Maternal Medicine Lead Midwife

Department: Maternity

Band: 7, £46,148 - £52,809 Per annum, pro rata

Hours: Fixed term, Full time, 37.5 per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: We Care, We Communicate, We Collaborate and We Contribute. Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital we conduct research and teaching on site to improve the care of our patients. Visit our website to catch up on our latest news.

Please note that we are not able to offer sponsorship for this role.

Interview date to be confirmed

Main duties of the job

Main duties and responsibilitieso Provide information to expectant Women/Maternity Service Users to facilitate informed choice of the care and services available to them. Actively engage and communicate with families, interpreting complex results of investigations and diagnosis into easily understood terms, providing appropriate information.o Provide specialist midwifery advice to women and families requiring maternal medicine supporto Maintain and update databases, information, audits and resources in line with network recommendations

Managerial and Leadership Responsibilitieso To lead and manage the day-to-day coordination of the maternal medicine clinics, ensuring an efficient and effective service within the resources available including the supervision and development of staff, monitoring the teaching and assessing of students gaining experience in the clinics.o Coordinate the smooth running of the maternal medicine clinics alongside the lead Obstetric Consultants.o To analyse statistical data that will facilitate delivery of the service and be responsive to future trends. Participate in the analysis of information for clinical audit and clinical effectiveness

About us

NHS Staff Survey: They embrace opportunities to demonstrate initiative within their roles, with an impressive 83.2% seizing such chances to drive improvements in their work areas.

You can expect a warm welcome at Milton Keynes University Hospital, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At MKUH we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:

Free on-site parking

Free tea and coffee

Great flexible workingopportunities

Discounted gym membership

Lease car scheme

Generous annual leave and pension scheme

On site nursery (chargeable)

Extensive staff health and well-being programme

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital we conduct research and teaching on site to improve the care of our patients. The hospital is undergoing significant investment, and we are proud to be rated good by the CQC. Visit our website to catch up on our latest news.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Applications are welcome from NMC registrants who are highly motivated, organised and passionate about providing safe, quality evidence-based care to the Women/birthing people who use our Maternity services.We are proud to offer the opportunity to work in a progressive environment where we are committed to an ambitious transformation of our maternity services. We are continually developing roles based on the service need with a view to improving safety and experience throughout the maternity journey and have several specialist roles.As a Maternity Service, we pride ourselves on supporting you to fulfil your career aspirations. It is equally as important to us, as it is to you, to identify, support and fund opportunities for your career and personal development. This enables us, together, to offer the best quality of care to our service users and is also essential to your career progression.We are excited to watch the development of our Women and Childrens Hospital due to commence 2024. We are supportive of flexible working and appreciate the importance of ensuring that your successful career is complimented by a work/home life balance. Milton Keynes University Hospital recognises the positive value of diversity and inclusion, and we welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. Interviews will be offered at least one week after the closing date

Please refer to attached Job description for further information.

We believe success lies in the diversity of our employees and are committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity, and embracing inclusion. We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us.

MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and as such we offer a range of flexible working practices.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once enough applications have been received.

MKUH uses identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of documents all prospective employees of MKUH will have their original documents verified using this technology.

By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that information from your application will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system. Your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.

Upon commencing employment with the Trust,all employees (except Medical & Dental Staff on national terms and conditions) are subject to a probationary period lasting a period of six months with an option to extend for a further six months to a total of 12 months.

Person Specification

Qualifications and knowledge

Essential

• Registered Midwife
• Degree in Midwifery
• ENB 997/998 or equivalent/mentorship qualification
• Demonstrable evidence of continuing professional education and development as per NMC requirements
• Experience of working with high-risk pregnancies

Desirable

• Knowledge and understanding of Maternal Medicine

Experience

Essential

• Experience and understanding of maternal medicine
• Demonstrable experience in developing self, others and changing practice.
• Demonstrable understanding of governance and risk processes in maternity
• Experience in teaching, training and educating of professionals
• Demonstrate commitment to the focus on quality promoting high standards that consistently improve patient outcomes

Skills

Essential

• Act as a role model demonstrating exemplary skills.
• Flexible, highly motivated, and supportive of others.
• Ability to develop excellent working relationships with all staff within the organisation and external partners.
• Strong organisational and planning skills
• Willing to develop new skills including completing appropriate training as required.
• Ability to adapt written and verbal communication skills to the audience
• Ability to undertake a wide range of work procedures without direct supervision.
• Ability to analyse data and produce required reports and information
• Emotional resilience and able to escalate should further support be required

Personal and people development

Essential

• Willing to develop new skills including completing appropriate training as required
• Working with midwives and obstetricians to improve knowledge and skills relating to fetal medicine

Desirable

• Experience of managing and coordinating services to maintain safety and escalate as appropriate

Communication

Essential

• Excellent communication skills and ability to be responsive to highly emotive conversations

Employer details

Employer name

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

W73034 W& C Seconded Posts (Dept)

Milton Keynes Hospital, Eaglestone,

Milton Keynes

MK6 5LD

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