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Main area: Midwifery
Grade: Band 8b
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 22.5 hours per week (3 days per week which can either be fixed or flexible.)
Job ref: 174-CM-231224
Site: Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Town: Wakefield
Salary: £62,215 - £72,293 Per annum, pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 26/01/2025 23:59
Interview date: 10/02/2025
Job overview
This is a strategic clinical leadership role operating at a senior level in the Trust. The post holder will possess a highly developed specialist clinical knowledge, underpinned by theory and experience acquired through direct experience as a midwife, supplemented by specialist clinical, educational, or leadership training to at least master’s level. They will be accountable for the direct development and delivery of clinical policies, procedures, and guidelines to ensure the highest clinical standards in maternity care, ensuring best evidence is used to inform practice. Playing a lead role in developing and maintaining clinical practice standards in all maternity cases, the post holder will foster a culture of clinical excellence, developing and assuring clinical standards across all allied health profession service lines.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be a clinical expert in the field of midwifery and will ensure that robust systems are in place to maintain clinical and professional governance in relation to maternity care provided by YAS. They will provide advanced and expert level of practice within the field of midwifery and operational maternity services, planning for health inequalities facing disadvantaged pregnant patients in the access of midwifery and neo-natal care, support the development and provision of maternity education and training, embed evidence-based practice, and align services to national policy and key quality and safety recommendations.
Working closely with other service leads and a range of internal and external stakeholders, the post holder will develop and implement the strategic maternity plan, ensuring a workforce that is prepared and equipped to provide clinical excellence and improved patient experience and outcomes in maternal care.
Working for our organisation
Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) NHS Trust geographically covers nearly 6,000 square miles of varied terrain, from isolated moors and dales to urban areas, coastline and inner cities. We serve a population of over five million people across Yorkshire and the Humber and strive to ensure that patients receive the right response to their care needs as quickly as possible, wherever they live.
We employ more than 7,100 staff, who together with over 1,300 volunteers, enable us to provide a vital 24-hour, seven-days-a-week, emergency and healthcare service. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice, and we are continuously working across our partnership to improve our collective offer to staff in areas like health and wellbeing, benefits and flexible working incl. hybrid working.
Benefits:
• Flexible working including part-time hours, job shares and flexible hours, agile working (role dependant)
• 27 days annual leave, increasing to 33 with service.
• Contributory Pension.
• NHS Discounts including shops, restaurants, gyms etc.
• Car lease and other salary sacrifice schemes (salary dependent)
• Dedicated employee assistance and counselling service.
• Opportunities for research participation, career progression and ongoing development.
• Well respected, committed and supported staff networks for our workforce.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Communication and Relationship Responsibilities
* Communicate with patients and families regarding patient safety incidents which may involve highly complex extremely sensitive issues regarding the emergency care of a patient in labour.
* Develop strong positive relationships with internal senior managers, staff, and external stakeholders, to communicate service-related information using persuasive, motivational, reassurance skills, and formal presentations where required.
* Engagement with Higher Education Institutions on curriculum design and improvement and to secure effective multidisciplinary CPD offers.
* Strengthen and maintain an effective interface with Professional Bodies and organisations with a remit for developing professions, for example, the Nursing and Midwifery Council and the College of Paramedics.
* Build, manage/contribute to local and regional and national networks and partner organisations in all aspects of prehospital maternity care.
* Using digital media to support timely and responsive communication, connecting a disparate workforce.
* The post holder must be an advocate for patients and an ambassador for clinical excellence during all activities.
* A key point of liaison between Quality, Clinical, Operational, and Academy directorates and the post holder will be required to build and maintain effective working relationships with partners.
* Facilitating rapid improvement programmes, quality improvement and staff forums where clinical improvements can be suggested, considered, and implemented at the discretion of the post holder.
Analytical and Judgemental Responsibilities
* Review, analyse, or interpret highly complex data such as that linked to practice audit, patient demographics, national guidance documents, and therapeutic options.
* Undertake appraisal and evaluation of the skills and competency requirements of clinical professionals in YAS.
* Interpret relevant areas of national and ICB policies and strategies relating to the workforce, education or clinical practice.
* Analyse and critically interpret complex information to devise long and short term clinical and professional development plans for maternity care within the Trust.
* Participate in systems to monitor the delivery of maternity care across all areas of Trust activity.
* Act as a key decision maker providing expert professional midwifery advice, support, and guidance across the Trust.
