Inclusion Midwife

NHS; Reading; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Reading is seeking an Inclusion Midwife to enhance equity in health outcomes for all social groups accessing Maternity Services. The successful candidate will collaborate with various stakeholders to promote inclusion and assist disadvantaged groups. Ideal candidates are NMC registered midwives with a strong understanding of clinical governance. This role offers a dynamic environment focused on quality care.

Qualifications

• Must be an NMC registered midwife.
• Experience providing care for women with complex needs.
• Knowledge of clinical governance processes.

Responsibilities

• Deliver inclusion framework in Maternity.
• Support Trust's EDI activities.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

Experience of partnership working

Knowledge of clinical governance processes

Demonstrable experience with protected characteristics

Education

NMC registered midwife

Evidence of recognised post-registration development

Job description

The overarching aim and purpose of the role of Inclusion Midwife is to support RBFT maternity to achieve equity in health outcomes for all social groups accessing our Maternity Service; targeting support and interventions to the most disadvantaged groups to improve service quality and address inequalities of access, service provision and healthcare outcomes.

The Inclusion Midwife will work strategically to raise awareness of inequalities amongst vulnerable groups to dispel misperceptions and provide assurance that safe, quality care will be provided and ensuring any barriers that prohibit service users from accessing care are removed.

Main duties of the job

The Inclusion Midwife will take a role, led by the Consultant Midwives and Compliance Lead Midwife in delivering an inclusion framework in Maternity. This will support the Trust\'s commitment to fostering an inclusive working environment that promotes equality of opportunity and diversity for all staff members, recognising that a workforce that represents the community that it serves delivers a better experience for service users and better outcomes.

Whilst the Inclusion Midwife will be based within Maternity working closely with maternity colleagues, they will be a contributor to Trust wide equality diversity and inclusion (EDI) activities, supporting and working in collaboration with the Trust EDI team, Staff Inclusion Networks and other key internal and external stakeholders to deliver the parts of the NHS People Plan pertaining to EDI

About us

Diversity makes us interesting... Inclusion is what will make us outstanding.

Inequality exists and the journey to eliminate it is not easy. Every step we take will be a purposeful step forward to deliver a truly inclusive culture where all our people are enabled to deliver outstanding care, where background is no barrier, and where everyone can be their authentic self and we truly represent our patient community.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where possible. All applicants who have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the post can opt for a guaranteed interview.

If you need additional help with your application please get in touch by calling the recruitment team on 0118 322 6997 or 0118 322 5342.

Our primary method of communication will be via email. However, if you would prefer to be contacted through a different method, please inform the recruitment team.

Job responsibilities

The Inclusion Midwife will take a role, led by the Consultant Midwives and Compliance Lead Midwife in delivering an inclusion framework in Maternity. This will support the Trusts commitment to fostering an inclusive working environment that promotes equality of opportunity and diversity for all staff members, recognising that a workforce that represents the community that it serves delivers a better experience for service users and better outcomes.

Whilst the Inclusion Midwife will be based within Maternity working closely with maternity colleagues, they will be a contributor to Trust wide equality diversity and inclusion (EDI) activities, supporting and working in collaboration with the Trust EDI team, Staff Inclusion Networks and other key internal and external stakeholders to deliver the parts of the NHS People Plan pertaining to EDI

Person Specification

Education

• NMC registered midwife
• Evidence of recognised post-registration development in midwifery care
• Experience of partnership working
• Knowledge of clinical governance processes

Experience

• Demonstrable experience of providing care for woman and birthing people of protected characteristics or and/or complex needs
• Experience of Project management

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.