Saving Babies' Lives Lead Midwife, Band 7
Join us at an exciting time for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust! We have an ambitious plan for our journey to Outstanding and are looking for aspirational, committed individuals to join us, making a real difference to both staff and patients.
As a former winner of England for excellence award: Tourism destination of the year, the beautiful city of Gloucester and the scenic regency spa town of Cheltenham are fantastic places to work and live.
As a hospital Trust we are currently involved in over 100 clinical trials and studies, whilst also providing acute elective and specialist services to a population of over 620,000.
By joining Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust new colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities and support.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced midwife to lead on the implementation of the Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle version 3 (SBLCBv3). We are looking for a midwife who has experience of implementing and managing a programme with key deliverables.The midwife must have excellent communication skills, work well under pressure and be able to prioritise work to timescales. We are working towards continuous development of our services to meet the maternity transformation agenda and this role is key.
The midwife must have a philosophy of woman-centred care and good knowledge of the SBLCBv3.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Leadership- Act as a clinical role model for effective clinical leadership, enabling and facilitating others to take forward initiatives around Saving Babies’ Lives Care Bundle.
- Work collaboratively with other professional groups to maximise development opportunities and inter-professional learning opportunities.
- Promote a culture where staff are valued, supported and deliver high quality care.
- Understand, manage and be accountable for the use of resources in a cost-effective way.
- Liaise with the Practice Development Midwives to identify the development and training needs around Saving Babies’ Lives Care Bundle within designated clinical areas, according to individual needs and service requirements.
- Provide midwifery expertise, ensuring all staff are supported in their practice, including midwives and obstetricians in training, in line with the Divisional training needs analysis (TNA).
- Promote research/evidence-based practice and audit outcomes to inform clinical practice and set clinical standards.
- Act as a resource for staff to access and raise awareness of national and local policies that will impact upon them and affect the delivery of patient care.
- Ensure that quality standards are set and monitored and that patient safety and clinical audit are an integral part of practice developments.
Working for our organisation
As our most valuable asset, we understand that happy, fulfilled staff will offer their best, and we aim to achieve this by providing a supportive team approach.
We have a large team comprising midwives, maternity care assistants, maternity support workers and obstetricians, we clearly link in with other members of the wider multidisciplinary team.
We have a comprehensive mandatory training programme including PROMPT as well as many opportunities for you to develop personally.
We have several shared decision making councils, giving all staff a voice within the department.
We recognise that some staff may experience difficult situations. To support them, we have, alongside our lead midwives and senior midwifery team, an excellent PMA team.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Communication
The post holder must be able to:
- Communicate with the key stakeholders to maximise the success of SBLCBv3.
- Provide timely and accurate progress reports to all stakeholders.
- In collaboration with other senior midwives and midwifery managers contribute to providing and collecting evidence for achievement of SBLCBv3 at all levels, specifically in relation to standards where the care bundle requires evidence/audits to support the Trusts’ compliance and submission to the Maternity Incentive Scheme (MIS).
- Develop and implement action plans to rectify deficiencies identified and report to the senior midwifery team regularly.
- Liaise closely with individuals when there is an issue with any of the elements within the SBLCBv3.
- Develop communication networks with local and national teams that are beneficial in improving maternal and neonatal outcomes.
- Work closely with the MNVP to listen to service user feedback and target improvement work in line with SBLCBv3.
Analysis and Judgement
The midwife must be able to:
- Facilitate the development and maintenance of SBLCBv3 including audit of policies, protocols, guidelines and standards, ensuring they meet current recommendations.
- Act as a resource for staff to access and raise awareness of national and local guidance/policies that may impact the delivery of care.
- Ensure that quality standards are set and monitored and that clinical risk management and clinical audit are an integral part of practice development.
- Facilitate the implementation of national and local quality improvement initiatives in relation to the 6 elements of the SBLCBv3.
- Establish effective communication and good working relationships with multi professional colleagues within the Trust and across the LMNS to support effective service delivery.
- Ensure the service meets the Maternity Incentive Scheme (MIS) standards in relation to SBLCBv3.