* Identify innovative ways to improve patient care practice and service delivery.
Planning and Organisational Responsibilities
* Plan and organise a broad range of complex activities such as multiprofessional development and learning materials.
* Provide professional expertise to clinical developments and standards.
* Accountable for multiple concurrent complex projects.
* Maintain a clear understanding of the priorities for professional roles and clinical development.
Policy and Service Development Responsibilities
* Responsible for development and implementation of clinical policy at a service level.
* Design and implement professional development, preceptorship, mentorship, and clinical supervision processes for maternity care.
* Responsible for the development and implementation of clinical standards and guidelines for paramedic maternity practice.
* Work with other professional leads to expand quality maternity placement opportunities for pre and post registration learners.
* Ensure a learning culture, designing and assuring robust restorative policies and processes.
* Lead and contribute to multi-professional service developments as required.
* Plan, develop, and lead implementation of service improvements.
* In conjunction with clinical informatics ensure robust mechanism for clinical audit exist.
* Develop Trust quality standards for clinical care.
Financial, Physical and Information Resource Responsibilities
* Accountability and delegated budget holder for physical assets, projects and costs associated with clinical and professional development.
* Have oversight of and provide strategic clinical leadership to practice educators, supervisors, and clinicians across all service lines.
* Manage resources associated with CPD, including commissioning education, materials, and venues as required.
* Authorised signatory for expenditure as per Trust and NHS procurement policies.
* Leads development of innovative clinical practices.
Research and Audit Responsibilities
* Provide clinical feedback and intelligence to service leads.
* Carry out regular benchmarking against other health care services.
* Lead, sponsor, and co-ordinate research that develops and implements evidence-based practice.
* Ensure organisational learning is shared and informs education and training.
* Work collaboratively with other clinical and professional colleagues.
Leadership, Management, Training and Supervision Responsibilities
* Oversee the consistent implementation of professional and clinical standards in the Trust.
* Provide professional leadership to promote paramedic maternity practice.
* Maintain an up-to-date portfolio of clinical and non-clinical practice.
* Contribute professional and clinical expertise to support the wider Trust organisational development programme.
* Lead and contribute professional and clinical expertise to complex investigations, enquiries, serious incidents, and inquests.
* Provide advice, guidance, and leadership to managers supporting staff.
* Chairing disciplinary and performance management hearings as required.
* Responsible for setting direction using available intelligence and evidence.
* Provide expert professional and clinical advice and support to frontline clinicians and leadership teams.
* Recognise responsibilities under equality and diversity legislation.
* Create, foster, and lead a fair, open, inclusive environment.
* Work closely with the HR team to ensure compliance with relevant workforce policies.
* Identify and nurture talent/future potential.
* Actively contribute to matrix working with other members of the senior team.
* Contribute as a senior clinical professional to Trust leadership in response to heightened service pressure and critical incidents.
Person specification
Knowledge and skills
* Registered Midwife
* Holds a relevant Master’s Degree in the healthcare field
* Expert understanding of current clinical practice guidelines, evidence and policies relating to maternity care in the out of hospital arena
* Experience contributing to and implementing and leading clinical governance arrangements
* Significant experience leading diverse and varied clinical teams
* Teaching qualification
* Experience of leading working groups, meetings and forums
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce which reflects the communities and patients we serve across the Yorkshire region. Our ambition is to work together to promote a more inclusive environment, which attracts candidates from all sections of the community and signals our commitment to embracing diversity and promoting inclusivity.
As an inclusive organisation we welcome applicants irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We particularly encourage applications from people who are underrepresented within our sector.
Please note the salary range stated in advertisements is calculated on a pro rata basis if the vacancy is part time.
Disclosure and Barring Service
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding & promoting the welfare of children & vulnerable adults. Many of our posts are subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service check (DBS). Should this position be subject to a DBS check the cost will be recovered from your salary as a one-off payment.
Any correspondence regarding an application will be sent electronically via the Trac Jobs Website to the email address that was provided at the time of the application. It is important, therefore, that you read your emails on a regular basis and respond as necessary.
The Yorkshire Ambulance Service Trust reserves the right to close adverts before the published closing date due to high volumes of applications received.
Please note, the selection processes at Yorkshire Ambulance Service are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values.
Our values underpin everything we do and how we do it; Kindness, Respect, Teamwork, Improvement.
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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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