Job summary
This exciting offer is initially for a fixed term 12 month period .
We have exciting opportunity for an exceptional individual/s to join our maternity team at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching hospital as a Specialist Midwife for Perineal Pelvic Health.
We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated midwife/ midwives to join our outstanding team of supportive and dedicated Midwifery and Medical staff, helping to further the outstanding 5 star patient care provided by all.
Are you an experienced midwife with a passion for pelvic health and perineal care and a desire for improving services for women and their families accessing maternity services.
At Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching hospitals we are enhancing our service for pelvic floor dysfunction and provide, timely, evidence-based treatment for women.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated midwife/ midwives with significant clinical experience to provide leadership and service implementation within our maternity services.
You will need to have experience of change management and successful service implementation and be confident and competent in perineal suturing and care.
The role will involve training and support for staff as well as assessment, personalised care planning and onward referral working with the MDT team.
About us
The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.
From 1st July we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.
The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.
Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:
- CAREthat is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
- SAFETY that is of the highest standards
- COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
- SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
- PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients
Our achievements include:
- Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits. Accessible version available upon request.
Job description
Job responsibilities
KEY DUTIES
To act as a significant educational resource in OASI, CRPT and pregnancy related bladder/bowel dysfunction.
To identify areas for improvement and to take a role in designing, implementing and supporting new and existing initiatives.
Provide a visible clinical leadership presence across the service.
Support improvements in and development of maternity services, to improve the experience for women, their families, and staff.
To review women in the postnatal OASI one-stop midwife led service, developing individual management plans.
Independently manage a case load, reviewing women in the antenatal OASI to discuss mode of delivery for subsequent pregnancy.
To provide and manage the care for women with pregnancy related bladder problems.
To work collaboratively with womens health physiotherapy services, in providing midwife training and care for prevention of incontinence.
To work collaboratively alongside other clinical colleagues providing care to women with OASI.
To provide endoanal ultrasound tests for women with OASI and other non-pregnancy related bowel complications, as appropriate, providing feedback, recommendations and assurance to the patient and linking with other health care professionals as required.
To provide support and leadership to midwives on the postnatal and Intrapartum areas and across a variety of health professional groups, in developing their clinical skills for women with OASI.
To be responsible for organising and delivering perineal repair workshops to staff.
To independently lead and support the Perineal Review Clinic providing care to women with acute complications of CRPT in the post-natal period.
Responsible for establishing antenatal education materials and formalising care pathways required in line National and Regional PPHS recommendations.
CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Maintain Professional Registration and practice through CPD.
Adhere to NMC Code: professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses, midwives and nursing associates.
Maintain personal standards of conduct and behaviour consistent with Trust and NMC guidance.
Provide expert advice on evidence-based practice in midwifery.
Influence maternity care to be the highest standard whilst exercising professional and personal autonomy.
Play a significant role in the identifying of potential improvements to working practices within the Pelvic Health Maternity service by leading on projects within areas of speciality such as:
Contributing to the development of care
- Participating in designing protocols and
- Developing and refining standard letters and communication
- Working closely with I.T colleagues to improve clinical databases and patient information systems to maximise utility for the clinica
- Identify and respond to opportunities to promote OASI and CRPT service within the service including creating local networks to facilitate service development e.g., within general practice, obstetrics, ante-natal care, midwifery and surgery.
- Coordination between pelvic health services and community services that may include sexual health and mental health services.
- Development and lead an effective day to day running of specialist programmes of care for specific patient groups with a multi-disciplinary team. This involves support of clinics for women who suffered Pelvic floor dysfunction and or at-risk groups who sustained an OASI or perineal trauma or perineal breakdown.
- Review and maintain specific pelvic health guidelines to improve prevention recognition and treatment pelvic floor dysfunction.
ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
Undertake Bleep holder documentation when participating in the Bleep rota.
Review the provision of evidence-based information for women and birthing people on pelvic health to ensure that it is widely available in a range of formats.
LEADERSHIP
Participate in the senior midwifery bleep holder rota on the Whiston site (Early or late shift including the occasional weekend or Bank holiday as required).
To provide support and information for midwives on the postnatal wards.
To maintain, monitor and evaluate standards of care provided to women with OASI and other childbirth related perineal trauma and to assist in the implementation of recommendations from Government or Professional bodies and CQC regulations in relation to their care.
Communicate regularly through meetings with teams and individuals and provide opportunity for two-way feedback.
Review and maintain specific pelvic health guidelines to improve prevention recognition and treatment pelvic floor dysfunction.
TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSBILITIES
To attend annual maternity and mandatory training updates.
To deliver perineal repair training.
To provide training and support for all midwives and health care professionals on bladder care.
To provide training and support on PFME delivery in order to prevent urinary and faecal
Ensure that good pelvic health is promoted in pregnancy and the postnatal period.
Ensure that all staff in maternity services have access to first level training on prevention, recognition and treatment of pelvic health issues.
RESEARCH & AUDIT
To participate in nursing, midwifery and medical research and audit as required.
To lead and undertake audit of OASI and CRPT service locally and contribute to regional and national audit and research, presenting findings as.
Please see Job Description and Person Specification attached.
Advertising date: 17th June 2024
Closing date: 30th June 2024
Shortlisting date: 1stJuly 2024
Proposed Interview date: 9th July 2024
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife with current NMC registration
- Evidence of Degree level study or willingness to work towards
- Evidence of continuous and recent professional development.
Desirable
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Knowledge and skills in perineal care and OASI bundle
- Development and monitoring of complex care plans with women
- Ability to act as a lead resource with expert knowledge of this speciality.
- Able to demonstrate knowledge and experience of multiagency/ multidisciplinary working
- Evidence of participation in service development projects
- Ability to promote a positive and inclusive culture within teams
- Knowledge of the key Maternity drivers influencing change and service improvement
Skills
Essential
- A detailed working knowledge of national guidelines and current research relating to the care of repair of perineal/labial tearing during childbirth, and risk factors for and protective factors to reduce incidents of OASI
- Ability to contribute to the review, development, formalisation and audit of new PPHS care pathways.
- Requirement to manage own workload, work flexibly and prioritise
- Work as a team member
- Excellent communication and presentation skills including written, verbal and IT skills.
- Good knowledge of IT systems, Including, word, Excel, power point etc
- Previous evidence of audit
- Ability to develop, update and evaluate relevant guidelines
- Evidence of excellent report writing skills
- Ability to work well under pressure with experience of meeting deadlines.
- Understanding of the principles of teaching and learning and their application within the practice setting
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and listening skills
Desirable
- Advancing clinical skills in relation to perineal care
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel between sites
- People management skills
- Excellent role model in both clinical and professional capacity
- Ability to lead by example and motivate
- Innovative.
- Team player
- Possess enthusiasm, drive and self-motivation
- Reliable and flexible approach to work
- Commitment to equality and diversity principles and practice.
- Commitment to develop and improve services for midwifery care
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Ormskirk
Wigan Road,
ORMSKIRK
L39 2AZ