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Maternity and Neonatal Voices Partnership (MNVP) Chair
Executives / VSM: Executives / VSM
Main area Midwifery Grade Executives / VSM: Executives / VSM Contract 1 year (fixed term - 12 months) Hours Part time - 4 sessions per week (Flexible working) Job ref 409-7309006-B
Site Whiston Hospital Town Prescot Salary sessional pay; 4-10 sessions per month Closing 31/03/2026 23:59 Interview date 14/04/2026
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Job overview
The Maternity and Neonatal Voices partnership (MNVP) are an independently led group who work together to review and support local maternity and Neonatal services, listen to the voices of service users, co‑produce the design and implementation of services and support the LMNS to provide quality assurance and surveillance across maternity services.
It is important to have an active MNVP which represents and supports those using the Maternity/ Neonatal Services and enable the services to improve.
Interview Date: 14th April 2026.
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting opportunity for a driven and enthusiastic person to be the Lead for Maternity and Neonatal Voice partnership, in which you will be the main contact for all enquiries, leading on engagement with people who are using the Maternity and Neonatal services within the boroughs of Sefton, West Lancs, St Helens, Knowsley and Halton. The role has a strategic level responsibility with engagement with key stakeholders including the LMNS and commissioners.
We are looking for individuals who are compassionate and driven to advocate for women and their families and be a conduit to the improvement and advancement of our Maternity and Neonatal services.
This role will be a flexible role, working at home, within the community and with the ability to travel across the MWL hospital footprint.
The role is proposed for 2 years and remunerated on a sessional basis up to £9,000 per year.
Working for our organisation
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our services:
* Acute Care
* Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
* Primary Care
* Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
* Community Services
* Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
* Specialist Regional Services
* We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
* Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
* Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
* National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To be considered for this role you must reside in the Sefton, West Lancs, St Helens, Knowsley or Halton area, as this is due to the nature of the duties as detailed in the job description and person specification. You must be a service user member, current or previous as this is the area that the MNVP will be working as an advocate for people using the Maternity/ Neonatal services.
Person specification
Knowledge and Experience
* Significant administrative knowledge
* Knowledge and good use of IT systems and software programs such as Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
* Understanding of Confidentiality and Data Protection Act.
* Knowledge of NHS Maternity and Neonatal care and passionate about developing the quality of care
* Demonstrable experience of maternity services as a service user within the past 3 years.
* Clear communicator with writing and presentation skills.
* Capable of constructing and delivering clear information/ instructions to service users/providers
* The ability to listen and keep meetings on track
* Minute/note taking
* Ability to share information and communicate digitally.
* Ability to listen to others and express own view clearly and succinctly
* Empathy for others.
* Ability to articulate a patient experience beyond personal experience where necessary
Safeguarding
* Safeguarding Commitment and understanding of safeguarding principles
Equality and Diversity
* Commitment to (and understanding of) equality and diversity related to opportunities and good relationships
Autonomy
* Ability to work without supervision.
* Able to work on own initiative, organising and prioritising own and others workloads/ contributions
* Ability to meet deadlines
Other
* Have an approachable, measured, calm and efficient manner
* Positive and flexible approach to work
Thank you for considering an application to work for Mersey West Lancashire NHS Trust. MWL is an exciting and forward‑thinking NHS Trust who are one of the best places to work for in England.
Given sometimes we receive a high volume of applications to work for us, please be aware, that we may close a vacancy earlier than stated should a sufficient number of applications be received from which a shortlist can be confirmed. Therefore, you are advised to apply at your earliest convenience.
The Trust may contact you during the recruitment process for your feedback on your experience. We always aim for continuous improvement in our practice.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
We actively cultivate a professional environment of fairness, equality, dignity, and respect for all individuals. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and value the unique skills, perspective and experience you bring. We are grounded in the belief that diversity enhances our collective strength, fostering innovation and excellence within our workforce. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under‑represented groups.
As a Disability Confident Leader, we commit to offering an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job (the essential criteria) listed in the personal specification. If you wish to apply under this Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this on the online application form.
If you are having difficulty completing an online application, or require any disability reasonable adjustments, to the application process, please contact Recruitment@merseywestlancs.nhs.uk.
We also commit to offering an interview to all armed forces veterans who meet the minimum criteria for the job (the essential criteria) listed in the personal specification. If you wish to apply under this Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this on the online application form.
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The equality monitoring information you provide is used in the following situations: to review our recruitment practices; where a job is limited to a specific person to verify their eligibility to apply; and to offer disability reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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Before travelling to the UK, we advise applicants to:
* Understand how to generate an eVisa share code
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
If this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 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.
Please note if applicable, applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment.
If you have not already done so, you are therefore encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service to which a small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
Flexible Working
We actively support flexible working patterns throughout MWL. Changes made to the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook mean that:
* All employees have the right to request flexible working from day one of employment.
* There is no limit on the number of requests they can make.
* Employees have the right to make requests, have them considered, regardless of the reason.
At Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, we will consider requests for flexible working. We would also encourage you to also discuss flexible working options at interview stage.
Working for Team MWL
Staff recognition is especially important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Employee of the month. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
The Trust is a non‑smoking across all our sites. Failure to follow this rule could lead to disciplinary action. For more information, see the Smoke Free NHS website.
You will be expected to undertake the Trusts' commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
You must ensure that your application, including personal statements and behaviour examples, are truthful and factually accurate. Please note plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.
The Trust will not accept applications which are found to be AI generated and will check all applications against AI detection software.
Additional Information
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trusts Values and Behaviours which are We are KIND, We are OPEN, We are INCLUSIVE, which can be found here .
An applicant guide to help and support you with your application and what to expect during your recruitment journey can be accessed in the supporting documents.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team MWL very soon.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Name Alison Murray
Job title Deputy Director of Midwifery
Email address alison.murray2@merseywestlancs.nhs.uk
Telephone number 0151 6765268
Alison Murray
Deputy Director of Midwifery- Whiston Site
dawn.meredith@merseywestlancs.nhs.uk
Dawn Meredith
Deputy Director of Midwifery- Ormskirk site
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