Consultant Midwife for Intrapartum Care and Complex Births

Job description

Job responsibilities

Leadership

Provide expert professional leadership and communicate complex and contentious information in a sensitive and compassionate way across all staff and patient groups.

Participates in clinical aspects of care relating to maternity services and actively involved in monitoring standards of care and feedback from women and families.

Acts as a midwifery advocate and provides consultancy for families seeking care outside clinical guidance.

Acts as an ambassador for midwifery practice and a positive role model for the midwifery service both internally and externally for the Trust.

Demonstrate expert knowledge of contemporary clinical practice align, implemented and evaluate service developments and pathways of care to enhance quality and safety across the maternity continuum.

Lead, develop and evaluate the research strategy within the maternity division.

Work across the regional and national research network.

Expert Midwifery Practice and Service Development

Develops, leads and evaluates specialist pathways for care for women and families requiring complex decision making and support, e.g., Breech, outside of criteria care planning, Birth Options and Birth After Caesarean Section clinics.

Liaises and collaborates with members of the multi-professional team both within the organisation and with external stakeholders.

Leads and supports all professionals in co-ordinating intrapartum episodes and ensures high standards of written and verbal advice and education is available to women, relatives and affiliated disciplines.

Is proactive and central to local, regional and national development of bespoke training programmes for Labour Ward Coordinators.

Actively involves women, relatives and carers in their treatment and encourages / empowers others to enable individuals to assist in their own recovery.

Demonstrate sound knowledge of contemporary clinical practice and introduce changes to practice where necessary and when evidence based.

Lead and facilitate the Fetal Monitoring Team to ensure we maintain a comprehensive teaching and assessment programme.

Lead and work collaboratively with the designated medical and midwifery leads for PROMPT to maximise training, competency assessment and ongoing audit evaluation of clinical outcomes.

Lead, collaboratively with midwifery and medical leads, to implement, review and maintain best practice and training for:

• BSOTS in the Labour Ward setting and across Maternity Assessment Unit area.
• the Maternity HDU service

Professional Leadership and Consultancy Function

Provide visionary, inspirational leadership and expertise to midwives, championing the physiology of birth and midwifery contribution to and advocacy of this across all birth settings.

Act as a catalyst for positive change, leading and influencing development of relevant policy, practice and staff in the delivery of midwifery led care to women and families.

Work collaboratively with the Maternity and Neonatal Voices Partnership (MNVP) and maternity management team to develop practice locally to meet the needs of the local population and support the strategic direction of the service.

Provide expert midwifery advice to the Integrated Clinical Service Unit (ICSU) and Trust Board as and when required or requested.

Act as an ambassador for the Trust representing both internally and externally in matters relating to birth and participating in local, regional, national and international events and conferences.

Act as a midwifery expert in the development, formulation and implementation of new procedures, policies and protocols, and participate in CQC assessments and other external assessments and reviews.

Education and Training Function

Provides internal and external teaching across disciplines to promote the midwifery agenda and enhanced safety through interprofessional expertise and collaboration.

Co-ordinates, teaches and empowers midwives to develop their clinical skills and competencies.

Ensure education programs are evaluated effectively to deliver and reflect the required aims of safe and quality care as those recommended through national enquiry and reports.

Play a key role in professional development through the identification of learning needs across the organisation.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Completed and Obtained RM qualification and has current live PIN on NMC Register
• Master's Degree or already commenced Master's degree
• Health related diploma / degree
• Advance Life Support in Obstetrics Course
• Mentor preparation

Desirable

• PMA
• PhD / Doctoral studies or working towards

Experience

Essential

• An experienced clinical practitioner with a minimum of 5 years recent post registration experience. Minimum of 2 years at Band 8A or equivalent in an acute intrapartum setting
• Extensive leadership and managerial experience with evidence of achievement acquired through experience at a senior level
• Experience working in a substantive role as a Labour ward Co-ordinator
• Broad range of clinical midwifery experience acquired through significant practice
• Evidence of innovative practice that involves research and or audit
• Evidence of significant experience in midwifery practice and leadership with demonstrable achievements in: changing clinical practice, organisational change, leadership, teaching

Analytical and Judgement Skills

Essential

• Management of a large and diverse multi-disciplinary team
• Strong evidence of service development and successful change management
• Ability to engage a team in achieving goals and objectives via a clear, shared midwifery vision.
• Ability to problem solve, anticipate and forward plan, individually and as part of the management team
• Evidence of undertaking research and audit
• Expert knowledge of midwifery and the complex birth agenda

Desirable

• Evidence of academic published work or research
• Experience of public speaking

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Whittington Health

Magdala Avenue

London

N195NF

Employer's website

https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)