Job summary
An exciting opportunity has risen for a Band 6 or 7 midwife with more than 3 years' experience and who is clinically shrewd, organised and embraces working as part of the multi-disciplinary team.
The post holder will be able to:
1. Provide and lead specialist midwifery practice in the development, coordination, of clinical Audits, processes evidence to support safe, effective high quality maternity care.
2. Provide multidisciplinary clinical staff with the support to effectively implement clinical audits across all its component parts for maternity services, within a framework.
3. Should be able to use information to improve the systems of care and evidence to support effective outcomes.
4. Will manage and work closely with GAP GROW Lead Midwife to meet Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle version 3 requirements.
The post holder will have a key role in ensuring the progress of Women's services towards standardisation of all clinical audits developing and review guidelines for Maternity service in liaison with multi- disciplinary colleagues.
Main duties of the job
Clinical audit is an integral part of Barts Health clinical governance activity and contributes to achieving the Trust's objective of providing safe and evidence- based care to women that access our services.
The post holder will provide multidisciplinary clinical staff with the support to effectively implement clinical audits across all its component parts for maternity services, within a framework which uses information to improve the systems of care and evidence to support effective outcomes.
The post holder will have a key role in ensuring the progress of Women's services towards standardization of all clinical audits developing and reviewing guidelines for Maternity service in liaison with multi- disciplinary colleagues.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
5. oRegistered Midwife
6. oEducated to degree level
7. oTeaching/mentorship qualification
8. oFulfils KSF outline for Band 6 Midwife
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential
9. oAbility to demonstrate significant experience in all midwifery practice
10. oAbility to offer constructive suggestions for service improvement
11. oExperience in carrying out tasks related to evaluating services
12. oUnderstanding and rising to the challenges in service improvement
13. oAbility to lead the Midwifery team in service improvement
14. oAbility to work within set timeframes working to priorities and deadlines
15. oAbility to monitor the quality of own and others work
16. oAbility to use and maintain resources efficiently and effectively and encourage others to do so
17. oAbility to work on the 'Great Expectations' Project Quality Data reports to meet deadlines when required
Desirable
18. oKnowledge of current and emerging NHS strategy and policy
Skills
Essential
19. oAbility to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
20. oExcellent interpersonal, managerial, and organisational skills
21. oGood written and verbal communication skills
22. oDemonstrate clinical leadership skills
23. oAbility to record and report back accurately and fully on patient assessments undertaken and risks identified
24. oAbility to prioritise clinical work effectively
Communication
Essential
25. oAbility to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
26. oAbility to communicate effectively at all levels across the Department and CAU/CAG/Trust/Organisations
27. oAbility communicates effectively, both written and verbally
28. oAbility to self-reflect, carry out tasks of own job and identify what s/he needs to learn to able to do current job better