Band 7 Specialist Maternal Medicine Midwife

The post holder will work as a specialist midwife to facilitate high quality, effective, holistic and supportive pregnancy care for women with pre-existing complex medical conditions or co-morbidities under the care of the Maternal Medicine Unit in line with the values of the OUH Foundation Trust. This includes assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and the setting of standards., Act as a credible and professional role model and encourage and empower staff to develop personally and professionally to achieve their maximum potential Assist the Maternity Matron in achieving the strategic objectives for the Maternity service Act as a specialist midwife for the maternal medicine service, working closely with the Lead Obstetrician Be accountable for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care, responding to the individual needs of women and their families Liaise with the FMMU Lead Midwife and Maternity Manager to ensure lessons learnt from complaints and feedback inform relevant governance processes You will be expected to address the needs of women from different ethnic minority groups, their families and carers with respect to advice, support and educational materials provided in a variety of formats to meet their needs Act as an autonomous practitioner and appropriately provide highly specialised advice and support to women with pre-existing complex medical conditions or co-morbidities, their families and other health care professionals Supervise, support, guide and assist in the development and competency assessment of midwives and junior medical staff Monitor and evaluate clinical standards within the department, ensuring that clinical practices are evidence-based and benchmarked against best practice locally, regionally and nationally., · Be an experienced midwife in the care of women with pre-existing complex medical conditions or co-morbidities with up-to-date knowledge of this specialist area · Demonstrate effective leadership and management skills and promote a proactive approach to Maternal Medicine care within Maternity Services by identifying and implementing training needs · Be available as an expert in Maternal Medicine care for less experienced midwives and doctors, to ensure care provided within the Trust is effective and evidence-based to support safe practice · Act as a professional resource for other healthcare professionals within secondary and primary care. The post holder will be expected to assist in the design and delivery of educational programmes and study days appropriate to this speciality area · Work closely with the Maternal Medicine multi-disciplinary team to deliver the best care to women and their families in line with evidence-based guidelines · Report directly to, and develop close working relationships with, their Maternity Matron on operational, general management and clinical issues relevant to their practice area/team. · Liaise with members of the Oxford Brookes University Midwifery Education Team to develop an effective learning environment for students · Ensure the clinical environment and the team support new members of staff · Represent the maternity services / OUH NHS Trust on internal / external working groups as directed · To participate in flexible rostering, including an on-call roster, to provide a safe maternity service.

• Education/Mentor qualification
• Experience and expertise in maternal medicine, Experience in highrisk maternal medicine
• A broad range of clinical midwifery experience acquired through practice
• Evidence of leadership skills and autonomous practice
• Evidence of CPD
• Ability to manage caseload
Desirable criteria
• Managing a team, Ability to motivate self and others
• Ability to supervise and demonstrate potential to lead
• Organisational skills
• IT skills i.e. report writing, data entry and analysis as necessary
• Ability to undertake audit, Highly self-motivated, positive and enthusiastic
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with the multi-professional team
• Able to support staff to make judgements about clinical situations
• Ability to adapt behaviour to changing circumstances
• Deal effectively, emotionally and mentally with challenging situations
• Evidence of a flexible and innovative approach to service provision
• Recognition of own limitations, Detailed knowledge of current midwifery Issues
• Understanding of wider NHS agenda and drivers for change
• Knowledge of clinical governance processes, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
  
  Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
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