Consultant Midwife

The consultant midwife will demonstrate strong leadership and lead on strategic initiatives to promote and facilitate safe birth and personalised care in all clinical settings. As an expert midwife they will have extensive theoretical and practical knowledge, with extensive experience of clinical skills.

The role will be to lead and support midwives to realize their full potential as autonomous practitioners placing women/persons and their families at the centre of care planning. The post holder will work closely with the Head of Midwifery and the midwifery senior management team to develop a maternity service which is responsive to the needs of women/people and staff. The post holder will promote birth as a positive experience with subsequent health gains to the woman physically, mentally, and sociologically.

The post will be characterised by the four principal role functions as described in the Department of health (DH) guidelines (DH 1999/2000): - Expert Midwifery practice and Service Development - Professional Leadership and consultancy function - Education and Training function. - Research, audit, and evaluation function.

Key

**Responsibilities**:

- To be an expert midwifery practitioner in intrapartum care and develop an advanced level of professional autonomy and accountability in the provision of care to women.
- Provide professional clinical leadership to inspire, motivate and empower midwives.
- Work in clinical practice for 50% of the time, with a clear focus on intrapartum care, but also to support care across the whole maternity pathway.
- To develop, lead and manage specific service area, externally funded portfolios, and projects
- In line with Liverpool Women’s commitment to Clinical Governance, will develop, lead, and implement standards for clinical audit and evaluate clinical effectiveness.
- To lead on midwifery written control documents, to include policies, guidelines and protocols.
- To work in collaboration with academic institutions to lead on education, research, and practice.
- To lead on developments and innovations between the Trust and relevant external agencies, locally, nationally, and internationally.
- To contribute at a senior level to the Trusts midwifery and professional agenda.
- To promote the development of the Trust as an international centre of excellence.
- To have a leading role in the development of multi-professional research.
- To evolve the role of the Consultant Midwife, proposing and negotiating extension of practice beyond traditional scope as efficiency and effectiveness requires.

Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust delivers the highest standards of care for women, babies and families. Each year we deliver over 7,500 babies, carry out over 49,000 gynaecological inpatient and outpatient procedures, care for over 1,000 poorly & preterm newborns, perform around 1,000 IVF cycles and have over 4,000 genetic appointments taking place. We believe that this along with a strong dedication to research & innovation makes us thespecialist health provider of choice in Europe for women, babies and families.

We have some of the leading experts in their field, which has been showcased on national TV and news, making our teams famous across the world for professionalism, skill & compassion.

The Trust is constantly innovating and evolving it’s services to provide the most cutting edge and modern care possible. As well as developing services on our current site we have long-term aspirations for the future. We have recently launched a number of new strategies which provide a detailed long-term plan for our services.

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Professional Leadership and People Management
- Be a visible leader who is accessible to women, visitors, and staff.
- Work collaboratively with obstetricians to plan, deliver, and support the evaluation of care for women during labour and birth.
- Support the implementation of referral, consultation, and care planning for women with complex needs who may be declining recommended options for care.
- Act as an expert practitioner demonstrating advanced knowledge and skill beyond that associated with traditional midwifery roles, including the integration of research evidence into practice by expert clinical reasoning and decision-making.
- Engage with appropriate agencies as a midwifery leader in the development of innovative midwifery practice and initiatives.
- Develop this pioneering role to strengthen midwifery leadership
- Share knowledge and expertise, acting as an expert resource to others within and outside the organisation
- Have an appreciation of national and international standards and advise on shaping of services to meet local need.
- Set local standards promoting best practice, utilising leadership and change management skills
- Act in a consultancy role promoting development of midwifery practice
- Act as a role model and advisor f