Perinatal Optimisation Specialist Midwife

East Lancashire Hospitals Nhs Trust; Burnley; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Part time

Job summary

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust is recruiting a Perinatal Optimisation Specialist Midwife to oversee care for women and families needing additional support in the antenatal setting. The post will act as lead midwife for coordinating care for high-risk pregnancies within a multidisciplinary team.

The role focuses on developing and delivering a high standard of perinatal optimisation services, ensuring patient-centred decision making and efficient use of resources across maternity settings in

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife and current practice.
• Evidence of continued professional development.
• Willing to undergo training as necessary.

Responsibilities

• Lead midwife coordinating care for women at increased risk of preterm birth.
• Plan and coordinate care with maternal medicine and fetal medicine teams.
• Develop, implement and evaluate perinatal optimisation programmes.
• Manage reporting of preterm birth and optimisation services; ensure cost-effective resource use.

Skills

Lateral thinking

Communication skills

Delegation

Listening skills

Problem solving

Adaptability

Self-awareness

Strategic vision

Change agent

Resilience

Stress management

Education

Registered Midwife

Evidence of continued professional development

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Job overview

An exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated and committed midwife with strong clinical leadership and facilitation skills has arisen. The successful applicant will work 30 hours per week within our Maternity Services overseeing the provision of care for women and families requiring additional support within the complexity of Perinatal Optimisation.

The Perinatal Optimisation Specialist Midwife will take responsibility for the ongoing development and provision of care to families accessing the support of the specialist perinatal services within the antenatal clinic setting whilst working closely with other specialist members of the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure that care provided to women and their babies is both safe and effective.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work from East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust providing collaborative care as part of the multi professional team (MDT). They will be the lead midwife in coordinating the care and support of women who are at an increased risk of preterm labour and birth, those suspected or confirmed preterm labour, or those who are having a planned preterm birth (in order to reduce or prevent fetal or maternal compromise).

The post holder will work closely with maternal medicine and fetal medicine midwives in order to plan and coordinate care, with the woman at the centre of decision making.The post holder will have responsibility for leading the development of the perinatal optimisation service, ensuring a high standard of care is delivered. As an expert lead midwife for perinatal optimisation, the post holder will be responsible for ensuring the assessment of care needs and development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care are maintained to a high standard. They will manage the reporting aspects of the preterm birth and Perinatal Optimisation services, and ensure cost effective use of resources.

Working for our organisation

Thank you for considering East Lancashire Hospital NHS Trust as your choice of employer. The aim of East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust is to provide safe, personal and effective care for patients who access our services. Within East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, we are proud of our forward-thinking maternity service, which provides care in over 6000 births per year, with four different birth locations and the provision of services across the East Lancashire footprint. We are currently in progress with a variety of ongoing exciting quality improvement projects in line with the Maternity Transformation Programme.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The main duties and responsibilities are within the attached Job description and Person Specification. The successful candidate will work in collaboration with wider Perinatal Optimisation Team.

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria

• Registered Midwife
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Willing to undergo training as necessary

Desirable criteria

• Recognised management/leadership qualification Masters degree or working towards
• Recognised teaching/assessing qualification

Special Knowledge including experience

Essential criteria

• Significant experience post registration
• Experience of managing and leading a team
• Knowledge around current issues on healthcare
• Experience of leading, motivation and supporting a team
• Experience of providing training
• Excellent presentation skills
• Experience of delegating workload and monitoring progress
• Evidence of managerial development
• Clinical audit and standard setting
• Experience of managing resources
• Knowledge of care pathways for women with complex health needs
• Knowledge of the standards of professional practice
• Knowledge and understanding of the local and national agenda
• Knowledge and understanding of relevant National Services Frameworks
• Knowledge of Trust guidelines and polices

Desirable criteria

• Experience of service development and/or change management
• Knowledge of preterm birth, risks and management

Behaviour/Skills

Essential criteria

• Capable of lateral thinking, influencing and negotiation
• Skills in identifying and securing provision of training needs for the team
• Highly developed communication skills, written and verbal
• Delegation abilities and excellent time management skills
• Listening/counselling skills
• Well-developed problem solving and decision-making skills
• Flexibility/adaptability to meet the needs of the service
• Demonstrates Self-awareness and approachable
• Demonstrates a strategic vision and demonstrates innovation in practice
• Change agent, ability to be a motivator of others, and assertive
• Ability to work under pressure, thinking and acting coherently and with respect for others
• Able to manage and identify stress in self and others

Practical Skills

Essential criteria

• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Ability to organise and prioritise own and other workloads
• Understanding of skills and knowledge required to lead and develop team members
• Ability to take the lead in the promotion of evidence-based practice
• Excellent IT skills, including Word, Excel, Power-point, and Outlook
• Experience of training staff

Desirable criteria

• Experience of staff appraisal