Lead Professional Midwifery Advocate
| Posting date: | 21 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | £53,755.00 to £60,504.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £53755.00 - £60504.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 June 2025 |
| Location: | London, SE13 6LH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9197-25-0511 |
Summary
The Lead Professional Midwifery Advocate is a fundamental leadership and advocacy role designed to deploy the A-EQUIP model. This supports staff through a continuous improvement process that builds upon personal and professional resilience, enhances quality of care for women and supports preparedness for midwives in appraisal and professional revalidation. The ultimate aim is that this continuous improvement process of the A-EQUIP model will become an intrinsic part of everyones job, every day in all parts of the system (NHS England 2016). The post holder will be employed by Lewisham and Greenwich Trust, based in the maternity departments; it is a cross-site role. Responsibilitiesa) The post holder will take the lead in embedding the elements of the A-EQUIP model, utilising the guidance issued by NHS England. A summary of this model is at the end of this document. b) Take the lead in coordinating the availability of the listening clinic/birth reflections service for women and birthing people and their families. c) Manage midwifery and support staff and the clinical area, as the MOC, to help ensure the smooth running of the service. d) The post holder will be part of the senior midwifery team