Planning and Organisation
The midwife must be able to:
- Support the Lead Midwife for Education in the development of training programmes that adequately reflect the needs of the service and the requirements of the SBLCBv3.
- Ensure the training needs analysis (TNA) is updated in line with the requirements of the SBLCBv3 and that the provision of training is in accordance with the Maternity Incentive Scheme.
- Be responsible and actively involved in the identification, coordination and provision of up-to-date training on relevant aspects of the SBLCBv3 for the multidisciplinary team.
- Be responsible and take the lead for the successful implementation of the role objectives and highlight any areas needing development to the Consultant Midwife.
- Use effective time management skills and have regular one-to-ones with the Consultant Midwife and Maternity Assurance Programme Manager to ensure optimum service and personal development.
- The midwife will be contributing to the development and updating of relevant guidelines to the SBLCBv3.
- In liaison with the senior midwifery team, ensure there is a system of monitoring compliance with all the process indicators of the SBLCBv3.
- Where deficiencies are identified, support the implementation and monitoring of action plans and escalate any concerns in a timely fashion.
- Work alongside the Quality and Governance Lead midwife to undertake gap analyses against national updates to the SBLCBv3.
- Act as a clinical role model for effective clinical leadership, enabling and facilitating others to take forward initiatives to achieve the implementation of SBLCBv3 and reduce the rate of stillbirths.
- Provide reports on the delivery of SBLCBv3 at the governance meetings, and at Trust and ICB level.
- Raise any issues for escalation to the senior midwifery team.
- At times, attend and present at wider network meetings.
Research & Development
The midwife will:
- Liaise with the audit lead to ensure the clinical audit programme meets the requirements of SBLCBv3.
- Contribute to a culture which enables midwives to undertake and disseminate research evidence within clinical areas.
- Promote a research culture which enables midwives to reflect on their own practice and improve care and birth outcomes.
- Support the development of a learning culture to inform any changes in practice.
- Lead on the development of clinical audit cycles in relation to SBLCBv3.
- Participate in the review and update of clinical policies and protocols to reflect the latest evidence or updated national guidance.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Registered Midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
- Hold a Diploma or (preferably) Degree in Midwifery
- Evidence of ongoing professional development through maintenance of professional portfolio and revalidation
Skills and qualities
Essential criteria- IT skills
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Hold a mentorship/teaching qualification
- Completion of a leadership course, or equivalent relevant experience
- Quality improvement qualification or relevant experience
Knowledge and experience
Essential criteria- Sound knowledge of SBLCBv3
- Understanding and application of human factors
- Sound knowledge of the governance agenda
- Sound knowledge of current issues in maternity
- Significant experience at Band 6, or above, in a specialist area, or any other relevant area with transferrable skills
- Knowledge of audit process
Skills and qualities
Essential criteria- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to prioritise own workload
- Incident reviews/RCA
- Managing complex service user feedback
- Developing/reviewing policies and guidelines
Skills and qualities
Essential criteria- Able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
- Able to deliver clinical care
- Self-motivated
- Visible and approachable
- Objective
- Adaptable
- Presentation skills
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Please note, this vacancy may close as soon as sufficient applications have been received, so please apply as soon as possible if you are interested. The Recruitment Team are unable to accept any applications after the position has closed on NHS Jobs.
Committed to safeguarding our community
If applicable for the post, all successful candidates will be required to pay for their own Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The cost will be £29 (standard checks) or £46 (enhanced checks), and will be recovered through two instalments from the candidate's salary.Please contact [email protected] for further information.
The Trust is a safeguarding employer committed to the safeguarding and promotion of welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Trust is committed to safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults, and any appointment will be subject to satisfactory clearance.As part of the organisation's commitment to Safer Recruitment, candidates may request copies of relevant policies and procedures by contacting the Recruitment Team at [email protected]
Committed to supporting service personnel
As part of our commitment to support Service Personnel, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, in collaboration with the Career Transition Partnership, offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for all qualifying Service and Ex-Service Personnel.To qualify for a guaranteed interview, candidates must meet the essential criteria for the post and be either a current member of the Armed Forces, or be within the two year period of resettlement. If this applies to you please email the job reference number and your AR number to the Recruitment Team at [email protected]
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