Public Health Midwife

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust; Nuneaton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK-based Health Trust is seeking a Registered Midwife to lead Public Health initiatives within maternity services. Responsibilities include supporting patients, working closely with public health stakeholders, and ensuring adherence to clinical pathways. Candidates should have experience in antenatal and postnatal care and possess leadership skills. This role offers opportunities to improve patient health and wellbeing.

Benefits

On-site nursery

27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays

Flexible working

In-house training and development

Subsidised restaurant

Generous subsidised on-site parking

Qualifications

• Recent experience in antenatal and postnatal care (high risk and midwifery led).
• Expert knowledge of obstetric complications.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate Public Health training and initiatives within maternity services.
• Support mothers/patients in identifying their health needs and improving health outcomes.
• Ensure adherence to midwifery guidelines and clinical pathways.

Skills

Supervision

Leadership potential

Education

Registered midwife qualification

Qualification in Public Health

Evidence of continued professional development

Job description

This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly.

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A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.

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Main duties of the job

The post holder will lead and co-ordinate Public Health training and initiatives within maternity services, ensuring patients are supported to maximise health and wellbeing opportunities.

The main duties for this role are outlined in full within the job description. The categories include; clinical, managerial and operational responsibilities. Additionally, there is a key role within training, research and development.

About us

Here at George Eliot our vision to 'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:

Effective Open Communication

xcellence and safety in everything we do

Challenge but support

Expect respect and dignity

Local health that inspires confidence

Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.

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Job responsibilities

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

• Provide and receive complex information, where barriers to acceptance. Empathetic for agreed co-operation and work through barriers.
• Work closely with public health stakeholders within Warwickshire and Coventry Local Maternity System to implement the maternity public health strategy.
• Support mothers/patients to be active participants in identifying their health needs and work in partnership with mothers/parents to improve both their health and the health of their unborn child.
• Asset based approach to be adopted by maternity services co-ordinating care with Health Visitors and Family Centre staff.
• Lead on the public health strategies such as smoking during pregnancy, weight management before during and after pregnancy, and vaccinations and immunisations.
• Responsibility for patient/client care. Provides highly specialised clinical services relating to patients.
• Work closely with other specialist midwives to ensure a co-ordinated approach across public health priority areas, Mental Health, Parent Education, Breastfeeding etc.
• Link directly with the smoking perception midwives and support workers to analyse inputs and outputs of service.
• Through training support staff to lead conversations with mums to be around weight management during pregnancy and refer to the Fitter Futures programme.
• Lead on development and every day management of this project including: staff training, policy development and adherence, data collection, quality and audit.
• The post holder will fulfil the role of an integrated midwife within the Maternity Service, undertaking one shift per month in clinical practice.
• The post holder will ensure the relevant Midwifery Guidelines and clinical pathways are up to date and staff are trained to know about smoking, obesity and trained to support conversations on public health priorities.
• The post holder may be required to work within the clinical staffing dependant on acuity of the maternity unit, this would involve exposure to bodily fluids and potential for physically challenging working conditions.

For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.

Person Specification

Experience & Knowledge

• Registered midwife
• Qualification in Public Health/working towards

Qualifications and professional training

• Evidence of continued professional development
• Recent experience in antenatal and postnatal care (high risk and midwifery led)
• Expert knowledge of obstetric complications

Skills and abilities

• Ability to supervise and demonstrate potential to lead

Personal Qualities

• Personal and professional maturity
• Assertive and confident
• Must demonstrate all Trust values

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.