Job summary
We are looking for a dynamic, inspirational leader with an interest in service design and development to lead a cross border team of community midwives.
Currently the team are offering the initial midwifery contact but we are hoping to grow and develop this service. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a quality improvement workstream to enhance care to the women living in Hertfordshire who wish to birth at PAH.
You must have a strong record of championing personalised care and service user voice as co-production will be at the heart of this service development.
Main duties of the job
Provide individualised, women centered care for women/pregnant people.
Provide continuity of care with emotional and psychological support during the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal periods in the community, hospital and the woman's home.
Liaise appropriately with services to ensure safe and effective care is provided to women at the right place, and at the right time. Act as an advocate for women, whilst safeguarding her and her wider family and social group when required.
Provide high quality, evidence-based care and advice to women.
Enhance the woman's experience of care and ensure that the needs of the woman are placed at the centre of care.
Have an understanding of barriers that impact or inhibit women from accessing antenatal care.
Advocate for women in their choices surrounding pregnancy and birth.
Ensure safe and effective clinical practice ensuring knowledge, skills and competencies are current.
Act as a clinical expert to disseminate specialist skills and knowledge.
Share highly developed specialist knowledge, underpinned by theory and high experience.
Manage the team with regard to sickness, roster, appraisal and education
About us
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in West Essex and East Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Our Values
The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:
Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts
Everyday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both
Creative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care
The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You should be an expert Clinical Practitioner providing evidence-based woman centered care.
To offer midwifery advice and support to all women accessing care within the community setting both antenatal and postnatal
To support and develop community led care provided by midwives all women
To develop systems to improve access to specialist maternity services for womenwishing to have their care at Princess Alexandra Hospital
Work closely with the members of the maternity multidisciplinary team to provide a comprehensive clinical service
To work closely with the maternity teams, Matron and Better Births lead midwife to implement the recommendations with the Better Births agendas and national drivers
Provide a service for postnatal follow up for women, offering pre-conceptual advice and information
Develop and deliver multidisciplinary educational packages with the Home Birth lead and Practice Development Midwife
Accurately monitor and asses the success of the service within agreed frameworks, with emphasis on benchmarking and the future planning against National Service Frameworks
Work closely with the low risk team to collect and input data for audit and research purposes
Provide individual care to clients as appropriate, including education, support and counselling to enable and empower women in their new role as parents
Provide phone line support to all women who access our service
Lead recruitment and retention within the community team
Ensure robust sickness management practices are embedded into the department
Ensure the effective and efficient use of physical and financial resources; fulfil the responsibility of budget holder
Monitor and evaluate health, safety and security of self and others and implement best practice in the ward/department area
Act on concerns reported by team members or service users
Compile and communicate monthly reports on a consistent basis
Participate in an On-Call rota within Community Midwifery Services
Rotate to support other Ward/Departments within Maternity Services
Promote high standards of midwifery care within the multidisciplinary team
Contribute to the development of and regular review of polices and guideline or provision of a quality service for women
For a more comprehensive Job Description and person specification please read the attached document nu
Job description
Job responsibilities
You should be an expert Clinical Practitioner providing evidence-based woman centered care.
To offer midwifery advice and support to all women accessing care within the community setting both antenatal and postnatal
To support and develop community led care provided by midwives all women
To develop systems to improve access to specialist maternity services for womenwishing to have their care at Princess Alexandra Hospital
Work closely with the members of the maternity multidisciplinary team to provide a comprehensive clinical service
To work closely with the maternity teams, Matron and Better Births lead midwife to implement the recommendations with the Better Births agendas and national drivers
Provide a service for postnatal follow up for women, offering pre-conceptual advice and information
Develop and deliver multidisciplinary educational packages with the Home Birth lead and Practice Development Midwife
Accurately monitor and asses the success of the service within agreed frameworks, with emphasis on benchmarking and the future planning against National Service Frameworks
Work closely with the low risk team to collect and input data for audit and research purposes
Provide individual care to clients as appropriate, including education, support and counselling to enable and empower women in their new role as parents
Provide phone line support to all women who access our service
Lead recruitment and retention within the community team
Ensure robust sickness management practices are embedded into the department
Ensure the effective and efficient use of physical and financial resources; fulfil the responsibility of budget holder
Monitor and evaluate health, safety and security of self and others and implement best practice in the ward/department area
Act on concerns reported by team members or service users
Compile and communicate monthly reports on a consistent basis
Participate in an On-Call rota within Community Midwifery Services
Rotate to support other Ward/Departments within Maternity Services
Promote high standards of midwifery care within the multidisciplinary team
Contribute to the development of and regular review of polices and guideline or provision of a quality service for women
For a more comprehensive Job Description and person specification please read the attached document nu
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current NMC registered midwife qualification
- Degree or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Previous management or leadership course
Experience
Essential
- Experienced midwife including recent intrapartum
- Community experience
Desirable
- Experience of developing guidelines and policies
- Leadership experience as deputy team lead or ward manager
- Homebirth Experience
Personal qualities
Essential
- Ability to adapt to meet changing needs and to work under pressure
- Ability to act as highly professional ambassador for the department when attending external events/meetings
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current NMC registered midwife qualification
- Degree or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Previous management or leadership course
Experience
Essential
- Experienced midwife including recent intrapartum
- Community experience
Desirable
- Experience of developing guidelines and policies
- Leadership experience as deputy team lead or ward manager
- Homebirth Experience
Personal qualities
Essential
- Ability to adapt to meet changing needs and to work under pressure
- Ability to act as highly professional ambassador for the department when attending external events/meetings
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
