Public Health Midwife

Wye Valley NHS Trust

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time Public Health Midwife within maternity services at Wye Valley Trust Hereford. We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic individual to join the team.

The post has been designed to provide support to the Public Health Midwife and the Infant feeding team. They will support the Implementation of the UNICEF Baby Friendly Standards within the Maternity service.

The successful applicant will act as an expert practitioner / role model, providing professional leadership and support to midwives in order to improve development of clinical skills, to develop and maintain clinical practice knowledge and skills in regard to Public Health and Infant feeding.

They will support the Midwifery led Tongue tie service and the Smoking cessation service.

Main duties of the job

This role will support the current Public Health Midwife in their role.

The post holder will work in partnership with service users, the multi-disciplinary team and local stakeholders to improve and protect health and wellbeing, and improve the health of the poorest families (Department of Health 2015) Contributing to improving the population's health and reducing health inequalities within maternity services
Key work will focus upon improving outcomes of women with modifiable risk factors such as smoking, obesity and breastfeeding, developing and implementing processes to secure a year on year increase in uptake of immunization.
It is anticipated that the post holder will possess the requisite skills and abilities to lead and audit the outcomes of tongue tie service.
It is anticipated that the post holder will possess the requisite skills and abilities to lead and audit the outcomes of the in-house Maternity led smoking cessation service.
The post holder will support the current Public Health Midwife on all aspects of Infant Feeding within the Division. This is a strategic role in developing policy and practice on infant feeding within the Maternity Service but liaising with partner organisations e.g. Health visiting. A significant part of the role will be to assist in the project management of the UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative accreditation process.

About us

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT and the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care wed want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

The Trust encourages applications from people outside of the NHS and welcomes the valuable experiences and skills they can bring to the organisation.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time all the time.

Date posted

14 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

229-SUR-5433857

Job locations

Wye Valley NHS Trust

Stonebow road

Hereford

HR1 2ER

Job description

Job responsibilities

To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view supporting documents linked to this vacancy.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view supporting documents linked to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Education & Qualification

Essential

NMC Registered Midwife
Relevant Diploma/Degree or equivalent
Additional qualification or relevant experience equivalent to that of a masters.
Mentorship & further relevant study & expertise
Awareness of local and national policies and strategies, In Public Health, and Maternity
Evidence of further studies/experience in infant feeding o
Evidence of experience of supporting breastfeeding dyads experiencing complex feeding difficulties

Desirable

Tongue Tie/ Frenulotomy training
Public Health Qualifications/ experience or study days
Smoke cessation training
Motivational interviewing training

Skills Knowledge & Abilities

Essential

Previous experience within relevant clinical area of practice
Previous experience in teaching/ training
Experience of analysing public Health data to identify optional ranges and influence local decisions
Promoting quality improvement
Substantial experience to include experience of infant feeding support
Evidence of leadership skills
Developed Communication style which is effective, motivational and supportive, working with people who have barriers and opposition to change behaviour

Desirable

Be working towards or maintaining certification as IBCLC
Support Paediatric/Neonatal staff when a newborn baby is admitted to the ward/ Children's Ward with a feeding problem

Experience

Essential

Provide evidence of leading or participating on audit programmes
Public health promotion

Person Specification

Education & Qualification

Essential

NMC Registered Midwife
Relevant Diploma/Degree or equivalent
Additional qualification or relevant experience equivalent to that of a masters.
Mentorship & further relevant study & expertise
Awareness of local and national policies and strategies, In Public Health, and Maternity
Evidence of further studies/experience in infant feeding o
Evidence of experience of supporting breastfeeding dyads experiencing complex feeding difficulties

Desirable

Tongue Tie/ Frenulotomy training
Public Health Qualifications/ experience or study days
Smoke cessation training
Motivational interviewing training

Skills Knowledge & Abilities

Essential

Previous experience within relevant clinical area of practice
Previous experience in teaching/ training
Experience of analysing public Health data to identify optional ranges and influence local decisions
Promoting quality improvement
Substantial experience to include experience of infant feeding support
Evidence of leadership skills
Developed Communication style which is effective, motivational and supportive, working with people who have barriers and opposition to change behaviour

Desirable

Be working towards or maintaining certification as IBCLC
Support Paediatric/Neonatal staff when a newborn baby is admitted to the ward/ Children's Ward with a feeding problem

Experience

Essential

Provide evidence of leading or participating on audit programmes
Public health promotion

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.