Pelvic Health Midwife

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 61,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS team as a pelvic health midwife, providing specialized care for women with pelvic health dysfunction. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient experience, and benefit from learning opportunities in a dynamic environment recognized for outstanding teamwork.

Qualifications

• Experience in perinatal pelvic health services.
• Ability to provide evidence-based education.
• Skills in developing care programs for pelvic floor dysfunction.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality, woman-centered midwifery service.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams to improve care quality.
• Lead initiatives in pelvic health training.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Teamwork

Education

NMC registration as a midwife

Job description

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a midwife with previous experience in perinatal pelvic health services in the UK to join our team.

About the Role: You will be part of the SEL perinatal pelvic health team (PPHS), working within GSTT and linking with other pelvic health physiotherapists and midwives across various maternity units in SEL. This small but dynamic team received an RCM award in 2023 for outstanding teamwork.

As the pelvic health midwife for GSTT, you will collaborate closely with maternity and physiotherapy departments. You will continue embedding perinatal pelvic health services, which were part of an early implementer pilot for this programme. This role involves prevention, identification and treatment of women with mild to moderate pelvic health dysfunction. You will work with the Clinical lead that provide virtual education classes, outpatient appointments in hospital and the community and reporting key metrics to our local maternity and neonatal system.

Why Join Us? It is an exciting time to join our team! You will build working relationships with our multidisciplinary teams and be an integral part of our wonderful midwifery team. There will be ample learning opportunities, not just in acquiring new pelvic health skills, but also in contributing to an innovative service that we know will enhance our patient experience.

Key Dates:

Closing Date: 13th June 2025 at Midnight

Interview Date: 24 June 2025 in the Afternoon

Main duties of the job

The pelvic health midwife will provide a high-quality, woman-centered midwifery service in accordance with NMC rules and Trust standards.

Key responsibilities include working with the multidisciplinary team to monitor and improve care quality, leading initiatives such as OASI and pelvic health training, and providing professional leadership. The role involves developing and managing specialist care programs for women with pelvic floor dysfunction, maintaining pelvic health guidelines, and offering evidence-based education to colleagues and students. Effective communication with primary and secondary care, maintaining confidentiality, and participating in quality improvement programs, audits, and research are also essential. Additionally, the midwife will be responsible for establishing antenatal education materials, training staff, and contributing to policy development and service evaluations.

About us

Evelina London is part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and we are responsible for providing services for women and children. With over 3,000 dedicated staff, and led by an Executive Team and Board, we have significant devolved autonomy to focus operationally and strategically upon the needs of our patients. We also benefit from being part of a large and successful NHS foundation trust, whose values we share. We have an ambitious strategic development programme, with backing from Guy's and St Thomas' Trust Executive Board.

As the only NHS Trust in London with women's and specialist children's services on one site, we offer unique opportunities to provide excellent, high-quality, integrated care for mothers, babies, and children. Our directorate provides high quality care to patients across South East London, as well as delivering a range of specialist services both nationally and internationally. We treat approximately 40,000 gynaecology patients, and care for 6,400 women giving birth, including around 300 private births a year. We have one of the largest neonatal intensive care units in England and a major NHS IVF unit, including our flagship Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis services. Alongside clinical services, we collaborate with Kings College London on research and development initiatives.

Details

Date posted: 22 May 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £54,320 to £60,981 per annum, inclusive of HCA (Pro Rata)

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Part-time

Reference number: 196-NM12916

Job locations: South East London, St Thomas' Hospital, 249 Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7EH

Job description

Main duties of the job:

The pelvic health midwife will provide a high-quality, woman-centered midwifery service in accordance with NMC rules and Trust standards.

Key responsibilities include working with the multidisciplinary team to monitor and improve care quality, leading initiatives such as OASI and pelvic health training, and providing professional leadership. The role involves developing and managing specialist care programs for women with pelvic floor dysfunction, maintaining pelvic health guidelines, and offering evidence-based education to colleagues and students. Effective communication with primary and secondary care, maintaining confidentiality, and participating in quality improvement programs, audits, and research are also essential. Additionally, the midwife will be responsible for establishing antenatal education materials, training staff, and contributing to policy development and service evaluations.