Cultural Safety Midwife | University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Are you passionate about Equity, Diversity and Inclusion priorities and improving experience for those most at risk of health inequalities? University Hospitals of Derby and Burton are seeking a cultural safety midwife who will work to reduce inequality in maternity outcomes and experiences ofBlack, Asian and other women from an Ethnic Minority background and those from the most deprived decile, through engagement and co-productionwith othermembersofthematernityandmultidisciplinaryteam, communitygroupsand serviceusersrepresenting these populations. In addition, the post holder will engage with the Trust EDI team and patient experience team to improve carefor LGBTQ+peopleand peopleliving withdisability and actasaresourcefor staff. This role will provideandpromotehighquality,individualised,safe,evidencedbased maternitycare and promote the importance of Cultural Safety in reducing inequality in maternity services, including liaising with seniorleadersin all areaswithin the directorate. The post holder will workwithcommunitygroupsand themulti-agencyteamtoensure thatwomenfromethnicminority groups and those from the most deprived decileshave accessto care appropriatetotheirneeds. They will act as a role model by applying best practice in motivating staff to drive improvements and provide visible leadership intheworkplace. The cultural safety midwife will lead on the benchmarking of national evidence-based and expert panel reports relevant to cultural safety issues and the needs of LGBTQ+ people and people living with disability to ensure that maternity services provide bestpractice.They will implement, maintain and promote solutions and equipment for women with interpreting needs to improve safety and quality of experience for women with additional language needs.,

• An inclusive and supportive culture - our Trust encourages staff to bring their whole selves to work and active Staff Networks to identify areas for improvement.
• Employee Support and wellbeing - we have a comprehensive Employee Health & Wellbeing Programme which includes a counselling service and a range of activities.
• Staff benefits - We have a range of staff benefits and schemes to support staff health, engagement, wellbeing and inclusion.
Details of UHDB sites We have three wards across two sites, with a total of 88 beds for antenatal, postnatal and induction of labour. At Royal Derby Hospital there are:
• 17 delivery rooms including one pool room and bereavement suite.
• Four bedded Midwife led birth centre.
• Four bedded Obstetric Enhanced Care area and a two bedded assessment bay
Queens Hospital Burton has seven delivery rooms including one pool room and one bereavement suite. Samuel Johnson Community Hospital is currently does not provide intrapartum care but runs as a community midwifery hub. Where we are now: We are focused on making progress in achieving compliance with the immediate and essential actions from Ockenden recommendations, as well as implementing valuable learning from recent external reviews and reports into the service. We want to:
• Be fully compliant against all national safety measures.
• Embed recommended changes from recent reviews of our service.
• Make sure we communicate well with families, so that every woman feels properly listened to and that we act on their feedback.
• Create the best possible environment at work for our teams to do their job.
• Do the things we have said we will do, including how we make sure we have learned and made changes when something has not gone well.
A lot of work is underway already, and we welcome applications from those who want to be a part of that journey.

At UHDB around 9,000 babies are born across our two sites each year at Royal Derby Hospital (RDH) and Queens Hospital Burton (QHB). We provide antenatal and postnatal care for 11,500 women each year and, at RDH, we offer an alongside birth centre. We support women through low and high-risk care pathways, and some specialty pathways like diabetes and cardiology. We have staff who are kind, caring and compassionate, and who want to deliver exceptional care together for every person who needs us - and that remains our aspiration. This is an exciting new era on our maternity improvement journey, following a £5.4million investment into our services to strengthen our workforce, our technology and our processes, so that we can further improve what we do and deliver the best quality care to women and their babies. This is a great opportunity to join UHDB and make a real impact for the women and families we care for. As a University Trust we value learning, teaching, and training so that we help you to be the best that you can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We are a vibrant and inclusive organisation, and we always want to treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. An extensive induction package is offered to successful candidates joining our Maternity services to ensure you are well supported and have time to adjust to working within our teams.