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Specialist Midwife for Saving Babies Lives

On-site in Chelmsford·Part-time·Added today (last checked 9 Nov)

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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Our summary

Salary: £39,959 a year
About £2,690 a month after tax.
Work mode: On-site, Chelmsford
Contract: Part-time
Closing date: Apply by Sunday 15 November

Skills

Clinical Governance

Nice to have

Clinical Audit

The role

Job summary

The Saving Babies' Lives Midwife will work as part of the multidisciplinary maternity team to support the implementation, monitoring and ongoing improvement of the NHS England Saving Babies' Lives Care Bundle.

You will have a key role in supporting maternity services to consistently embed evidence-based practice aimed at reducing perinatal mortality and improving outcomes for women, birthing people and babies.

Working closely with the consultant midwives, maternity matrons, specialist midwives, obstetricians, sonographers, neonatal teams, governance colleagues and frontline maternity staff, the post holder will support audit, data collection, education, quality improvement and assurance against the requirements of the Saving Babies' Lives Care Bundle.

Main duties of the job

To support the implementation and ongoing monitoring of the Saving Babies' Lives Care Bundle across maternity services.

To support clinical teams to embed the requirements of the Care Bundle into everyday maternity practice.

To undertake audit and monitoring of compliance against relevant Saving Babies' Lives requirements.

To identify areas of good practice, variation and non-compliance and escalate findings appropriately.

To support the development, implementation and monitoring of action plans arising from audit findings.

To provide education, guidance and support to maternity staff relating to the Saving Babies' Lives Care Bundle.

To contribute to the development and review of guidelines, pathways, educational resources and patient information relevant to Saving Babies' Lives.

To work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to support continuous improvement and improved outcomes for women, birthing people and babies.

About us

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will act as a visible clinical resource for staff, promoting best practice and supporting teams to identify areas of good practice and opportunities for improvement.

The Band 6 Saving Babies Lives Midwife will remain an accountable registered midwife and will be expected to maintain appropriate clinical competence and work in accordance with the NMC Code, Trust policies and relevant national guidance.

To support the implementation and ongoing monitoring of the Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle across maternity services.

To support clinical teams to embed the requirements of the Care Bundle into everyday maternity practice.

To undertake audit and monitoring of compliance against relevant Saving Babies Lives requirements.

To identify areas of good practice, variation and non-compliance and escalate findings appropriately.

To support the development, implementation and monitoring of action plans arising from audit findings.

To provide education, guidance and support to maternity staff relating to the Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle.

To contribute to the development and review of guidelines, pathways, educational resources and patient information relevant to Saving Babies Lives.

To work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to support continuous improvement and improved outcomes for women, birthing people and babies.

For Full details on the role please refer the JD

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Registered midwife with current registration
Good understanding of saving babies' lives
Evidence of personal development

Desirable

Experience of delivering education or supporting learning within maternity services
Previous involvement in saving babies lives work

skills

Essential

understanding of clinical governance
IT literate

Desirable

Experience in clinical audit

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.