Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an inspirational and compassionate Consultant Midwife to join our team, working across maternity services to support the professional midwifery agenda to achieve consistency of practice and high standards of care for all women and birthing people.
The postholder will support the current Consultant Midwife and work closely with senior leaders within our maternity service, other maternity teams and key stakeholders to develop and support a maternity service that is focused on quality, safety, personalised care and experience. You will be passionate about strong, visible and compassionate leadership and be willing to lead and facilitate change through clinical practice, research, audit, education and training.
Main duties of the job
Clinical expert in field of midwifery and fulfil the 4 domains of Midwife Consultant:
- Advanced & expert level practice within midwifery
- Leadership & consultancy
- Development & provision of education and training
- Service development, evaluation, research and audit.
Work across SMH service, support GMEC Local Maternity & Neonatal System. Provide Leadership, expert practice & advanced knowledge, integrating research evidence into practice and contributing/leading research in clinical field. Minimum of 50% of portfolio in direct autonomous clinical practice and leadership.
Monitor and improve standards through: supervision of practice, clinical audit, identifying research, disseminating findings and promoting translation into practice, teaching and supporting colleagues, provision of skilled leadership. Contribute to safeguarding & clinical effectiveness in service by participating in audit and research in the MDT in specialist field. Practice across the health economy as required by client group.
Be involved with national/international research contributing to networks, supporting development of centres of excellence in midwifery.
Maintain and develop local/national profile as Consultant Midwife by being leader in further developing services for women.
Job plan will be agreed to meet service needs, reviewed annually or more as required.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity MattersMFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity MattersMFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of current health and social are agendas within the NHS
Desirable
- Knowledge of applying and translating research to practice
Training and experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of working at an advanced clinical level of midwifery practice
- Evidence of significant involvement in change management & conflict resolution
- Evidence of involvement in local & national networks
- Experience of leading on research or audit
Desirable
- Experience of working with MNVPs
- Evidence of involvement in local and national networks
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Evidence of ability to work in demanding environment
- Evidence of high levlel communication skills - written, personal and oral
Desirable
- Published in peer reviewed journals
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered midwife
- Master's qualification or equivalent
- Evidence of post registration education and development
Desirable
- Teaching qualification
- Working towards PhD
- Formal leadership/development qualification
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of current health and social are agendas within the NHS
Desirable
- Knowledge of applying and translating research to practice
Training and experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of working at an advanced clinical level of midwifery practice
- Evidence of significant involvement in change management & conflict resolution
- Evidence of involvement in local & national networks
- Experience of leading on research or audit
Desirable
- Experience of working with MNVPs
- Evidence of involvement in local and national networks
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Evidence of ability to work in demanding environment
- Evidence of high levlel communication skills - written, personal and oral
Desirable
- Published in peer reviewed journals
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered midwife
- Master's qualification or equivalent
- Evidence of post registration education and development
Desirable
- Teaching qualification
- Working towards PhD
- Formal leadership/development qualification
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).
