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Health Equity Consultant Midwife
| Posting date: | 30 December 2024 |
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| Salary: | £62,215.00 to £72,293.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £62215.00 - £72293.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 January 2025 |
| Location: | Wakefield, WF14DG |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9377-FCS6161 |
Summary
Key Responsibilities Leadership/Strategic Management Provide high level and visionary professional leadership across the midwifery agendas. Ensure the development and implementation of a midwifery strategy which is in keeping with the national agenda, and sensitive to local needs, particularly with reference to inequalities, by working in partnership with stakeholder groups (including acute sector, community and primary care, voluntary sector and patient groups). Identify and escalate any anomalies to divisional / corporate leads for action Work in partnership with the senior leadership team on the development and implementation of the public health delivery plan. Provide support, professional leadership and line management to the Specialist Midwife(s) Work with nurses within other specialist networks e.g. neonatology, perinatal mental health, emergency care, cardiac, cancer, diabetes, respiratory to embed pathways of care and support in developing guidance and standards. Provide an overarching leadership and co-ordination role for the effective delivery of integrated midwifery services ensuring they are woman centred. Model and lead on the development of multi-disciplinary, cross boundary integrated working that focuses on system level working. Lead on co-production with service users in the planning and implementation of all public health services within the maternity service. Lead the development and implementation of public and patient network-wide communications strategy to ensure high quality services, working in collaboration with other relevant stakeholders. Lead on specific components of network-wide initiatives as agreed within the senior midwifery team. Manage budgets and/or expenditure in accordance with local planning and finance arrangements, ensuring that expenditure is monitored effectively, and contribute to the development of funding proposals as appropriate. Act with delegated authority as authorised signatory, as agreed. Participate in own and others appraisals Expert clinical practice Ensure cross network integration of general and site-specific specialist midwifery, based on an academic framework of research, knowledge and clinical experience, in order to optimise the standard of maternity care, women and birthing peoples experience and clinical outcomes. Write departmental and implement Trust wide/departmental policies, procedures and guidelines in line with this. Work across the service to support and advise on the implementation of agreed pathways, standards, policies and protocols for care, including evaluation and audit. Ensure quality professional advice, in keeping with the expert midwifery role, is available and provided at all times to the specialist midwives working within the service. Work to ensure that all services are accessible, for example in the development of virtual consultations or outreach clinics. Implement innovations in clinical practice, actively encouraging the utilisation of research and evidence-based practice. Act in such a way that safeguards the health and wellbeing of children and vulnerable adults at all times. Is familiar with and adheres to, the MYTT safeguarding policies. Raise concerns with regards to risk, danger, malpractice or wrong doing by following the MYTT Whistleblowing policy and supporting processes.