East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Consultant Midwife

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Job summary

East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) currently provides maternity related care to over 8,000 women a year, from early pregnancy through to delivery and postpartum care. This is delivered through both telephone and face to face assessment and care; and is provided by a range of ambulance staff including paramedics, nurses and non-registered ambulance staff.

The Consultant Midwife role provides overall maternity care professional leadership across the Trust. The reach of the service covers a significant geographical area and a number of acute maternity care (Obstetric Units), Stand Alone birthing units and home birthing services.

In the function of a senior clinical leader working within the Medical/Clinical Directorate, the Consultant Midwife provides expert clinical and strategic leadership; including the development of our strategy for maternity care, setting standards and guidelines for maternity care, in keeping with NMC, HCPC and national policy documents and guidance.

Main duties of the job

The Consultant Midwife will be professionally active across key areas to support the Trusts' strategic objectives:

Advanced and Expert Practice

Have a highly visible professional profile, providing advisory and clinical input into inclusive maternity care.
Provide expert clinical advice upon on relevant areas of care and wider determinants of health and socio-economic inequity.

Leadership

Lead by example, demonstrating compassionate leadership.
Recognise, understand and accept the requirement to act as an inclusive advocate for service users, carers, service and organisation and advocate for underrepresented/ disadvantaged, marginalised groups.

Education

Promote a culture of lifelong learning, professional accountability and effectiveness.
Work to influence, develop and deliver appropriate teaching, learning and education at local and regional levels.

Research and Development

Identify service developments through audit/research, share new ideas and concepts, providing recommendations for to overcome barriers, manage conflict and resistance to improve outcomes for pregnant patients and their babies.

Strategy

Act as a senior clinician within the Trust's senior leadership team taking a pro-active approach to organisational development.
Provide national, regional and local advocacy for addressing disparity in health outcomes for pregnant patients and their babies.

Please see Job description and specification for further information.

About us

You will be an experienced clinician, passionate about delivering clinical excellence and person-centred care. You will be an evidence-based and professional practitioner who is committed to providing the best possible care for patients.

You will have excellent verbal and written communication skills to work with internal and external stakeholders, service users, colleagues and other healthcare professionals. You will have strong organisational and project management skills, experience of leading or educating others and will have completed practice educator development with demonstrable experience of supporting students.

You will demonstrate the EMAS Trust values and be a positive clinical leader and role model to other clinicians within the organisation. You will also be a positive ambassador and advocate for patient care, particularly within your portfolio of responsibilities.

The position is a combination of home/remote working and attendance across the East Midlands as required for education, clinical practice and staff/stakeholder engagement.

Date posted

13 June 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£58,972 to £68,525 a year pro rata (role is 0.4wte)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

335-A-1106

Job locations

EMAS Trust Headquarters/work from home (primarily)

1 Horizon Place, Mellors Way

Nottingham

NG8 6PY

Job description

Job responsibilities

Selection Process

Successfully shortlisted candidates will be invited to a formal interview and presentation/engagement event. This will be face to face.

If you have any further questions or for an informal conversation about the role please contact Ian Mursell, Consultant Paramedic:

email: ian.mursell@emas.nhs.uk

Tel: 0115 884 5000 (calls will be forwarded)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Selection Process

Successfully shortlisted candidates will be invited to a formal interview and presentation/engagement event. This will be face to face.

If you have any further questions or for an informal conversation about the role please contact Ian Mursell, Consultant Paramedic:

email: ian.mursell@emas.nhs.uk

Tel: 0115 884 5000 (calls will be forwarded)

Person Specification

professional registration

Essential

NMC Registration as Midwife

Continuing professional develop

Essential

Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

MSc (clinical/health/leadership related)

Experience

Essential

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to handle complex and potentially contentious situations

Experience

Essential

Relevant and current clinical experience

Desirable

pre-hospital care / ambulance experience (may be liaison/support)

Person Specification

professional registration

Essential

NMC Registration as Midwife

Continuing professional develop

Essential

Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

MSc (clinical/health/leadership related)

Experience

Essential

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to handle complex and potentially contentious situations

Experience

Essential

Relevant and current clinical experience

Desirable

pre-hospital care / ambulance experience (may be liaison/support)

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).

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Address

EMAS Trust Headquarters/work from home (primarily)

1 Horizon Place, Mellors Way

Nottingham

NG8 6PY

Employer's website

https://www.emas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Address

EMAS Trust Headquarters/work from home (primarily)

1 Horizon Place, Mellors Way

Nottingham

NG8 6PY

Employer's website

https://www.emas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)