Lead Professional Midwifery Advocate (PMA)

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and forward-thinking Professional Midwifery Advocate to lead and coordinate our developing team of sessional PMAs. This is a key role within maternity services, supporting the delivery of restorative clinical supervision, professional advocacy, staff wellbeing, quality improvement and safe, personalised care.

Using the A-EQUIP model, the Lead PMA will provide visible leadership, clear direction and coordination for the PMA team. You will work closely with maternity governance colleagues, senior midwives, clinical teams and wider multidisciplinary colleagues to strengthen reflective practice, professional resilience, staff experience and service improvement.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a registered midwife with a PMA qualification, experience of delivering restorative clinical supervision and the confidence to support colleagues across all areas of maternity care. You will be an excellent communicator, able to facilitate reflective conversations, influence positive change and support staff through complex or sensitive situations with compassion, professionalism and integrity.

The successful candidate will help create safe thinking spaces for midwives and students, promote personal and professional accountability, support revalidation and career development, and contribute to learning from incidents, complaints, investigations and national recommendations. You will also play an important role in supporting recruitment, retention, wellbeing and the continued development of the PMA service.

In return, you will join a supportive maternity leadership team committed to kindness, openness and excellence. You will have the opportunity to shape the PMA service, build strong professional networks and make a meaningful contribution to the wellbeing of staff and the quality and safety of care for women, birthing people, babies and families.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities.  We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds.  If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: [email protected].

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment.  It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can.  We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

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