Maternity Helpline Senior Midwife

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
• Promote and work within the NMC Code of Conduct, Trust Policies and Professional guidelines.
• Promote evidence based practice.
• Keep professionally updated to ensure the provision of a quality service and to meet the requirements of the professional code of practice and service provision, e.g. NMC standards.
• Critically reflect on own performance through peer / team, network, clinical supervision and appraisal.
• Promote and lead respective activity e.g. clinical supervision, journal clubs etc., to enhance development.
• Delegate tasks and activities to a range of team members ensuring that the staff has the appropriate support to take on projects.
• Represent the service and contribute at the relevant Trust and Local Maternity and Neonatal System (LMNS) meetings in conjunction with the Deputy Directors of Midwifery, Gynaecology and Neonates and Director of Midwifery and Nursing.
• Support the department to monitor compliance against agreed quality targets working closely with relevant stakeholders as well as what is set out as national and local requirements. This includes ensuring establishment and development of digital technology that develops effective ways of measuring outcomes, reporting on performance and supporting smart data collection and presentation of compliance and gaps.

See job description attached for full details

Person specification

Education and qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered Midwife
• First level degree in related healthcare discipline or substantial experiential equivalence
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable criteria

• Post-graduate qualification and / or equivalent level of knowledge gained through extensive experience

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of working in all care settings (acute and primary care)
• Evidence of multidisciplinary working
• Experience of Teaching and training

Desirable criteria

• Service development experience, delivering clinical quality improvements and successful service change

Skills and knowledge

Essential criteria

• Up to date and evidence based knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Good level of skills in Microsoft Word and Excel
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, report writing and investigation skills
• Proven leadership skills

Desirable criteria

• Change management skills
• Able to teach and assess in the clinical area
• Problem solving and analytical skills relating to the identification and assessment of evidence required to support decision making
• Presenting and teaching skills

Important

• The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions when we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. You are therefore advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
• Please check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process.
• If you have not heard from us within 3 weeks after the closing date, we regret that this usually means your application was not successful.
• In submitting an application, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process, should you be appointed to the post.
• During the recruitment process your identity documentation (ie passport, driving licence, visa etc) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, infrared and machine-readable zone security features of the documents provided.
• Employment at the Trust is offered subject to successful completion of a six month probationary period.

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Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

• Maternity Helpline Senior Midwife (PDF, 976.2KB)
• Functional Requirements (PDF, 528.6KB)
• Guidance for applicants (PDF, 85.4KB)
• Policy Statement (PDF, 144.5KB)
• Staff Benefits and Wellbeing (PDF, 196.5KB)
• Recruitment Pack (PDF, 2.8MB)