Job summary
Are you passionate about supporting midwives, strengthening professional advocacy, and shaping the future of maternity care?
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Professional Midwifery Advocate (PMA)to take on a fixed-term Band 7 leadership role to deliver a key strategic project across our large NHS Foundation Trust.
This exciting 6-month opportunitywill focus on leading the alignment of our PMA service across four maternity sites, raising the visibility and impact of the PMA role, and co-producing a Trust-wide PMA strategythat supports our midwifery workforce and improves outcomes for women and families.
Main duties of the job
About the Role:
The Lead PMAwill work closely with the Heads of Midwifery and our passionate team of PMAs to:
This is a fantastic opportunity to influence change, embed professional midwifery advocacy at the heart of our maternity services, and leave a lasting legacy for staff wellbeing and quality care.
About us
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust. We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves. As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do. We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.
Candidate Information Pack: https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/resources/candidate-information-pack/
Job description
Job responsibilities
About You:
You will be a qualified PMAand registered midwifewith excellent leadership, communication, and organisational skills. You will have a clear understanding of the A-EQUIP model and experience in delivering restorative clinical supervision. Experience in service development, evaluation, or strategy work is desirable but not essentialwhats key is your motivation to lead change and collaborate across teams.
We particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in our workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and LGBTQI+ people.
Youll be working in close partnership with a supportive senior leadership team, with the opportunity to drive forward a project that will make a genuine difference.
Please see detailed job description and person specification for more information.
Job description
Job responsibilities
About You:
You will be a qualified PMAand registered midwifewith excellent leadership, communication, and organisational skills. You will have a clear understanding of the A-EQUIP model and experience in delivering restorative clinical supervision. Experience in service development, evaluation, or strategy work is desirable but not essentialwhats key is your motivation to lead change and collaborate across teams.
We particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in our workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and LGBTQI+ people.
Youll be working in close partnership with a supportive senior leadership team, with the opportunity to drive forward a project that will make a genuine difference.
Please see detailed job description and person specification for more information.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Registered Midwife (degree level/equivalent) with active NMC PIN
- Extensive Experience as Professional Midwifery Advocate
- Experienced Midwife
- Sound range of clinical experience post registration in different maternity settings and roles
- Demonstrable well-developed Leadership Skills
Desirable
- De-briefing/Coaching training or equivalent experience
- Mater's Degree/PGCert
- Proven track record in leading improvement projects successfully
- Experience of audit, evaluation or research
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Essential
- Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
- Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role)
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Registered Midwife (degree level/equivalent) with active NMC PIN
- Extensive Experience as Professional Midwifery Advocate
- Experienced Midwife
- Sound range of clinical experience post registration in different maternity settings and roles
- Demonstrable well-developed Leadership Skills
Desirable
- De-briefing/Coaching training or equivalent experience
- Mater's Degree/PGCert
- Proven track record in leading improvement projects successfully
- Experience of audit, evaluation or research
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Essential
- Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
- Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role)
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.
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).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
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).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
