Job summary
We are looking for a passionate and confident midwife to facilitate and accelerate organisational change within maternity services and to embed, sustain and accelerate culturally safe practice within the service for all women and birthing people, their families and staff.
As a passionate and knowledgeable leader with excellent team working skills you will work autonomously with our hospital and community teams to review midwifery practice and implement service improvement focused on inclusivity. As part of the wider maternity system you will also work alongside our LMNS to support and embed the key deliverables of the Equity and Equality plan.
Main duties of the job
The Cultural Safety Midwife will work to reduce inequality in maternity outcomes and experiences of Black, Asian and other women from an Ethnic Minority background, through engagement and co-production with other members of the maternity and multidisciplinary team, and community groups and service users representing these populations.
In addition, the post holder will engage with Trust EDI team and patient experience teams to improve care for LGBTQ+ people and people living with disability and act as a resource for staff.
The post holder will provide professional leadership and line management to the close support relative midwife and link workers.
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.
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.
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.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- NMC registered Midwife educated to degree level or higher
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
- To have completed the national PEAP programme for practice supervisors or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
- Evidence of study/CPD within the area or EDI and/or cultural safety awareness.
- Working knowledge of the challenges and priorities around improving outcomes for Black, Asian and other ethnic minority women accessing maternity care
Experience
Essential
- Significant relevant experience at Band 6
- Experience working with multi-agency and multi-disciplinary teams supporting vulnerable women
- Ability to undertake audit and service evaluation
- Experience of delivering training and MDT education
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- MDT Team Working
- High level of personal motivation
- Continuing Professional Development
- Decision making skills
- Demonstrate a positive and solution focused attitude
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Proven leadership skills
- Knowledge of clinical governance agenda
- Ability to critically analyse data and audit/research findings.
- Proven IT skills, including MS Excel
- Problem solving/decision making skills
- Report writing skills
- Evidence of innovation/ taking initiative
- Must be flexible to meet the needs of the service.
Values and Behaviours (PROUD)
Essential
- Provides outstanding service, by putting patients first, ensuring patients are cared for with courtesy, compassion, dignity and empathy
- Respectful to patients, staff colleagues and all internal and external contacts whilst valuing diversity.
- Takes ownership for own actions and areas of responsibility.
- Demonstrates unity by working in partnership with all colleagues and committing to team goals.
- Proven track record of delivery of professional, efficient and effective services.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- NMC registered Midwife educated to degree level or higher
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
- To have completed the national PEAP programme for practice supervisors or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
- Evidence of study/CPD within the area or EDI and/or cultural safety awareness.
- Working knowledge of the challenges and priorities around improving outcomes for Black, Asian and other ethnic minority women accessing maternity care
Experience
Essential
- Significant relevant experience at Band 6
- Experience working with multi-agency and multi-disciplinary teams supporting vulnerable women
- Ability to undertake audit and service evaluation
- Experience of delivering training and MDT education
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- MDT Team Working
- High level of personal motivation
- Continuing Professional Development
- Decision making skills
- Demonstrate a positive and solution focused attitude
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Proven leadership skills
- Knowledge of clinical governance agenda
- Ability to critically analyse data and audit/research findings.
- Proven IT skills, including MS Excel
- Problem solving/decision making skills
- Report writing skills
- Evidence of innovation/ taking initiative
- Must be flexible to meet the needs of the service.
Values and Behaviours (PROUD)
Essential
- Provides outstanding service, by putting patients first, ensuring patients are cared for with courtesy, compassion, dignity and empathy
- Respectful to patients, staff colleagues and all internal and external contacts whilst valuing diversity.
- Takes ownership for own actions and areas of responsibility.
- Demonstrates unity by working in partnership with all colleagues and committing to team goals.
- Proven track record of delivery of professional, efficient and effective services.
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
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).
