Job summary
Are you a highly motivated and dynamic experienced midwife looking to make a difference to maternity services? Are you able to inspire and motivate teams? If you have a passion for providing high quality care and you are looking for an opportunity to lead midwifery care within the framework of the national agenda then we would welcome your talents and skills.
We are seeking an exceptional Consultant Midwife to work within a multidisciplinary team to lead at an exciting time of transformation. The service provides high quality, evidence based care to around 2,200 women and babies per year. You will have midwifery experience across all areas of the service. You will be responsible for ensuring the Midwifery workforce has the skills and capabilities to deliver this exciting agenda.
Main duties of the job
The post is designed to strengthen the midwifery contribution to the quality and safety agenda for the woman and families of Kings Lynn and surrounding areas. They will provide clinical leadership, advice and support to all colleagues providing midwifery care in primary and secondary care settings. She will be an expert practitioner and source of expertise for the multi-professional and organisational team involved in providing health care for pregnant women from vulnerable groups.
The consultant midwife will contribute some time to midwifery clinical practice. The expectations of this post will be met through professional leadership, consultancy education and training research, audit and evaluation practice and service development. The focus of the role is to use midwifery expertise to define the role of the midwife incorporating preconception care, health promotion services, postnatal examination mental health and women's health. Work closely with the safeguarding and other specialist midwives in support of services to pregnant teenagers, smoking cessation, the effects and implications of domestic violence, drug and alcohol misuse, breastfeeding rates parenting skills and child protection. In addition the consultant midwife will support the team to lead continuity of care for vulnerable women and may hold a small personal caseload to whom they will provide continuity of care.
About us
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) King's Lynn is located near some of the most beautiful scenery in the UK, along the north Norfolk coast, and not far from Sandringham House.
We provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based healthcare services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, in addition to parts of Breckland, Cambridgeshire and South Lincolnshire. We have more than 4,000 staff and volunteers, approximately 530 beds, and a helipad for air ambulances. We work with neighbouring hospitals for the provision of tertiary services, including as part of regional partnership and network models of care, such as the trauma network. Some specialist services and clinics are provided in community facilities, such as the North Cambridgeshire hospital in Wisbech.
In February 2022, the significant progress that has been made at QEH in just three years since 2019 was recognised by the Care Quality Commission who rated the Trust as 'Good' in all of the core services they inspected, and recommended the Trust moves out of the recovery support system (formerly special measures). We have an absolute determination to continuously improve care and services for our patients and their families.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information about this role, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information about this role, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training & Professional Development
Essential
- Registered Midwife
- Post registration qualification in specialist field/ Masters degree or equivalent
- Educational qualification in adult education or equivalent
- PhD taught doctorate, or willingness to do so
Desirable
- Post graduation diploma in deduction
- Coaching skills course or equivalent
- Professional midwifery advocate
Skills and Ability
Essential
- Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate clinical care and act accordingly
- Evidence of recent CPD
- Knowledge and ability to apply evidence-based practice
- Demonstrable ability to disseminate information in both written format and in public speaking forums
- Evidence of participation in research/audit/service development and education
Desirable
- Evidence of policy/guideline development
- Demonstrable awareness of financial constraints
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Advanced practitioner skills
- Significant recent post registration clinical experience within all domains of midwifery practice
- Evidence of effective leadership and practice development in specialist field
- Experience in teaching, facilitating and curriculum planning and management
- Research training at master's level research experience
Desirable
- Recognition as an expert and innovator in the field of quality and safety in maternity
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to remain calm in adverse circumstances and able to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Able to mentor and facilitate new staff enabling them to become safe practitioners
- Flexible shift pattern/internal rotation and on call
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training & Professional Development
Essential
- Registered Midwife
- Post registration qualification in specialist field/ Masters degree or equivalent
- Educational qualification in adult education or equivalent
- PhD taught doctorate, or willingness to do so
Desirable
- Post graduation diploma in deduction
- Coaching skills course or equivalent
- Professional midwifery advocate
Skills and Ability
Essential
- Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate clinical care and act accordingly
- Evidence of recent CPD
- Knowledge and ability to apply evidence-based practice
- Demonstrable ability to disseminate information in both written format and in public speaking forums
- Evidence of participation in research/audit/service development and education
Desirable
- Evidence of policy/guideline development
- Demonstrable awareness of financial constraints
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Advanced practitioner skills
- Significant recent post registration clinical experience within all domains of midwifery practice
- Evidence of effective leadership and practice development in specialist field
- Experience in teaching, facilitating and curriculum planning and management
- Research training at master's level research experience
Desirable
- Recognition as an expert and innovator in the field of quality and safety in maternity
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to remain calm in adverse circumstances and able to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Able to mentor and facilitate new staff enabling them to become safe practitioners
- Flexible shift pattern/internal rotation and on call
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).
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