Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a registered midwife or nurse, interested in Public Health and genetic literacy to help facilitate access to genetics information and advice.
The role is part of the genetic literacy project in South Yorkshire, which is part of a national Public Health England Project to improve access to genomics information/advice and support for couples who are related (consanguineous) and planning a family.
The role involves running preconception advice clinics in South Yorkshire. Liaising with other health professionals who work with the target population and promoting the service offer to facilitate referrals. Offering education on this topic area, as necessary. The clinics will be offered via Childrens Hubs/relevant locations in the community and service users' homes, if necessary. Sensitive discussion of the service user's family tree is required to determine inheritance risk and a good working knowledge of genetics and inheritance is required to discuss potential genetic risk and additional services available.
Main duties of the job
Improving quality and outcomes
To work collaboratively across the local maternity system in alignment with the national maternity ambition. To improve birth outcomes for women from predominantly Pakistani ethnic groups, but any individuals who are at an increased risk of having children with AR genetic condition related to consanguinity.
Enabling patient and public involvement
To act as a champion for women and their interests and involve the public and patients in the policy development and decision making of the provider trust. To ensure all public and patient contact with the office is of the highest professional standard. To embed patient and public involvement within maternity services at all levels of decision making.
Promoting equality and reducing inequalities
To uphold organisational policies and principles on the promotion of equality. To create an inclusive working environment where diversity is valued, everyone can contribute, and everyday action ensure we meet our duty to uphold and promote equality.
Leadership for transformational change
To model a collaborative and influencing style of working, negotiating with others to achieve the best outcomes.
Using insight and evidence for improvement
Ensure best practice is developed, disseminated, and applied. Responsible for making recommendations, providing advice to develop the service provision further.
About us
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.The Directorate of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Neonatology is based at the Jessop Wing which is linked to the Royal Hallamshire Hospital. The maternity unit has over 6800 births per year and is a Regional Tertiary Maternity Service with a Level 3 Neonatal Unit of 44 cots. A tertiary Gynae-Oncology service and a changing Gynaecology Service, which includes an Assisted Conception Unit, complete the services within the Directorate.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for a period until April 2025 due to the post being recruited as part of a limited term project within the Trust. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts taking into consideration the requirement for the post to be maintained as a part of the projects implementation and the timescales associated with this.
Please also note any secondment must first be agreed with your current line manager.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for a period until April 2025 due to the post being recruited as part of a limited term project within the Trust. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts taking into consideration the requirement for the post to be maintained as a part of the projects implementation and the timescales associated with this.
Please also note any secondment must first be agreed with your current line manager.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Midwife or Nurse with current NMC registration
- A degree in Midwifery or Nursing
- Completed or be willing to complete Close Relative Marriage E Learning for Health module
- Completed or be willing to undertake Genetics education
Experience
Essential
- Extensive Midwifery or Nursing Experience.
Desirable
- Experience of screening choices counselling and/or genetic risk factors
- Evidence of contributing to Audit
- Evidence of contributing to service development.
- A good understanding of the health and social care environment and their role and responsibilities within it
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Evidence of a commitment to professional development
- Evidence of managing change
- Understanding of genetic inheritance of autosomal recessive conditions in children of parents who are related
- Understanding of clinic scheduling and running outpatient or community clinics
- Skills for nurturing key relationships and maintaining networks
- Skills for communication of complex matters and difficult situations, requiring persuasion and influence
- Skills for supporting project management
- Ability to work without supervision
- Able to work on own initiative, organising and prioritising own and others workloads to changing and often tight deadline
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and Trust
Desirable
- Fluent in speaking Urdu and/or cultural awareness and sensitivity towards the Pakistani culture and all cultures where consanguinity is more common
- A good working knowledge of the Antenatal and genomics Services
- Knowledge and experience of taking a family history and completing a family tree
Personal Qualities ( Strengths/Wills)
Essential
- Integrity Cares about and knows the importance of doing the right thing and making a difference.
- Ownership Driven to get things done to ensure that both they and their team achieve. Sets very high standards for themselves, their team and ward.
- Delivery Thrives on having lots going on and rise to the challenge of constantly switching between different activities and issues. Possesses a 'can do' approach to problems and will keep going when things are tough.
- Relating Gets a buzz out of developing others and takes great satisfaction from seeing their staff achieve and progress. Pick up on other people's needs sensing when something is wrong. Good at explaining things in simple and straightforward ways that others find easy to understand.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Midwife or Nurse with current NMC registration
- A degree in Midwifery or Nursing
- Completed or be willing to complete Close Relative Marriage E Learning for Health module
- Completed or be willing to undertake Genetics education
Experience
Essential
- Extensive Midwifery or Nursing Experience.
Desirable
- Experience of screening choices counselling and/or genetic risk factors
- Evidence of contributing to Audit
- Evidence of contributing to service development.
- A good understanding of the health and social care environment and their role and responsibilities within it
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Evidence of a commitment to professional development
- Evidence of managing change
- Understanding of genetic inheritance of autosomal recessive conditions in children of parents who are related
- Understanding of clinic scheduling and running outpatient or community clinics
- Skills for nurturing key relationships and maintaining networks
- Skills for communication of complex matters and difficult situations, requiring persuasion and influence
- Skills for supporting project management
- Ability to work without supervision
- Able to work on own initiative, organising and prioritising own and others workloads to changing and often tight deadline
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and Trust
Desirable
- Fluent in speaking Urdu and/or cultural awareness and sensitivity towards the Pakistani culture and all cultures where consanguinity is more common
- A good working knowledge of the Antenatal and genomics Services
- Knowledge and experience of taking a family history and completing a family tree
Personal Qualities ( Strengths/Wills)
Essential
- Integrity Cares about and knows the importance of doing the right thing and making a difference.
- Ownership Driven to get things done to ensure that both they and their team achieve. Sets very high standards for themselves, their team and ward.
- Delivery Thrives on having lots going on and rise to the challenge of constantly switching between different activities and issues. Possesses a 'can do' approach to problems and will keep going when things are tough.
- Relating Gets a buzz out of developing others and takes great satisfaction from seeing their staff achieve and progress. Pick up on other people's needs sensing when something is wrong. Good at explaining things in simple and straightforward ways that others find easy to understand.
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).
