Job summary
The lead midwife will be responsible for leading the implementation and embedding of Element 5 of the Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle at Stockport Foundation trust .
The aim of the role is to enhance the quality of patient care, showing leadership in the management of risk within the departments and achieve consistency in practice, high standards of care and innovation with a strong patient safety focus.
The post holder will ensure that local, regional and national preterm birth prevention standards are implemented effectively.
They will lead on the midwifery care for women/birthing persons with risk factors for preterm labour and birth alongside the lead consultant for preterm birth within the Preterm Birth clinic. This will be evidence based and holistic, meeting the individual needs of the women/birthing person, case holding those identified as High risk for PTB and supporting other clinicians with those identified as Intermediate risk for PTB.
They will be responsible for Generating, submitting and presenting reports to demonstrate progress towards full implementation and effectiveness of Quality Improvement initiatives including the Mat Neo SIP.
Main duties of the job
- Lead Saving Babies Lives (SBL) element 5 education and improvements in practice to support high quality, safe care provided by a highly competent workforce and work in collaboration with each of the element leads for SBL
- Generate, submit and present reports of cases and be actively involved in audits of their service
- Lead in projects for improving quality in relation to Saving babies lives care bundle v3 element 5..
- Lead on implementation and monitoring of Saving Babies' Lives Version 3 care bundle in relation to Preterm birth and subsequent versions
Counsel, support and offer advice to women/birthing person and their partners regarding preterm birth, and provide specialist midwifery care alongside the lead Consultant for preterm birth and other multidisciplinary team members
About us
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits we offer to you:
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require a Enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require a Enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife on NMC Register
- Post-registration qualification or evidence of further study to Degree level
- Evidence of continuing personal and professional development
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of risk management and clinical governance and the relevance to practice
- In depth knowledge of the Saving babies lives care bundle
- Awareness of National and local health policy relating to maternity and wider safety ambitions
- Awareness of national safety standards and reporting e.g. CNST, SBL
- Knowledge of the BAPM Framework (E)
Experience
Essential
- Involvement in the implementation of service improvements
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment.
- An excellent clinical record
- Evidence of delivering high quality teaching to staff groups
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Effective written communication skills including analysis and presentation of reports
- Ability to work using own initiative and as part of a MDT
- Able to give effective oral presentations when expressing ideas to groups or individuals
- Ability to analyse complex issues and make decisions
- Leadership and organisational skills
- Negotiating / influencing skills
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Able to offer encouragement and support to others to foster both personal and professional development
- Logical approach to problem solving
- Ability to relate to groups and individuals at all levels
Work Related Circumstances
Essential
- Occupational Health Clearance
- Able to respond to the needs of the service, e.g. ad-hoc early / late meetings
- DBS
- Right to work in UK
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife on NMC Register
- Post-registration qualification or evidence of further study to Degree level
- Evidence of continuing personal and professional development
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of risk management and clinical governance and the relevance to practice
- In depth knowledge of the Saving babies lives care bundle
- Awareness of National and local health policy relating to maternity and wider safety ambitions
- Awareness of national safety standards and reporting e.g. CNST, SBL
- Knowledge of the BAPM Framework (E)
Experience
Essential
- Involvement in the implementation of service improvements
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment.
- An excellent clinical record
- Evidence of delivering high quality teaching to staff groups
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Effective written communication skills including analysis and presentation of reports
- Ability to work using own initiative and as part of a MDT
- Able to give effective oral presentations when expressing ideas to groups or individuals
- Ability to analyse complex issues and make decisions
- Leadership and organisational skills
- Negotiating / influencing skills
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Able to offer encouragement and support to others to foster both personal and professional development
- Logical approach to problem solving
- Ability to relate to groups and individuals at all levels
Work Related Circumstances
Essential
- Occupational Health Clearance
- Able to respond to the needs of the service, e.g. ad-hoc early / late meetings
- DBS
- Right to work in UK
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).
