Job summary
Do you want to make real change?
This is the job for you!
A wonderful opportunity has arisen at Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust for a passionate and inspiring experienced Midwife, to join our team as The Cultural Safety Specialist Midwife at the Trust.
We are looking for someone with excellent interpersonal skills, who is a motivational leader and is not afraid of change.
The successful candidate will have a remit to support the maternity leadership team to assess, review and identify ways of reducing health inequalities within the local maternity population. Similarly, they will work with the Trust equality, diversity and inclusion team and with maternity leaders to understand and develop strategies to improve the employment experiences of marginalised staff.
They will use strong analytical and innovation skills to plan new ways of working and support the implementation of these.
They will also work directly with clients on improving patient experience for marginalised groups, which is intrinsically linked to safe care and successful engagement from our communities.
Main duties of the job
- Demonstrate knowledge of all relevant policies and legislation in relation to equality, diversity and inclusion within the context of national governance policies and procedures.
- Work with the senior midwifery team and LMNS team to assist in the implementation and operationalisation of all current and future policies and strategic directions with a cultural safety focus.
- To work alongside hospital and community teams and senior midwifery staff to review midwifery practice and provide an expert opinion in maternity care, particularly focused on inclusivity.
- To use key performance indicators (WRES and birth outcome data) to demonstrate ongoing added value of the role of Cultural Safety Lead.
- Be involved in continuous monitoring and maintaining quality standards of clinical practice and care through a variety of ways, for example, audit.
- To be responsible for the delivery of the LMNS equity and equality strategy.
About us
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provide services from two main hospitals, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East.
We have nearly 7,000 members of staff that arePROUD to Carefor nearly one million people. Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children's, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.
We're one of the best performing Trusts in the country. We're also one of the top trusts to work for - our staff says they're engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.
Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as 'Good' in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of 'Good'. We've also been awarded an 'Outstanding' rating for 'use of resources' by an NHS Improvement inspection.
Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing significant Capital year on year in our estate. We have recently completed a £30m expansion of our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and are planning an ambitious £60m development of an Ambulatory Diagnostics Centre at West Middlesex.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work collaboratively across the North West London sector to develop the Cultural safety training package to be delivered in mandatory education.
- To focus on implementation, delivery and evaluation of the Cultural Safety training package.
- To provide support, information and identification of key issues and themes to feed into the training programmes for maternity staff including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, LGBTQ+ people and people living with disability outcomes, health inequalities and the role of cultural competence and unconscious bias.
- To deliver training, refreshers and updates for staff to increase awareness of diversity and inclusion issues.
Please see attached job description and person specification to this role for further details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work collaboratively across the North West London sector to develop the Cultural safety training package to be delivered in mandatory education.
- To focus on implementation, delivery and evaluation of the Cultural Safety training package.
- To provide support, information and identification of key issues and themes to feed into the training programmes for maternity staff including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, LGBTQ+ people and people living with disability outcomes, health inequalities and the role of cultural competence and unconscious bias.
- To deliver training, refreshers and updates for staff to increase awareness of diversity and inclusion issues.
Please see attached job description and person specification to this role for further details.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife
- First level degree in related healthcare discipline or substantial experiential equivalence
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Completion of relevant cultural safety training in relation to anti-racism, LGBT+ issues and/or disability issues
Desirable
- PMA
- Leadership qualifications and or experience
- Post-graduate management /leadership qualification or equivalent level of knowledge gained through experience
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post registration experience
- Experience of working with diverse groups of women
- Good understanding of MBRRACE-UK report
- Up to date and evidence based knowledge of current professional issues related to marginalised women and health inequalitiesn-depth understanding of the national maternity safety agenda
Desirable
- In-depth understanding of the relevance of cultural awareness, cultural competency and unconscious bias
- Experience of delivering support and parent education/preparation programmes
- Experience in proactively engaging service users/Maternity Voices Partnership (MVP)
- Ability to demonstrate the difficulties of being a marginalised group and how that can impact on care or career progression
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife
- First level degree in related healthcare discipline or substantial experiential equivalence
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Completion of relevant cultural safety training in relation to anti-racism, LGBT+ issues and/or disability issues
Desirable
- PMA
- Leadership qualifications and or experience
- Post-graduate management /leadership qualification or equivalent level of knowledge gained through experience
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post registration experience
- Experience of working with diverse groups of women
- Good understanding of MBRRACE-UK report
- Up to date and evidence based knowledge of current professional issues related to marginalised women and health inequalitiesn-depth understanding of the national maternity safety agenda
Desirable
- In-depth understanding of the relevance of cultural awareness, cultural competency and unconscious bias
- Experience of delivering support and parent education/preparation programmes
- Experience in proactively engaging service users/Maternity Voices Partnership (MVP)
- Ability to demonstrate the difficulties of being a marginalised group and how that can impact on care or career progression
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).