Act as the womans advocate in promoting, and delivering the highest standard of midwifery care, ensuring all fundamentals of care are addressed, and current, relevant policies and procedures are adhered to. Responsible for managing a delegated clinical caseload throughout the antenatal /intrapartum and postnatal period which may include women with high and low risk pregnancies, liaising as necessary with the multidisciplinary team as required - Specialises in the care of women with low risk pregnancy and labour and using evidence-based practice, assess the womans physical, emotional and psychological needs, to plan, implement and evaluate midwifery care involving the woman and her family at all times. Implement the planned programme of care, delegating duties appropriately and teaching and co-ordinating other members of the healthcare team. Support the Band 6 Midwife in the organisation, prioritisation and escalation of care - Write reports, record observations and maintain plans of care, including electronic data storage; and other appropriate records, accurately, legibly, concisely and contemporaneously. - Monitor the woman and babys condition, interpret observations and identify deviations from normal reporting and referring to relevant health professionals, carrying out midwifery interventions as needed. Liaise with senior medical staff when complications arise in pregnancy and labour, transferring care to obstetric led care as appropriate. Continues to support women after referral, proceeding to liaise with senior midwifery and medical staff in relation to complicated obstetric cases. - Keep the woman and her family appropriately informed, maintaining confidentiality at all times. - Ensure midwifery care is flexible to meet the diverse needs of women and their families. - Ensure medicines are stored, supplied and administered in accordance with Trust Medicines Management policy and NMC Guidelines for the Administration of Medicines. Maintaining own competence in this respect, reporting any learning needs to line manager/practice development midwife. Collaborate with the multi-disciplinary team and other service providers; to ensure care is woman centred, effective and efficient. Examine and observe the neonate, interpreting observations and identifying deviations from normal. Report and refer to relevant health professionals, carrying out midwifery interventions as needed. Deliver and evaluate programmes for the preparation of parenthood in response to the womans need and Incorporate health education into the womans care whenever possible. Assess the suitability for and manage home birth. Including managing unplanned home births where required. Involving all relevant members of the multi-disciplinary team where the woman choses care which deviates from guidelines. Facilitates and supports the intrapartum care of women wherever they choose to birth their baby on an on call rota basis. Take responsibility for own development b accessing training to become skilled and competent in undertaking IV drug administration, IV cannulation, episiotomies, perineal suturing, caring for women with epidural anaesthesia, home birth, waterbirth and providing care to women in high risk labour or requiring high dependency care. Take responsibility for own development in becoming skilled and competent in assisting Anaesthetic staff when siting epidurals and caring for women who have an epidural sited. Takes responsibility or becoming skilled and competent in undertaking operating duties as appropriate, this can include competencies in scrub practitioner role or as theatre floor practitioner. Ensure compliance of patient risk assessments, such as FGR, VTE, pressure ulcers, domestic violence, smoking cessation etc. Provides individualised care and support to women and their families in cases of miscarriage, termination of pregnancy, intrauterine death and stillbirth. Ensuring all requirements for investigations and follow-up care are met. Recognises and supports more senior staff in managing emergency situations where evidence based knowledge and skills are required to deal with critical events i.e. antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum emergencies requiring immediate life support. Provides immediate care of the newborn including emergency resuscitation when required. Cares for the high-risk neonate, liaising with other professionals as required. Provide evidence based advice and support to all women in their chosen method of infant feeding. Identification and management of at risk families within the child safeguarding arena, devising plans of care in conjunction with team leaders and other health care professionals/agencies. Ensures that high standards of midwifery care are provided and maintained and act when standards are not being maintained. Competently use clinical equipment, undertaking relevant training as required and demonstrate ability to maintain relevant competencies Use IT Patient Information systems as necessary and in accordance with Trust policies, undertaking training as required. Ensure appropriate and timely communication with clients and relatives/carers, advising, instructing and supporting them as needed and making use of support systems as appropriate (e.g. translators, chaplaincy). Support the Matrons/Ward managers /Shift coordinators in ensuring the availability of relevant, up to date patient information and clinical guidelines in a user-friendly format. Promotes womens equality taking into account diversity and rights. Assist in identifying ways of working that will help vulnerable families including those who are subject to domestic abuse, are homeless or have language barriers. Communicate and work effectively and collaboratively with the wider team (e.g. Allied Health professionals, medical colleagues, Social Services). If working in Community contribute to 24 hour midwifery on-call rota to ensure safe home birth provision. If working in the hospital contribute to 24 hour midwifery on-call rota as part of the unit escalation plans, to ensure a safe and high quality service is maintained. Engage with women and their families in avoiding and resolving complaints. Meet annually with named Professional Midwifery Advocate