An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, dynamic, and passionate midwife to join our perinatal team as a Professional Midwifery Advocate within the Women's and Children's services at Sherwood Forest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
We are looking for a midwife with a broad range of experience within maternity services, who are innovative, proactive and compassionate. The postholder will be passionate about empowering and supporting nurses and midwives as well as empowering and supporting facilitating choice for women and birthing people.
We are seeking a midwife with excellent interpersonal skills, good communication, be flexible and adaptable to meet the needs of families and staff. The purpose and focus of this specialist role is to lead on pastoral support for staff working in maternity and neonates and developing the existing Professional Midwifery Advocacy service at Sherwood Forest Hospitals, continuing to embed the A-Equip model into practice. The role will also involve supporting and advocating for women, when needed to support the Professional Midwifery Advocacy.
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail, please read the attached job description and person specification document.
About us
Thank you for your interest in this role.
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here, and we are the Health Service Journal's Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King's Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall, we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients we also care for you.
Our culture of learning, compassion and taking a person-centred approach are at the roots of our organisation. We would love you to join us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please read the attached job description and person specification document.
Person Specification
Knowledge Requirements
Essential
* Evidence of Professional development
* Evidence of Professional and research awareness
Desirable
* Computer Literacy
Qualifications
Essential
* Degree or Equivalent
* Registered Midwife.
Further Training
Essential
* Teaching Qualification
* Current Driving Licence
Desirable
* Birthrights training
* Management and Leadership qualification
* Professional Midwifery Advocate qualification
Experience
Essential
* Excellent Communication skill
* Extensive experience as clinical Midwife
* Experience of development and leadership of change in clinical practice
* Experience in all aspects of Midwifery care.
* Experience of facilitating Restorative Clinical Supervision
* Experience of facilitating Birth Afterthoughts or similar supportive conversations with families to offer a reflective space for them to reflect on their care
* Evidence of understanding experience in implementing all four elements of the A-Equip model
Desirable
* Experience of facilitating choice for women and birthing people, advocating for families and working with the multidisciplinary team to develop plans of care.
* Experience of leading Quality Improvement projects, using QI methodology
* Experience of supporting others to lead quality improvement projects using QI methodology
* Experience of facilitating and leading group Restorative Clinical Supervision or similar reflective practices
Skills
Essential
* The ability to develop and maintain communication with people on complex matters, issues and ideas and/or in complex situations
* The ability to develop a culture that improves quality.
* The ability to use data to inform changes required in the implementation of the A-Equip model and to effectively implement the change
* The ability to effectively support staff to achieve their full potential through supportive conversations, signposting, reflective practice and education
* The ability to demonstrate the SFH organisational care values and behaviours
Desirable
* Able to demonstrate significant personal involvement in change management.
* Experience in clinical audit
Attitudes and Behaviours
Essential
* Demonstrates a passion for improving care
* Demonstrates a passion for supporting staff
* Demonstrates resilience in the face of complex issues
* Ability to treat all employees and other hospital information confidentially
* Recognition of factors in Application/ interview maintaining own and others health, safety and security.
* Supportive of equality and values diversity
Personal Attributes
Essential
* Ability to engage and inspire colleagues to lead improvements to care
* Experience in normal midwifery and high risk obstetric care
* Knowledge of statutory regulations governing nursing and midwifery
* Knowledge of midwifery issues both strategically and nationally
* Practice is underpinned by research based evidence and guidelines
* Knowledge of the key publications influencing maternity care including Ockenden Report and recommendations and Better Births
Other Factors
Essential
* Committed to organisation and achieving departmental goals
* Ability to coordinate and liaise within the multidisciplinary team
* Ability to achieve deadlines and work under pressure
* Enthusiastic and motivated
* Adaptable and flexible.
* Assertive and innovative
* Able to manage own stress
Contractual Requirements
Essential
* Adherence to trust policy and guidelines
Employer details
Employer name
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
King's Mill Hospital
Mansfield Road
Sutton in Ashfield
NG17 4JL
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