Job summary
- Main area
- 317 Midwifery Surestart/ HIMP - RVI
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 7.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 317-2024-43-014
- Employer
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Victoria Infirmary
- Town
- 317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/01/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 04/02/2025
Employer heading
Specialist Midwife - Pelvic Health
Band 7
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job overview
We are looking for a passionate, innovative and enthusiastic Midwife to lead and support the local implementation of a Perinatal Pelvic Health Service (PPHS) designed in collaboration with NENC Local Maternity and Neonatal system (LMNS) and NHS England. The local ambition is that ALL women and birthing people will have education and advice around pelvic health and access to physiotherapy services in the postnatal period.
- Interview Date Tuesday 04 February 2025
- 7 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
Main duties of the job
To work within a multidisciplinary team to continually monitor the quality of care that women and birthing people receive and improve outcomes in line with the PPHS objectives.
To identify areas for improvement and to take a lead role in designing, implementing, and supporting new and existing initiatives.
To work cooperatively with existing services and the Specialist Pelvic Health Physiotherapist to develop and plan pathways, referral criteria, data collection and service evaluation related to the implementation of a new service, adjusting processes as appropriate.
Develop and lead effective specialist programmes of care for specific patient groups within a multi-disciplinary team. This may involve, but is not limited to, supporting clinics for women and birthing people who suffered pelvic floor dysfunction and or at-risk groups who sustained an OASI or perineal trauma, perineal breakdown.
Review and maintain specific pelvic health guidelines to improve prevention, recognition and the treatment pelvic floor dysfunction.
Provide up to date, evidenced based information and education for colleagues and students to enhance knowledge and skills relating to the perineal care of women and birthing people in labour and postnatally in line with LMNS PPHS.
Working for our organisation
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
• Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust define a Midwife specialist as a qualified Midwife where the primary purpose of role is to provide guidance and support based on advanced level knowledge to patients, carers and health professionals concerning a specific disease/condition.
Within the sphere of specialist practice:
- Demonstrates significant advanced knowledge and skills within speciality and sphere of practice.
- Supports the Maternity Service in the development and review of guidelines and policies.
- Take a lead role facilitating the planning, delivery and evaluation of care pathways for a designated group of patients.
- Support the development of Midwifery practice within the specialist field and contribute to the body of Midwifery knowledge, monitoring standards of practice through audit and presenting findings and key performance indicators to the Maternity Team.
- Contribute to the work of the Trust to ensure the development of an appropriate Perinatal Pelvic Health Service which includes staff and service user education and an associated audit programme.
- Have corporate identity as an expert within specialist area.
- Lead and provide training and education across the organisation in relevant area of practice.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Person specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential criteria
- Registered Midwife
- Current NMC registration
- Degree level study, or equivalent specialist study / experience
- Current driving license
- Meets Nursing and Midwifery Council requirements for mentorship
Desirable criteria
- Master’s degree
- Management experience/qualification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive post registration experience, some of which will be at a senior level within the required specialist area of practice
- Extended clinical practice underpinned by training supervision & assessment
- Audit/research experience
- Evidence of on-going continuous professional development
- Knowledge and understanding of relevant NHS policy o relevant to Maternity and Neonatal services
- Has understanding/experience of adult/child safeguarding
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of leading programme/programmes of education and/or training
- Evidence of project management
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Excellent IT skills
- Effective report writing skills
- Ability to work independently and across disciplines as a member of a multi- disciplinary team
- Evidence of good communication and interpersonal skills
- Effective organisation and time management skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jenna Wall
- Job title
- Director Of Midwifery
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01912829030
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