Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Lead Midwife for ATAIN

The closing date is 07 August 2025

Job summary

"Those responsible for providing maternity and neonatal care strive constantly to improve outcomes and safety for mothers, babies and their families. The current focus on maternity safety, demonstrated through the work of the national Maternal and Neonatal Health Safety Improvement Collaborative, the Maternity Transformation Programme and the government's Maternity Safety Action Plan, prompts all levels of the system to work collaboratively to bring about improvement at scale and pace." (NHS Improvement, 2017)

Lead Midwife for Avoiding Term Admissions into Neonatal Unit (ATAIN) programme will ensure that the Trust Standard operating Procedure is followed.

Main duties of the job

Ensure effective communication with multi professional / multi agency teams. Promote and maintain effective working relationships with maternity services providers across the MSE.

Raise and escalate concerns appropriately regarding quality and patient safety. .

Chair a weekly meeting to review all term admissions to neonatal unit, ensuring quorate attendance by Midwifery, Obstetrics and Neonates in accordance with the Trust's Standard operating Procedure. The Teams ATAIN data collection & review tool must be prepared and available throughout the meeting to guide the reviews and decision making processes.

Ensure that all emergent themes and learning will be discussed with an agreed process of dissemination and the initiation of effective quality improvement projects to reduce the number of admissions to NICU.

About us

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust

Details

Date posted

24 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

390-WAC-BA-7291-B

Job locations

basildon

Nethermayne

Basildon

SS16 5NL


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further duties regarding the post, please refer to the JD.

We look forward to your receive your application!

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further duties regarding the post, please refer to the JD.

We look forward to your receive your application!

Person Specification

Band 6 registered midwife

Essential

  • minimum 3 years post qualification midwifery experience
  • Aware of Risk Management as an integral component of CNST
  • Current practicing midwife with no restrictions

Desirable

  • computer literate, knowledge of excel, datix system and articulate
  • evidence of continued professional development

Evidence of knowledge surrounding the ATAIN role

Essential

  • Has experience of Datix reporting system

Desirable

  • Has experience of ATAIN midwifery role
Person Specification

Band 6 registered midwife

Essential

  • minimum 3 years post qualification midwifery experience
  • Aware of Risk Management as an integral component of CNST
  • Current practicing midwife with no restrictions

Desirable

  • computer literate, knowledge of excel, datix system and articulate
  • evidence of continued professional development

Evidence of knowledge surrounding the ATAIN role

Essential

  • Has experience of Datix reporting system

Desirable

  • Has experience of ATAIN midwifery role

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).

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.

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

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

basildon

Nethermayne

Basildon

SS16 5NL


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

basildon

Nethermayne

Basildon

SS16 5NL


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Maternity Matron

Corrinne Wright

corrinne.wright1@nhs.net

07557511442

Details

Date posted

24 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

390-WAC-BA-7291-B

Job locations

basildon

Nethermayne

Basildon

SS16 5NL


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