About this role
Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Maternal Medicine Midwife to our dynamic and friendly team here at West Herts.
The primary responsibility of the Maternal Medicine Midwife is to work as a specialist Midwife, offering specialist advice and care to service users with existing, complex medical conditions or comorbidities.
This includes assessment of care needs, leading on the development, implementation and evaluations on programmes of care and the setting of standards.
Main duties of the job
Coordinate care throughout the antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal periods.
Triage referrals to the maternal medicine service and review antenatal clinic lists to ensure appropriate care plans are followed and care is tailored to individual needs
Co-ordinate multi-disciplinary activities including consultant led clinics
Ensure that personalised care plans are instigated, evaluated and amended appropriately throughout the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal periods
To review maternal medicine patients whilst in inpatient settings. This may include within the maternity department and outliers in medical or surgical wards such as intensive or high dependency care units or the emergency department.
Identify and escalate clinical concerns appropriately, ensuring timely referral to relevant specialists.
Communicate complex and sensitive matters to service users and their families enabling them to make informed choices
Advocate for service user's and families and escalate accordingly
About us With a new hospital planned for Watford and work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital, this is an exciting time to join us. We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imaging models of care, working ever more closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare. Staff wellbeing and development are a priority at our Trust, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience. Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others. At West Herts we offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance and the ability to work flexibly. https://www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk/flexibleworking/ We kindly invite you to consider submitting an application. If you have a disability or long-term health condition and should you require support or guidance please contact [email protected] If you are a Service Leaver, Veteran, Military Reserve, Cadet Force Adult Volunteer, or partner/spouse of those serving please tick "Member of the Armed Forces Community" on the application form. If you do not hear back within 3 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Job description Job responsibilities
Share specialist knowledge with the wider multidisciplinary team
Promote your role as a specialist midwife and lead by example
Aware of escalation pathways including freedom to speak up, safety champions and able to direct staff to these services where required
Act as a resource staff and provide educational updates and guidance on the service, referral pathways, and supportive, educational resources.
Maintain the maternal medicine database to include all information for caseload including demographic data and provide assurance regarding Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
To work alongside the Lead Midwife for Maternal Medicine to develop the service within the maternal medicine network.
Participate in the development, implementation and evaluation of standards of care, including guideline development, standard operating procedures, audit and quality improvement initiatives in relation to Maternal Medicine
Collaborate with the Clinical Governance and Risk team to actively contribute to incident reporting, investigation and the implementation of necessary changes.
Participate in and contribute to departmental/team meetings
Person Specification
Education and qualifications Essential
Registered Midwife with UK NMC pin SSSA/ mentorship or equivalent Must have completed preceptorship and be working as a band 6 Midwife Evidence of CPD
Desirable
Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
Knowledge Essential
Awareness of current issues in midwifery Aware of current issues pertaining to the midwifery agenda Knowledge of referral pathway to Maternal Medicine Knowledge of current service provided by Maternal Medicine
Desirable
Knowledge of the Maternal Medicine Network
Experience Essential
Demonstrate significant clinical experience in all areas of maternity Experience in escalating concerns Evidence of making referrals to staff, other professionals/ agencies Clinical audit experience
Desirable
Experience in delivering teaching sessions/ education materials Experience of resource management
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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UK Registration
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Employer details Employer name West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address Watford General Hospital
Watford General Hospital
Watford
WD18 0HB
United Kingdom
Employer's website http://www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)