Advanced Clinical Practitioner, Midwife Maternal Medicine

Job overview

The maternity department at UHCW care for around 6,000 pregnant patients a year and is a busy tertiary unit with level 3 neonatal services.

The Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) is required to be an experienced registered midwife who has completed an MSc in Advanced clinical practice, who will exercise autonomy and decision making in a context of complexity, uncertainty and varying levels of risk, holding accountability for decisions made. The ACP will be able to manage clinical care in partnership with individuals, families and carers responding to differences in cultures, demographics and populations. Utilising critical analysis and synthesis in dealing with complex problems across the maternity service, enabling innovative solutions to enhance experience and improve outcomes for maternity patients who require specialist maternal medicine care.

The ACP role is underpinned by master’s level study and encompasses the four pillars of clinical practice, leadership, management, education and research, with demonstration of core capabilities and specialty specific clinical competence. The ACP will be an independent prescriber, having completed a recognised independent prescribing qualification, including annotation with their professional regulatory body and works within their scope of practice and relevant legislative authority

Main duties of the job

They will be involved in making complex decisions within their scope of professional practice, involving service users to ensure agreed standards, targets and objectives are met. They will work collaboratively with the obstetric and midwifery team to meet the needs of patients with additional medical conditions such as renal disease, cardiac disease, and diabetes, haemoglobinopathies including those experiencing health inequalities

The successful candidate will, with support and supervision, lead in the provision of maternal medicine throughout the peripartum, working closely with the Multi-Disciplinary Team. The post holder will be required to work within all areas where maternity patients may be housed. They will work alongside medical, midwifery and multi-disciplinary colleagues in the management of maternity patients, providing support, guidance and advice as required.

They will be instrumental in identifying the developmental and learning needs of midwives and team members within maternal medicine. They will be an advocate for and contribute to, a culture of organisational learning. The post holder will be required to ensure evidence-based care is delivered to patients and be involved in audit, research, and service improvement.

The postholder will co-ordinate the care needs of patients with additional medical conditions such as renal disease, cardiac disease, neurological disease, endocrinology, diabetes, Haemoglobinopathies.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful postholder will lead and line manage the maternal medicine team of midwives working within the maternal medicine clinics and the labour ward. They will co-ordinate the care of the high risk maternal medicine patients, liaising with the wider MDT and West Midlands Maternal medicine network as required.

• Co-ordinate the care of patients throughout their pathway with the multidisciplinary team and clinical services to ensure the effective management of this group of patients.
• Accountable for own actions in accordance with their professional regulatory body requirements.
• Will contribute to corporate objectives, acting within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies at all times.
• Lead and deliver clinical care, across a variety of settings, according to national and local guidelines ensuring delivery of evidence-based care and working towards the Trust vision of providing a World Class Service.
• Undertake an initial assessment to determine differential diagnosis, utilising advanced critical thinking and decision-making skills, deciding when necessary to refer to senior clinical colleagues.
• Act autonomously to assess, prioritise and provide expert clinical care which contributes to the patients’ treatment plan to ensure that optimum physical, psychological, and social care needs are met and ensures quality care.
• Request and interpret relevant investigations to facilitate the development of the patient’s management plan.
• Initiate the management of patients who are critically ill or deteriorating within scope of practice.
• Proactively refer to other clinicians (own or other services) depending upon patients’ needs to deliver care beyond your limitations and scope of practice.
• Proactively initiate treatment plans for patients requiring intervention and treatment ensuring ethically based considerations.
• Proactively identify, diagnose, and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing long term conditions.
• Undertake relevant clinical procedures to facilitate patient care within the service, supported by the appropriate training and supervision.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.