Band 6 Enhanced Midwife

1 week ago


Bolton, Bolton, United Kingdom Bolton NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

Band 6 - Enhanced Midwife

The postholder will:

Work with vulnerable women and families where there are safeguarding concerns providing an enhanced offer

Work alongside services in maternity including the Community Midwifery Teams by following the Enhanced Midwifery pathway

Act as a Case Holder for vulnerable women and infants to improve engagement with maternity services and to provide interventions that meet their individual needs

Work to improve health and safeguarding outcomes with vulnerable women and families

Main duties of the job

Act as patient's advocate in promoting, and delivering the highest standard of care, ensuring all fundamentals of care are addressed, and current, relevant policies and procedures are adhered to. Work collaboratively with partner agencies at all safeguarding levels/ thresholds to support pre-birth assessments and care planning Communicate and record complex and sensitive information as part of safeguarding responsibilities including distressing and challenging practice issues Assist in maintaining an effective communication network; written, verbal and electronic, informing and escalating to senior staff of safeguarding concerns in individual cases or from emerging themes. To provide advice and guidance and support to any practitioner as requested where there are safeguarding concerns during pregnancy or post- natal period Manage a defined caseload of vulnerable women and their families offering the Enhanced Midwifery pathway for ante-natal and post -natal interventions based on referral criteria Support the reduction of health inequalities through assessment, providing interventions and making referrals to appropriate services Access Safeguarding Supervision to support working with complex families

About us

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated provider of acute, intermediate and community health care serving the population of Bolton.

We ensure our patients receive the highest quality of Care and are guided by our trust Values. We are proud that our Trust is a centre of excellence for maternity, neonatal and care for children, and that it has been rated as Good by the Quality Care Commission (CQC). This is in recognition of the patient experience and quality of care that our staff provide to patients.

The Family Care Division aims to deliver the highest standards of care in maternity, sexual health, gynaecology and a range of acute and community children's services. We deliver over 6,000 babies and carry around 1,500 gynaecological procedures each year.

We are striving to recruit a workforce that reflects the communities in which we serve. We value our staff and can offer excellent opportunities for further training and development. We are keen to reflect our local population and therefore applications from all sectors of the community are welcomed

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Enhanced Midwife will manage a defined caseload of vulnerable women and their families offering the Enhanced Midwifery pathway for ante-natal and post -natal interventions based on referral criteria

Provide assessments and interventions based on the Enhanced Maternity pathway

Act as patients advocate in promoting, and delivering the highest standard of care whilst the interest and well -being of the infant or children in the family is paramount

Support the reduction of health inequalities through assessment, providing interventions and making referrals to appropriate services

Access Safeguarding Supervision to support working with complex families

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

Registered Midwife Evidence of ongoing safeguarding training and development

Desirable

Post registration study

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Presentation, training & report writing skills. Excellent communication skills, verbal and written and IT skills Ability to demonstrate extensive understanding of safeguarding principles Ability to make calm rational decisions in the face of adversity Strong analytical skills and ability to consider the wider picture Able to contribute to developing safeguarding practice across the Trust by sharing lessons learned from audit and reviews Receive and communicate information relating to safeguarding and patient safety, which may impact on the Trust or on an organisation-wide basis. . Proven ability to achieve targets and objectives within a demanding and pressured environment against challenging deadlines.

Desirable

Involved in supporting projects/practice developments within a service or own practice

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Experience of participation of safeguarding procedures working closely with children/families and other agencies Knowledge of key practice areas for safeguarding children Experience of implementing evidence based practice Experience of supporting service developments and improvements Experience in conflict resolution and ability to be able to escalate concerns in a professional and calm manner Experience of multi-agency/partnership working at practice level Able to interpret and analyse complex and sensitive information Experience of working as part of a team

Desirable

Knowledge and experience of safeguarding adult practice Experience of working in a community health setting

Personal Qualities

Essential

Caring and compassionate approach Capacity to work with clinicians and staff at all levels Confident to escalate concerns, give and receive professional challenge Inspires others and leads by example Act as ambassador for the organisation able to conduct oneself, in all aspects of the role, as a highly professional role model. Committed to self- professional development Commitment to developing a culture of openness and partnership. High self awareness, understanding own emotions, strengths and limitations Confident and approachable style Team player -able to work as part of a team and can demonstrate commitment to team working Flexibility towards the needs of the team and service with a willingness to adapt to necessary change Able to cope with stressful or contentious situations ork on own initiative ,or independently without 3 direct supervision as required

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