Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an exceptional midwife to influence strategic direction, provide expert clinical leadership and drive innovation in the promotion of physiological birth and midwifery-led models of care. As a Consultant Midwife, you will:
- Lead on the development and delivery of midwifery-led pathways, including birth centre services.
- Act as a clinical expert, supporting midwives to provide safe, personalised and compassionate care.
- Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, service users and external partners to enhance choice and experience for women and families.
- Provide leadership of the Practice development and Education to ensure continual improvement and the highest standards of care.
- Influence policy, service design and workforce development to promote midwifery-led care across both maternity units.
About YouYou will be a highly experienced midwife with a proven track record in clinical leadership, service development and promoting midwifery-led practice. You will demonstrate:
- Advanced clinical expertise in physiological birth and midwifery-led care.
- Strong leadership and influencing skills, with the ability to inspire, educate and support others.
- A passion for improving outcomes and experiences for women, birthing people and families.
- Excellent communication and partnership-working skills.
- A Master's degree or equivalent experience, with a commitment to research and evidence-based practice.
Main duties of the job
You will be required to work cross-site as part of the multi-disciplinary team in Maternity services, across organisational boundaries.
You will be a clinical expert in midwifery practice, with a focus on improving midwifery led practice through the antenatal intrapartum and the postnatal period.
You will share cross site lead responsibilities with the consultant midwife on the opposite site with a specific focus on perinatal mental health, health inequalities, public health, education and research and improving postnatal care and wellbeing.
You will lead on practice and service specific initiatives and innovations in midwifery.
All consultant midwives will work collaboratively across the sites to improve midwifery practice
Please see JD for further information.
About us
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
- Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
- Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
- Improving the experience of staff with disability
- Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
- Making equalities mainstream
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post is a unique opportunity to combine excellence in clinical practice with academic achievement. The post-holder will be expected to deliver clinical care for 50% of their time. The other 50% of their time will be devoted to professional, personal and service development.
This job description is indicative of the areas of activity and responsibility encompassed by this role. These may be refined and adjusted with the successful candidate once an appointment has been made.
There will be a requirement to be part of the manager on-call rota for the maternity services within this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post is a unique opportunity to combine excellence in clinical practice with academic achievement. The post-holder will be expected to deliver clinical care for 50% of their time. The other 50% of their time will be devoted to professional, personal and service development.
This job description is indicative of the areas of activity and responsibility encompassed by this role. These may be refined and adjusted with the successful candidate once an appointment has been made.
There will be a requirement to be part of the manager on-call rota for the maternity services within this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Full Registration with NMC and a practising midwife.
- BSc/BA degree.
- Evidence of post-registration education/ development in midwifery
- Master's degree
Desirable
- Teaching Qualification
- Working towards a PHD/Doctorate
Experience
Essential
- Has experience working with diverse ethnic groups
- Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team across sites and settings.
- Previous experience of formal presentations to multi professional group
- Evidence of publications
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent communication skills and potential to develop influencing skills.
- Comprehensive understanding of midwifery practice.
- Evidence of or potential for effective leadership and team building skills.
- Good interpersonal and organisational skills.
- Innovative
- Assertive
- IT skills
- Can demonstrate application of theory to practice
- Able to demonstrate awareness of current changes in midwifery education and practice
- Desire to develop personal and professional skills
- Ability to work autonomously.
- Ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary team
- Robust understanding of all aspects of Clinical Governance including previous experience of quality issues, audit and risk management
- Demonstrated understanding of the role of a Consultant Midwife in Public Health within the current health environment and the impact of current government/regional policy developments
Desirable
- Ability to facilitate change
- Counselling techniques
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Calm under pressure
- Willingness to learn/ accept constructive criticism
- Commitment to Equal Opportunities
- Able to work flexibly
- Non-judgemental
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Full Registration with NMC and a practising midwife.
- BSc/BA degree.
- Evidence of post-registration education/ development in midwifery
- Master's degree
Desirable
- Teaching Qualification
- Working towards a PHD/Doctorate
Experience
Essential
- Has experience working with diverse ethnic groups
- Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team across sites and settings.
- Previous experience of formal presentations to multi professional group
- Evidence of publications
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent communication skills and potential to develop influencing skills.
- Comprehensive understanding of midwifery practice.
- Evidence of or potential for effective leadership and team building skills.
- Good interpersonal and organisational skills.
- Innovative
- Assertive
- IT skills
- Can demonstrate application of theory to practice
- Able to demonstrate awareness of current changes in midwifery education and practice
- Desire to develop personal and professional skills
- Ability to work autonomously.
- Ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary team
- Robust understanding of all aspects of Clinical Governance including previous experience of quality issues, audit and risk management
- Demonstrated understanding of the role of a Consultant Midwife in Public Health within the current health environment and the impact of current government/regional policy developments
Desirable
- Ability to facilitate change
- Counselling techniques
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Calm under pressure
- Willingness to learn/ accept constructive criticism
- Commitment to Equal Opportunities
- Able to work flexibly
- Non-judgemental
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
