Maternal Medicine Lead Midwife
Department: Maternity
Band: 7, £46,148 - £52,809 Per annum, pro rata
Hours: Fixed term, Full time, 37.5 per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working.
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Please note that we are not able to offer sponsorship for this role.
Interview date to be confirmed.
Main duties of the job
Main duties and responsibilities
1. Provide information to expectant Women/Maternity Service Users to facilitate informed choice of the care and services available to them. Actively engage and communicate with families, interpreting complex results of investigations and diagnosis into easily understood terms, providing appropriate information.
2. Provide specialist midwifery advice to women and families requiring maternal medicine support.
3. Maintain and update databases, information, audits and resources in line with network recommendations.
Managerial and Leadership Responsibilities
1. Lead and manage the day-to-day coordination of the maternal medicine clinics, ensuring an efficient and effective service within the resources available including the supervision and development of staff, monitoring the teaching and assessing of students gaining experience in the clinics.
2. Coordinate the smooth running of the maternal medicine clinics alongside the lead Obstetric Consultants.
3. Analyse statistical data that will facilitate delivery of the service and be responsive to future trends. Participate in the analysis of information for clinical audit and clinical effectiveness.
About us
You can expect a warm welcome at Milton Keynes University Hospital, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trust's values and behaviours. At MKUH we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:
* Free on-site parking
* Free tea and coffee
* Great flexible working opportunities
* Discounted gym membership
* Lease car scheme
* Generous annual leave and pension scheme
* On site nursery (chargeable)
* Extensive staff health and well-being programme
Job description
Applications are welcome from NMC registrants who are highly motivated, organised and passionate about providing safe, quality evidence-based care to the Women/birthing people who use our Maternity services. We are proud to offer the opportunity to work in a progressive environment where we are committed to an ambitious transformation of our maternity services. We are continually developing roles based on the service need with a view to improving safety and experience throughout the maternity journey and have several specialist roles.
It is equally as important to us, as it is to you, to identify, support and fund opportunities for your career and personal development. This enables us, together, to offer the best quality of care to our service users and is also essential to your career progression. We are excited to watch the development of our Women and Children's Hospital due to commence 2024. We are supportive of flexible working and appreciate the importance of ensuring that your successful career is complemented by a work/home life balance. Milton Keynes University Hospital recognises the positive value of diversity and inclusion, and we welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. Interviews will be offered at least one week after the closing date.
Please refer to attached Job description for further information.
We believe success lies in the diversity of our employees and are committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity, and embracing inclusion. We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us.
MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and as such we offer a range of flexible working practices.
We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once enough applications have been received.
Person Specification
Qualifications and knowledge
Essential
* Registered Midwife
* Degree in Midwifery
* ENB 997/998 or equivalent/mentorship qualification
* Demonstrable evidence of continuing professional education and development as per NMC requirements
* Experience of working with high-risk pregnancies
Desirable
* Knowledge and understanding of Maternal Medicine
Experience
Essential
* Experience and understanding of maternal medicine
* Demonstrable experience in developing self, others and changing practice.
* Demonstrable understanding of governance and risk processes in maternity
* Experience in teaching, training and educating of professionals
* Demonstrate commitment to the focus on quality promoting high standards that consistently improve patient outcomes
Skills
Essential
* Act as a role model demonstrating exemplary skills.
* Flexible, highly motivated, and supportive of others.
* Ability to develop excellent working relationships with all staff within the organisation and external partners.
* Strong organisational and planning skills
* Willing to develop new skills including completing appropriate training as required.
* Ability to adapt written and verbal communication skills to the audience
* Ability to undertake a wide range of work procedures without direct supervision.
* Ability to analyse data and produce required reports and information
* Emotional resilience and able to escalate should further support be required.
Personal and people development
Essential
* Willing to develop new skills including completing appropriate training as required.
* Working with midwives and obstetricians to improve knowledge and skills relating to fetal medicine.
Desirable
* Experience of managing and coordinating services to maintain safety and escalate as appropriate.
Communication
Essential
* Excellent communication skills and ability to be responsive to highly emotive conversations.
Employer details
Employer name
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
W73034 W& C Seconded Posts (Dept)
Milton Keynes Hospital, Eaglestone,
Milton Keynes
MK6 5LD
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