Young Parent Midwife

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Wirral; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Young Parent Midwife to contribute to high-quality maternity services with a focus on supporting young parents and reducing teenage pregnancy-related health inequalities. You will provide safe, evidence-based midwifery care to young pregnant people and their families throughout the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal periods.

The role emphasises safeguarding, health promotion, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to

Qualifications

• Registered midwife with NMC registration.
• Experience in safeguarding children is desirable.
• Experience working with young parents and health inequalities is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, evidence-based midwifery care across antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal periods for young pregnant people and families.
• Promote health, wellbeing and social welfare through education and health promotion.
• Collaborate with specialist midwives, multidisciplinary teams and partner agencies to improve outcomes for young families and reduce health inequalities.
• Safeguard children and young people, identifying concerns and initiating appropriate actions.
• Act as a role model and mentor for student and newly qualified midwives within a supportive learning environment.

Skills

Communication skills

Safeguarding

Health promotion

Mentoring

Team collaboration

Education

NMC registered Midwife

Job description

The Young Parent Midwife will contribute to the development and delivery of high-quality maternity services in line with professional standards, local priorities, and national government policy, with a particular focus on supporting young parents and reducing teenage pregnancy-related health inequalities.

The post holder will provide safe, effective, and evidence-based midwifery care to young pregnant people and their families throughout the antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal periods.

A key aspect of the role is promoting the health, wellbeing, and social welfare of young parents through education, health promotion, and the provision of advice and support. The post holder will work collaboratively with specialist midwives, multidisciplinary teams and partner agencies to improve outcomes for young families and contribute to reducing health inequalities within the local population.

The Young Parent Midwife will play an active role in safeguarding children and young people, exercising professional judgement to identify concerns, promote welfare, and initiate appropriate actions to minimise the risk of harm.

The post holder will also contribute to the creation of a positive learning environment, acting as a role model, mentor, and source of support for student midwives, newly qualified midwives, and other members of the multidisciplinary team.

The post holder will provide high quality, safe, and effective antenatal, intra-partum and post-natal services for young pregnant people and their families in a variety of settings.

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

If successful in this role, there is a requirement for you to have a standard/enhanced DBS. This will be paid for by the Trust and then deducted from your salary over a period of 3 month. As this vacancy is within the division of Women's and Children's, there is a mandatory requirement for successful applicants to join the DBS update service. The cost of joining the update service is £13 per year, and applicants are liable to cover this cost with no reimbursement from the Trust. Further details of how to join the update service will be provided upon appointment.