Specialist Mental Health Midwife

Job summary

"The right care, by the right person, in the right place"

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our maternity service. We are looking to recruit motivated and enthusiastic midwives to join the Specialist Mental Health Midwifery team. You will need evidence of innovation and organisational skills, ability to work in a fast paced & often challenging specialist service, and a willingness to develop your skills & knowledge through further training and learning.

We are moving towards a seven day service for our Specialist Mental Health Midwifery Team and are progressing our model of working, to reflect the needs of the women and families we support.

You will need to be an experienced midwife and demonstrate a strong commitment to improving outcomes for mothers and their families who are affected by mental health issues.

If you are passionate about providing care throughout the pregnancy continuum and wantto be part of the specialist mental health midwives team here in Bolton Foundation Trust then we want to hear from you.

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Main duties of the job

To provide high quality, safe midwifery care to women and their families with additional support requirements and mental health challenges in pregnancy and the postnatal period. The post holder will have a high level of relevant expert knowledge and skills, which they will use to manage, develop and lead care for pregnant women and new mothers with additional needs.

Provide direct client care and have detailed clinical knowledge of the specialist area.

To be responsible for providing extra support and care to some pregnant women with mental health problems, in partnership with the named midwife, the specialist perinatal mental health team and external agencies.

To work closely with women and their families to plan and coordinate their care based on their individual needs. They will provide a link between the maternity service and other services involved in mental health care.

Assist the band 7 specialist midwife to ensure that high standards of quality care are delivered and maintained.

To deputise for the specialist midwife as required.

About us

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust provide services across the North West side of the Greater Manchester area ranging from hospital services in Bolton to community services across Bolton, Salford, Ashton, Leigh and Wigan. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. We have recently been given a CQC rating of Good. Over 5,700 people work for the Trust and many of them have been here a long time. People find they don't need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare.

The Family Division aims to deliver the highest standards of care for maternity, sexual health, gynaecology and a range of acute and community children's services. The Division is a Centre of Excellence for Women's and Children's services and has a credible and enviable reputation. We deliver over 6,000 babies and carry out around 1500 gynaecological procedures each year, making us a specialist provider of health services for women, babies and their families in the North West Sector of Manchester and beyond.

With births of around 6000 per year, Bolton is the 'Supercentre' for the northwest, providing high quality compassionate care to the women of Bolton, Bury, Salford and beyond.

Recent improvements have led to a stronger focus on providing safe and compassionate care and this has increased opportunities to learn, develop and expand your career.

Employer details

Employer name

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Bolton Hospital

Minerva Road

Bolton

BL4 0JR

Employer's website

http://www.boltonft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Bolton Hospital

Minerva Road

Bolton

BL4 0JR

Employer's website

http://www.boltonft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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