Job summary
- Main area
- Midwifery
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 362-A-24-7041399
- Employer
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Stockport Foundation Trust,
- Town
- Hazel Grove
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Midwife Lead for Preterm Birth
Band 7
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.
Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.
Our values ‘We Care, We Respect, We Listen’ are at the heart of everything we do, and come from our promise: ‘Making a difference every day.’ They drive the behaviour and actions for everyone in our organisation.
In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.
Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment
As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service). If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.
Our Values:
We Care
About each other
Our patients and their families
The communities we serve
The environment
We support them and deliver on their promises
We Respect
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We are kind and helpful, and we expect the same in return
We Listen to
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We act and learn from what we hear
Job overview
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The lead midwife will be responsible for leading the implementation and embedding of Element 5 of the Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle at Stockport Foundation trust . The aim of the role is to enhance the quality of patient care, showing leadership in the management of risk within the departments and achieve consistency in practice, high standards of care and innovation with a strong patient safety focus. |
The post holder will ensure that local, regional and national preterm birth prevention standards are implemented effectively.
They will lead on the midwifery care for women/birthing persons with risk factors for preterm labour and birth alongside the lead consultant for preterm birth within the Preterm Birth clinic. This will be evidence based and holistic, meeting the individual needs of the women/birthing person, case holding those identified as High risk for PTB and supporting other clinicians with those identified as Intermediate risk for PTB.
They will be responsible for Generating, submitting and presenting reports to demonstrate progress towards full implementation and effectiveness of Quality Improvement initiatives including the Mat Neo SIP.
Main duties of the job
- Lead Saving Babies Lives (SBL) element 5 education and improvements in practice to support high quality, safe care provided by a highly competent workforce and work in collaboration with each of the element leads for SBL
- Generate, submit and present reports of cases and be actively involved in audits of their service
- Lead in projects for improving quality in relation to Saving babies lives care bundle v3 element 5..
- Lead on implementation and monitoring of Saving Babies’ Lives Version 3 care bundle in relation to Preterm birth and subsequent versions
· Counsel, support and offer advice to women/birthing person and their partners regarding preterm birth, and provide specialist midwifery care alongside the lead Consultant for preterm birth and other multidisciplinary team members
- Act as a resource for colleagues so that expert knowledge in Saving babies lives care bundle element 5 is always available
- Support the Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts (CNST) Maternity Incentive Scheme and ensure submission of evidence to demonstrate compliance with aspects related to their role
- Attend local, regional and national Preterm Birth meetings in which Element 5 service issues are discussed.
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They will lead the Preterm Optimisation Group (POG) meetings to monitor the performance of the preterm birth service through audit and case reviews, developing action plans to ensure the delivery of a high standard of care.
Working for our organisation
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits we offer to you:
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require a Enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Midwife on NMC Register
- Post-registration qualification or evidence of further study to Degree level
- Evidence of continuing personal and professional development
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of risk management and clinical governance and the relevance to practice
- In depth knowledge of the Saving babies lives care bundle
- Awareness of National and local health policy relating to maternity and wider safety ambitions
- Awareness of national safety standards and reporting e.g. CNST, SBL
- Knowledge of the BAPM Framework (E)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Involvement in the implementation of service improvements
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment.
- An excellent clinical record
- Evidence of delivering high quality teaching to staff groups
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Effective written communication skills including analysis and presentation of reports
- Ability to work using own initiative and as part of a MDT
- Able to give effective oral presentations when expressing ideas to groups or individuals
- Ability to analyse complex issues and make decisions
- Leadership and organisational skills
- Negotiating / influencing skills
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Able to offer encouragement and support to others to foster both personal and professional development
- Logical approach to problem solving
- Ability to relate to groups and individuals at all levels
Work Related Circumstances
Essential criteria
- Occupational Health Clearance
- Able to respond to the needs of the service, e.g. ad-hoc early / late meetings
- DBS
- Right to work in UK
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sally Meats
- Job title
- Saving Babies Lives Lead Midwife
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 419 5668
- Additional information
Aimee Hodgkiss
Retention and Recruitment Midwife
0161 419 4984
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