Band 6 Birth Reflection Midwife - INTERNAL ONLY

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

The Birth Reflections service has been developedas a specialist service for women to review their birth experience with an experienced midwife. The aim is to address gaps in understanding and questions the woman and her partner may have, discuss on-going emotional, psychological and physical concerns, and choices and recommendations for any future birth. The post holder will work closely with the Birth Reflections Service Lead Midwife and maternity support worker and will run a full day's clinic, supporting women and their partners by reviewing their experience with them through notes review and careful listening.

Main duties of the job

Will be an autonomous, accountable practitioner responsible for a birth reflection clinic. These consultations will involve exploring with women and their supporters their experience of birth, reviewing the notes in partnership with them, addressing questions or concerns and providing appropriate follow-up and support as necessary. Also will work with the Birth Reflections Service Lead Midwife to implement changes as a result of the feedback from the women's experiences.

About us

Our Maternity Vision is'Working together with women, birthing people and families to offer compassionate, supportive care and informed choice; striving for equity and excellence in our maternity service.'

We were awarded an overall good rating from CQC who inspected the service in 2023

The Maternity unit deliver just under 5000 babies a year. We provide care for a diverse population across West Berkshire. Part of our maternity strategy is equity in access and outcomes tackling the multiple dimensions that affect local healthcare inequalities.

The unit comprises of a delivery suite, midwife led birth centre, postnatal and antenatal wards, outpatients and Maternity Assessment Unit. We have a very successful home birth service, specialist teams to support vulnerable women and continuity of care teams.

We have developed a 'seeking sanctuary ' service which is a multidisciplinary approach to providing care to pregnant women seeking sanctuary in the UK and their families. This service was presented as good practice in the NHS three year delivery plan.

We are strongly committed to developing our services and ensuring the those that work with us are given support and development opportunities.

Date posted

01 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

193-6755225UCGB6-BREFMID

Job locations

Royal Berkshire Hospital

Reading

RG1 5AN

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Providing a midwife led birth reflection clinic to women who have experienced care at the Trust. Supporting the feedback of findings of women's experience to influence positive changes to the service.

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Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Midwife

Experience

Essential

Excellent interpersonal skills with particular ability to liaise effectively with multidisciplinary team members

Skills

Essential

Ability to cope with daily experience of families dealing with poor experience
Ability to make decisions, organise and prioritise
Computer Literacy
Ability to interpret and analysis maternity records from solid grounding in midwifery

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Midwife

Experience

Essential

Excellent interpersonal skills with particular ability to liaise effectively with multidisciplinary team members

Skills

Essential

Ability to cope with daily experience of families dealing with poor experience
Ability to make decisions, organise and prioritise
Computer Literacy
Ability to interpret and analysis maternity records from solid grounding in midwifery

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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