- Team leadership role
- Evidence of audit
- Experience of leading change management programmes
Aptitudes and skills required
Essential
- oConfident of own knowledge base
- oExpert clinical skills relevant to speciality and achievement of all midwifery competencies
- oNegotiation skills
- oSynthesise information quickly and able to communicate and escalate
- oExcellent communication skills, be able to communicate effectively at all levels
- oInnovate approach to problem solving
- oLeadership skills
- oIT skills (Microsoft systems)
- oDemonstrate ability to influence and motivate others
- oSkills in conflict resolution
- oHave ability to network, initiate and develop sound relationships with senior colleagues within and external to the Trust
Person Specification
Trust Values
Essential
- Patient First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
Qualifications / training required
Essential
- Registered Midwife on relevant part of the NMC register
- Significant clinical experience
- Associate/mentorship qualification or equivalent experience
- Diploma or degree in midwifery
- Evidence of continual professional development
Desirable
- Leadership training
- Examination of the newborn qualification
Previous or relevant experience necessary
Essential
- Relevant and recent clinical experience or with the ability to demonstrate significant experience in midwifery practice and responsibility for managing a clinical team
- Experience of setting and monitoring standards
- Demonstrate specialist expertise underpinned by evidence-based care philosophy
- Evidence of proven leadership and management skills
- Previous involvement of multi-disciplinary team working and multi-agency working across the health and social economy
- Ability to work within a broad, inter-professional team
Desirable
- Experience of writing protocols, guidelines and integrated care pathways
- High dependency course
- Team leadership role
- Evidence of audit
- Experience of leading change management programmes
Aptitudes and skills required
Essential
- oConfident of own knowledge base
- oExpert clinical skills relevant to speciality and achievement of all midwifery competencies
- oNegotiation skills
- oSynthesise information quickly and able to communicate and escalate
- oExcellent communication skills, be able to communicate effectively at all levels
- oInnovate approach to problem solving
- oLeadership skills
- oIT skills (Microsoft systems)
- oDemonstrate ability to influence and motivate others
- oSkills in conflict resolution
- oHave ability to network, initiate and develop sound relationships with senior colleagues within and external to the Trust
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
