Perinatal Pelvic Health Specialist Midwife

The person appointed to this role will have a clear understanding of The NHS Long Term Plan pelvic health rehabilitation, the SWL Perinatal Pelvic Health Programme, and how this post contributes to the achievement of the Trust vision which is one of:

A thriving Foundation Trust at the heart of an integrated healthcare system. One that delivers improved patient care at a community, hospital and specialist setting, supported by a unique and nationally recognized programme of research, education and employee engagement.

Are you ready to take the next step in your midwifery career and join our dynamic team and be a champion for Pelvic Health at St. George's Hospital? Do you have the motivation, vision, and foresight to achieve the ambition that ALL women have education and advice around pelvic health and access to Physiotherapy services in antenatal and the postnatal period?

We are looking for an experienced, highly motivated, dynamic midwife who is knowledgeable in perinatal pelvic health and will provide support and leadership to the midwifery staff, whilst working closely with the wider multidisciplinary team and maintaining your own clinical skills. You will be a champion for Pelvic Health and the expectation is that the post holder will be responsible for promoting good quality midwifery/ obstetric led interventions which aim to reduce pelvic floor muscle dysfunction for childbearing women, training and engaging registered midwives in the process, The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator with proven experience in working within maternity care. It is essential that you bring a flexible and adaptable approach to meet with the challenge of this role, supporting the multi-professional team in personalising care, enhancing quality and improving the patient experience. As a senior midwife you will review, influence and lead the development and implementation of policies and audits, organise learning and teaching of the multi-disciplinary team and ensure the key performance indicators are achieved and reported to NHS England.

St George's Maternity unit provides care to over5000 women each year. We take great pride in promoting midwifery by delivering holistic woman-centred care to our diverse local community. The enthusiastic midwifery and obstetric teams work together to meet the specific needs of women who come from a wide range of social and cultural backgrounds. We strive to normalise the pregnancy and birth experience for women with both high and low risk pregnancies, excelling in the provision of high risk care for women who need it, while actively increasing our homebirth rate and the option of giving birth in the midwifery led unit. Our teams are complimented by Consultant Midwives who lead on midwifery-led care, public health and maternal medicine.

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.