Consultant Midwife Public Health

4 weeks ago


Chertsey, United Kingdom Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, enthusiastic midwife to join our senior leadership team enhancing our consultant midwifery service.

The consultant midwife in public health, aligned with the ambitions of the Director of Midwifery and senior midwifery team, will drive forward, and evaluate changes in midwifery practice related to Public Health, to improve the quality of care for women, birthing people and their families in line with national and local policy documents, inclusive of the 3-year delivery plan for maternity and neonatal services.

The candidate we are looking for is strategic & dynamic and will work in collaboration with the LMNS, the senior leadership team and the wider multi-disciplinary team.

They will be an expert midwife, an autonomous practitioner, a role model for midwives, a lead for midwifery research and will participate in our clinical education.

At ASPH we are proud to be able to offer a variety of opportunities and have a fantastic alongside Birth Centre, a Labour ward with a level 3 NICU, and an established continuity of care team in Complex Care.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone feels valued and is a very exciting time to be joining us at ASPH and we would love to hear from you if you would like to join us on our journey in becoming an outstanding maternity service.

For an informal conversation contact Felitta Burney-Nicol, Interim HOM ()

Main duties of the job

The consultant midwife post is characterised by the four principal role functions:o an expert practice function,o a professional leadership and consultancy functiono an education, training, and development functiono a practice and service development, research, and evaluation function.

The consultant midwife will spend 50% of time clinically facing. The balance of these functions may vary from time to time in consultation with the Director of Midwifery and the Heads of Midwives.

The consultant midwife will contribute to the Trust's Clinical Governance agenda and the maternity transformation requirements, particularly through the provision of advice and guidance on best practice and the support and development of staff.

The successful candidate will be an autonomous practitioner of midwifery utilising their expertise, a role model for midwives and reference for obstetric colleagues. They will become an integral part of the birth choices service, utilising excellent communication skills, and providing complex birth planning with women and birthing people. The successful candidate will provide leadership where required and support the senior manager on call rota. The consultant midwife for public health is expected to act as an ambassador for the Trust's maternity service and uphold the Trust's 4 Ps for values and behaviours.

About us

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at Ashford & St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with our strong commitment to staff health and wellbeing. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

Please see the supporting links which you can find on the right-hand side of this job advert. There is guidance on how to make an application on NHS Jobs as well as more information about joining the ASPH Team

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to main JD attached.

Should you require any further information about this exciting new post please don't hesitate to contact us.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Midwife In-depth understanding of service transformation and development, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience Teaching accreditation: ENB 997/Slice, mentorship or equivalent. Educated to MSc degree in relevant subject or equivalent level experience for the role.

Desirable

Leadership qualification Working towards PHD Research methodologies experience/qualification

Skills

Essential

Ability to apply research findings to clinical problems Ability to make decisions and be accountable for them. Excellent report writing and presentations skills

Desirable

Ability to compile, analyse and disseminate complex information

Experience

Essential

Ability to demonstrate experience in midwifery practice at a senior level (band 7 or above) /Previous experience in a broad range of clinical midwifery experience and continued clinical practice and experience. (5 years minimum) in a senior midwifery role Understanding of the complexities of the current health and social care environment Evidence of supporting women & birthing people with complex birth planning or decision making Experience of implementing strategy Evidence of implementing innovative practice that involves research or audit.

Desirable

Evidence of working with academic institutions Public Speaking Experience of developing strategy

Knowledge

Essential

Robust knowledge of research methodology Expert Knowledge of the National Maternity Agenda Experience of managing services, including finance, business and human resources

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