Specialist Midwife

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Specialist Midwife to be involved in the continued development and delivery of a specialist birth trauma and perinatal loss service.

The Lotus Maternal Therapeutic Outreach Service launched in June 2021 as a pilot site chosen to develop and trial a Maternal Mental Health Service (MMHS) as part of the NHS Long Term Plan.

As a service, the Lotus team aims to embody a trauma-informed care ethos and as such, the team includes Clinical Psychologists, Peer Support Workers and Specialist Midwives and offers specialist assessment and psychological interventions to women and birthing people who have experienced moderate to severe or complex mental health difficulties directly related to their birth experience.

There are several posts available, each working in collaboration with local Acute Hospitals: NNUH, JPUH and QEH.

If you’re an enthusiastic, person centred, registered Midwife we would love to hear from you

The Specialist Midwife for Lotus Team will liaise with all professionals involved in the care of women experiencing trauma, bereavement or loss in the maternity and neonatal period, to ensure that they receive trauma informed care at each stage of their patient journey.

Loss includes both pregnancy loss at any gestation, a still-birth, neo-natal death or not having residency with your child after birth. The specialist midwife will have a role in planning and co-ordinating their midwifery antenatal and extended post-natal care in partnership with the women’s named midwife, offering highly specialised advice.

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.

**Benefits included with this role are**:
- NHS pension
- a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
- career progression
- starting annual leave whole time equivalent of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
- staff physio service
- NHS discounts and many more.

Clinical

To maintain high standards of maternity care and promote innovation, research and evidence based practice in order to meet the needs of women and their families.

Demonstrate specialist skills, knowledge and expertise in clinical practice in relation to the midwifery care of women who have experienced trauma and or loss in the maternity period.

To be part of the development of a specialist service for women who have experienced trauma and loss in the maternity period.

Act as a role model and clinical resource in role-specific specialist skills.

Link with women’s named midwives, in planning the antenatal and postnatal care of women who had previous traumatic births or losses.

To develop and maintain effective channels of communications with the relevant departments within the Trust and relevant external agencies.

Provide support for staff involved in difficult cases.

Demonstrate empathy, tact and diplomacy in communicating complex and sensitive midwifery information.

Ensure that at all times the interests and wellbeing of babies are paramount, whilst continuing to act as advocate for their mothers.

Ensure the maintenance of clinical excellence by encouraging a holistic approach to the care of women.

To present relevant but detailed, clinical information when updating midwifery, medical and other colleagues (including wider stakeholders in the service).

To contribute to the development of policies and guidelines, to ensure an evidenced based approach to trauma and loss within services.

Where appropriate, act as a resource to staff in the decision making process when caring for women who have experienced trauma or loss.

Take the lead on audit within the specialist clinical area and where necessary, make the appropriate improvements in care standards.

To deliver evidence based contraceptive advice and administering long acting contraceptive devices where appropriate.

To provide unbiased information to women and their families in order to promote informed choice.

To provide care to women and their families where pregnancy loss has occurred, ensuring all support and follow-up is arranged, along with completion of statutory and Trust documentation.

To identify safeguarding issues and initiate appropriate procedures and follow-up in accordance with Trust policies and guidelines, whilst maintaining sound channels of communication with all relevant services involved in the care of such cases.

To co-ordinate translation services, where appropriate liaising with other health professionals involved in the care.

To participate in the development of services in accordance with Trust and national expectations and standards.

To undertake the necessary supervision, care and advice to women during pregnancy, labour and the post-partum period. To conduct deliveries, on her own responsibility and to care for the new-born, working in co-ope