Specialist Mental Health Midwife

Bolton Nhs Foundation Trust; Bolton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Bolton is seeking a dedicated midwife to deliver high-quality care to women with additional support needs during and after pregnancy. The ideal candidate will have substantial expertise and the ability to coordinate care, ensuring transparency and compassion in all interactions. This role emphasizes collaboration within multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• High level of relevant expert knowledge and skills in midwifery.
• Detailed clinical knowledge of the specialist area.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality, safe midwifery care to women and their families.
• Work closely with women to coordinate their care based on individual needs.
• Assist the band 7 specialist midwife to ensure high standards of care.

Job description

Responsibilities

• To provide high quality, safe midwifery care to women and their families with additional support requirements and mental health challenges in pregnancy and the postnatal period. The post holder will have a high level of relevant expert knowledge and skills, which they will use to manage, develop and lead care for pregnant women and new mothers with additional needs.
• Provide direct client care and have detailed clinical knowledge of the specialist area.
• To be responsible for providing extra support and care to some pregnant women with mental health problems, in partnership with the named midwife, the specialist perinatal mental health team and external agencies.
• To work closely with women and their families to plan and coordinate their care based on their individual needs. They will provide a link between the maternity service and other services involved in mental health care.
• Assist the band 7 specialist midwife to ensure that high standards of quality care are delivered and maintained.
• To Deputise for the specialist midwife as required.
• To promote the use of quality improvement methods by frontline staff in order to deliver measurable improvements in patient care.
• To act as a resource of specialist knowledge to other members of the multidisciplinary team.

We have a plan that will deliver excellent health and care for future generations, working with partners to ensure our services are sustainable. We make decisions that are best for long term health and social care outcomes for our communities. Openness: We communicate clearly to our patients, families and our staff with transparency and honesty. We encourage feedback from everyone to help drive innovation and improvements.

Organisational values

• Integrity
• Compassion
• Excellence