Birth Reflections Lead Midwife

· Be responsible for ensuring that all women and families receive safe, competent, and compassionate care.
· Work flexibly to support other colleagues on a day-to-day basis.
· Demonstrate excellent personal communication. Establish and maintain effective two-way communication channels with women, families & wider agencies/MDT members.
· Demonstrate appropriate assertiveness and ability to challenge others when the rights of women and others may be infringed.
· Actively promote excellent team working and interdisciplinary/cross-boundary working relationships.
· Take a lead with transformation work relating to trauma informed work/Public Health agenda
· Be an instrumental player in the implementation of the Trauma Informed Pathway
· Contribute/lead on new and practical ideas to improve efficiency across the service.
· Competently record information on the maternity data system and retrieve relevant information from the Information Technology systems

Working for our organisation
Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
We have four primary goals:
+ high-quality care for all,
+ being a great place to work,
+ partnerships for impact, and
+ research and education excellence
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
+ we are compassionate,
+ we are proud,
+ we are inclusive, and
+ we are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:
http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies, + Maintains effective working relationships with all staff including medical staff, general practitioners, health visitors, independent midwives and staff from other Trusts.
+ Demonstrate specialist skill and professional knowledge acquired through post registration academic, clinical, leadership and management development. Work as an excellent role model for professional practice.
+ Responsibility to ensure that all midwives caring & facilitating care to women affected by trauma and who are under the care of the Perinatal Mental Health team or maternal psychiatrist, have a management plan where applicable to safeguard & appropriately plan intrapartum care.
+ Be responsible to drive the trauma informed care agenda forward - in line with the NHS long[1]term Plan. Post holder to take responsibility/ownership and oversight of clinical audit relating to trauma related care and implement strategies to improve a streamlined approach to the care provided.
+ Supports and advises junior staff on midwifery issue
+ To undertake Birth Reflections sessions
+ Recording the outcomes of appointments, to be shared with women and kept in their medical records

The post is for a qualified midwife who wants to further their experience and skills in midwifery.
The Birth Reflections service is as a specialist service for women and birthing people to discuss their birth experience with an experienced midwife. The aim is to address gaps in understanding and questions the woman and her partner may have, discuss on-going emotional, psychological and physical concerns, and choices and recommendations for any future birth.
They will support women and their partners by reviewing their experience with them through notes review and careful listening. These consultations will involve exploring with women their experience of birth, reviewing the notes in partnership with them, addressing questions or concerns and providing appropriate follow-up and support as necessary.

Please submit your application form without delay to avoid disappointment; we will close vacancies prior to the publishing closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.
Please check the email account (including your junk mail) that you supplied as part of your application on a regular basis following the closing date and throughout the recruitment process, as this is how we will communicate with you.
UHL is an equal opportunities employer. We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds who match our job criteria.
Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be interviewed if you indicate you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.
UHL is committed to helping colleagues balance the demands of both their work and personal needs through flexible working arrangements wherever reasonably practicable and subject to service needs.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
Please note if you are successful in obtaining this position and the post involves regulated activity you will be required to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service check.
The Trust will pay for the check initially and the money will then be deducted from your salary over a three month period commencing on your first month's payment.
The current price of a check is £38 for an enhanced and £18 for a standard check.
COVID 19 Risk Assessment
Due to the current Covid pandemic we have introduced a staff risk assessment into our pre-employment process. This now forms part of the mandatory pre-employment checks that will be carried out if you receive a conditional offer.
The risk assessment is intended to ensure you are able to safely perform your duties in any of our work areas, and if you have been identified as being particularly vulnerable to coronavirus. Our main aim is to reduce risk and to ensure the safety of all new starters to the Trust as well as current staff, patients and visitors.
If it is identified that you are within a vulnerable category, we will endeavor to make reasonable adjustments to accommodate this through discussions with both Occupational Health and your recruiting manager.
Covid Vaccination Status
Covid-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, family, colleagues and our patients/service users from the Covid-19 virus. We therefore continue to encourage our current and potential colleagues to get vaccinated.
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust holds the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of everything it does and all that it stands for. We are committed to developing a workforce that is representative of the community we serve. We welcome applications from the diverse community of Leicester, Leicester and Rutland, to help deliver healthcare services that meets the needs of our diverse communities.