Job summary
Maternal Medicine Networks (MMN) are central to NHS England's Improvement strategy for reducing mortality for all pregnant woman and reducing neonatal morbidity and mortality. The aim of MMNs is to ensure women with acute and chronic medical problems have timely access to specialist advice and care at all stages of pregnancy. One of the essential actions highlighted in the recently published Ockenden report (2020) was that there must be robust pathways in place for managing women with complex pregnancies. The report states that the development of maternal medicine specialist centres (MMC) must be an urgent national priority. The development of MMNs is underpinned by national and local transformation plans in maternity and neonatal care; this includes Better Births, Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle V2, the Neonatal Critical Care Review and the recent Ockenden Reports.
Main duties of the job
The Maternal Medicine Specialist Midwife will provide clinical leadership for the identification, referral and management of women and their medical requirements during pregnancy. They will work within the Maternal Medicine tertiary center based on the Oxford Road Site. MMMs will encourage a multi-disciplinary approach, improve pre-pregnancy counselling and optimise medical therapy. It will strive both to improve the whole service's approach to medical co-morbidities in pregnancy and support the specialist clinical contribution.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife
- Post Graduate Degree or demonstrable evidence they are working at that level
- Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Willing to undergo training as necessary
Desirable
- Recognised management/leadership qualification, master's degree or working towards
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable Significant experience post registration
- Knowledge of Maternal Medicine
- Experience of managing and leading a team
- Experience of providing training
- Clinical audit and standard setting
- Knowledge and understanding of the local and national agenda
Training and Knowledge
Essential
- Skills in identifying and securing provision of training needs for the team
- Delegation abilities and excellent time management skills
- Highly developed communication skills, written and verba
- Well-developed problem solving and decision-making skills
- Ability to work under pressure, thinking and acting coherently and with respect for others
Skills and Ablities
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal skills
- Ability to organise and prioritise own and other workloads
- Understanding of skills and knowledge required to lead and develop team members
- Experience of staff appraisal
- Excellent IT skills, including Word, Excel, Power-point, and Outlook
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife
- Post Graduate Degree or demonstrable evidence they are working at that level
- Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Willing to undergo training as necessary
Desirable
- Recognised management/leadership qualification, master's degree or working towards
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable Significant experience post registration
- Knowledge of Maternal Medicine
- Experience of managing and leading a team
- Experience of providing training
- Clinical audit and standard setting
- Knowledge and understanding of the local and national agenda
Training and Knowledge
Essential
- Skills in identifying and securing provision of training needs for the team
- Delegation abilities and excellent time management skills
- Highly developed communication skills, written and verba
- Well-developed problem solving and decision-making skills
- Ability to work under pressure, thinking and acting coherently and with respect for others
Skills and Ablities
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal skills
- Ability to organise and prioritise own and other workloads
- Understanding of skills and knowledge required to lead and develop team members
- Experience of staff appraisal
- Excellent IT skills, including Word, Excel, Power-point, and Outlook
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
