Professional Midwifery Advocate

See attached Job Description for full details. Meet with midwives on either an appointment or ad hoc basis. Use effective communication strategies and influencing skills to achieve desired outcomes and make appropriate referrals for advocacy, mediation or arbitration. Support midwives to work in partnership with women to develop plans of care which meet their individual needs, to listen to them and to advocate for them as required.

Attend the bespoke training programme for Professional Midwifery Advocates to undertake Restorative Clinical Supervision (RCS) in order to become competent and confident in undertaking RCS sessions with midwives. Demonstrate understanding of the role of the Professional Midwifery Advocate within the context of national governance policies and procedures. Work with the maternity management team to assist in the implementation of any clinical guidelines or clinical practices as required to improve the quality and safety of the maternity services.