Lead Midwife for Clinical Pastoral Support

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

30 hours per week

12 month secondment

We are looking for an experienced and dynamic senior midwife to provide clinical pastoral support to predominantly newly qualified, early career and return to practice midwives at Rotherham. The role also has a focus on recruitment, retention and supporting late career midwives. This opportunity is for a highly motivated individual possessing both clinical and leadership skills. It is on a fixed term basis for 12 months to cover maternity leave.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be a key part of the Midwifery leadership team. They will be working across all aspects of the care pathway with the clinical leads to develop and enhance clinical expertise, skills and knowledge. The post holder will be working to systematically address the effectiveness of care through the transformation of practices and cultures, which will ultimately improve care to women and families.

The post holder will be integral to the development and delivery of a progressive learning environment for midwifery and support staff colleagues. They will work with the leadership team to facilitate continuous improvement in care using three dimensions from the Leadership Academy: Inspiring Shared Purpose, Sharing the Vision and Developing Capability.

The post holder may be called upon for rapid response work, a situation may arise where providing direct support to a team or individual assessed as struggling or demonstrating concerning practice may be required. This would include coaching to achieve competence and providing one to one support to individuals identified with a practice development need.

Above all the post holder will be an inspirational role model, reflecting the Trust core values.

About us

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) is a combined acute and community Trust serving our local population of around 270,000 people. Our vision is to always act the right way and be proud to provide exceptional healthcare to the communities of Rotherham.

As a Trust we are on a journey to excellence and our people and culture are at the heart of everything we do for patients. In the latest NHS Staff Survey, we are the second most improved Trust in England for would you recommend the Trust as a place to work?, and were one of the most improved for staff engagement overall.

But dont just take our word for it each year hundreds of colleagues receive nominations for our Excellence and Proud awards, showcasing our brilliant people and recognising their achievements. Our people make a difference to the lives of patients every day and we are proud of the improvements we are making.

All of our 5,100 colleagues are key to our improvement journey, and we are continuing to improve our services by upholding the Trusts values of Ambitious, Caring and Together. If you are passionate about making a difference, then please apply to join us on our journey to excellence.

Date posted

23 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year Pro rata/per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9165-24-07-093

Job locations

The Rotherham Nhs Foundation Trust

Moorgate Road

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S60 2UD

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for the full details about the role and the responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for the full details about the role and the responsibilities.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience of service development, leading and managing change.
Experience of working across organisational boundaries.
Experience of guideline and policy development and implementation.
Conversant with NMC rules and code of governing practice.

Desirable

Experience in dealing with complaints and implementing lessons learned in the clinical setting.
Co working across the LMNS.

Qualifications

Essential

Registered midwife with significant post registration experience
Post graduate degree at Master level or working towards.
Commitment to professional development and evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Teaching qualification

Desirable

Professional Midwifery Advocate qualification
Recognised management / leadership qualification (or working towards).

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of current reports/guidelines relating to Maternity Care
Knowledge of clinical governance and risk assessment.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience of service development, leading and managing change.
Experience of working across organisational boundaries.
Experience of guideline and policy development and implementation.
Conversant with NMC rules and code of governing practice.

Desirable

Experience in dealing with complaints and implementing lessons learned in the clinical setting.
Co working across the LMNS.

Qualifications

Essential

Registered midwife with significant post registration experience
Post graduate degree at Master level or working towards.
Commitment to professional development and evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Teaching qualification

Desirable

Professional Midwifery Advocate qualification
Recognised management / leadership qualification (or working towards).

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of current reports/guidelines relating to Maternity Care
Knowledge of clinical governance and risk assessment.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.