Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle Implementation Midwife

London North West Healthcare NHS Trust; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare trust in the UK is seeking a midwife to lead the implementation of the Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle. The successful candidate will provide expert midwifery care, facilitate quality improvement, and work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to enhance patient outcomes. Candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK. Competitive compensation and flexible working conditions may be discussed.

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife with experience in clinical governance.
• Ability to lead quality improvement and audit programmes.
• Expertise in risk assessments during antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal periods.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe and effective care to pregnant women.
• Lead and facilitate quality improvement programmes.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams.
• Advise and support midwives in clinical settings.

Skills

Expert practitioner in midwifery

Leadership skills

Highly developed communication skills

Collaborative teamwork

Job description

Please note: Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK, as visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

Overview

The post supports the leadership and operational delivery of the Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle across the Trust within a clinical governance framework. The post holder will work closely with the Lead Midwife for Quality and Safety to lead the development of full implementation and sustainability of the care bundle across the Trust. The post holder will lead and facilitate quality improvement and audit programmes aimed at equipping maternity and neonatal staff to increase their knowledge and competence in risk assessments during the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal periods in all clinical settings and improve clinical decision making and escalation.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide safe and effective care to pregnant women during the antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum periods.
• Provide proactive and effective leadership.
• Act as an expert practitioner.
• Work in partnership with women and their families.
• Work collaboratively as a member of the multidisciplinary team.
• Demonstrate highly developed communication skills in challenging situations where barriers to communication and changing circumstances may exist.
• Provide specialist midwifery care for a specific group of women.
• Advise and provide specialist support to midwives in related clinical areas.
• Share specialist knowledge with other professional groups and agencies.
• Promote the wellbeing and safety of patients and carers by acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately, in line with policy and procedures.

Qualifications and Requirements

• All posts working with vulnerable groups are subject to an enhanced criminal records check upon appointment; staff will consent to ongoing updates on their criminal records status.
• As part of our equality and diversity commitment, we encourage applications from BME candidates to reflect the communities we serve.
• Identity checking software is used for verifying identity documents.
• Flexible working considerations may be discussed to accommodate service needs, where possible.

About LNWH

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) serves the populations of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond with over 8,200 clinical and support staff across major acute services at Northwick Park Hospital, St Mark's Hospital, Ealing Hospital and Central Middlesex Hospital. We are a university teaching NHS trust committed to training clinicians and supporting research. We value quality and our HEART values and behaviours are central to our work.