An exciting opportunity has arisen for the role of Professional Midwifery Advocate (PMA) to contribute substantially to positive change and improvement in our maternity services.

The successful candidate for this post will join a team of experienced and senior leaders. They will ensure midwives, other staff, and students are able to access a PMA when needed by co-ordinating the activities of the existing PMA team. They will develop an effective communication strategy that ensures all PMAs are kept informed of current issues in maternity: local, regional, and national, so that the A-EQUIP model is implemented in full.

The post holder will be supported to contribute to the various programmes of maternity transformation at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (ICHT), as well as collaborative working across the North West London sector for their areas of responsibility.

Main duties of the job

The Professional Midwifery Advocate role is to support the provision of the highest quality patient care through leading the implementation and embedding of the A-EQUIP model (Advocating for education and quality improvement).

This role has been developed in April 2017 due to legislative change. A-EQUIP provides a framework for continuous improvement process that builds personal and professional resilience. Resilience depends on a culture of healthy sustainable practice existing within non-discriminatory structural and organisational work places.

The lead PMA would be expected to have both sound knowledge of what contributes to healthy work place cultures, and commitment to striving towards continuous development and improvement.

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will work towards enhancing quality of care for women, and support preparedness for midwives in appraisal and professional revalidation.The post holder will be expected to undertake 0.2 WTE per week within the clinical environment.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Midwife
• SSSA Practice Assessor/ Mentorship qualification
• Specialist expertise across a range of midwifery procedures
• Evidence of Continuous Professional Development

Desirable

• NLS course
• PROMPT /ALSO course
• Master's degree or working towards.

Skills/knowledge/ abilities

Essential

• Ability to practice clinically in all areas of a fully integrated maternity service.
• High-level decision-making and organisational skills.
• Clinically competent with a range of skills eg cannulation, perineal suturing and water births.
• Understanding of the A-EQUIP model
• Understanding of RCS within midwifery

Desirable

• Able to scrub for LSCS

Experience

Essential

• Knowledge and experience of risk management
• Knowledge and experience of using Datix
• Experience of facilitating supervision, mediation and/or Restorative Clinical Supervision (RCS).

Desirable

• Project management experience

Employer details

Employer name

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Trustwide

London

W2 1NY

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