Specialist Midwife for Maternal Health and Wellbeing - FGM
Are you passionate about safeguarding womens health ? Do you want to make a difference to the lives of women and girls affected by Female Genital Mutilation?
We are seeking an experienced and compassionate midwife to lead our directorate response to FGM and ensure women and families recieve the highest standard of care, support and advocacy. This is a key specialist role within our Vulnerable womens team acting as the clinical lead delivering high quality culturally sensitive care to women affected by FGM.
Main duties of the job
To provide specialist midwifery care for women affected by FGM.
To offer expert advice and training to all midwives obstetricians and wider staff on FGM related care and related safeguarding .
To work closely with multi agency partners inclusing social care and third sector organisations.
To ensure compliance with statutory reporting and national guidance .
Contribute to audits and service delivery of an effective FGM care pathway.
To provide training to all staff regarding FGM including deinfibulation
About us
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country - one of the country's most culturally diverse areas. It's a friendly and welcoming place - a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.
We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.
Our values - Ambition, Respect and Compassion - are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.
Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to "Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population." It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It's what makes us unique.
We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we're 'with you all the way' we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.
Job responsibilities
Please see enclosed job description section 3.0 and enclosed person specification.
This post is for FGM specialist midwife
Person Specification
Experience
* Evidence of post registration continuous clinical midwifery practice at band 6/7
* Evidence of experience in all areas of midwifery
* Experience of facilitating teaching sessions
* Experienced with perineal suturing
* Specialist knowledge/experience of working with women with FGM
* Deinfibulation trained
* Councelling Qualification
* Previous specialist role with FGM
Qualifications
* Registered Midwife on Part 2 of the NMC register
* Degree in midwifery or related subject or evidence of equivalent study
* Mentor/assessor training
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such 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.
Midland Metropolitan University Hospital
£47,810 to £54,710 a yearpro rata per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
381-WC-7536537
Job locations
Midland Metropolitan University Hospital
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