Midwifery Site Coordinator/Bleep Holder

Job overview

The post holder will utilise well developed leadership skills and specialist midwifery knowledge to:

• Provide management and leadership throughout the 24 hours period, co-ordination of the shift and managing the service out of hours
• Maintain adequate staffing levels, through deployment of staff
• Will be responsible for the efficient and effective management of the pregnant woman’s journey through maternity services
• Support staff to provide all aspects of clinical midwifery care, with a focus on promoting positive outcomes for mother and baby, and the wider family

Main duties of the job

• Work autonomously as a clinical midwife, and as part of the wider team

• Provide highly specialist knowledge and clinical support to multi-disciplinary colleagues in relation to all aspects of midwifery service provision

• Actively promote physiological childbirth through own practice and influencing others and act as a role model

• Through direct clinical care and influencing/leadership skills with other practitioners and supervision of junior staff, empower women to make informed decisions about their care

• Utilise highly developed communication skills which includes receiving and delivering complex and emotive information which may challenge practice

• Support the review and potential implementation of NICE guidance, and other relevant policy directives

• Support the development of maternity standards through participation and review of local guidelines using national guidance

• Signpost and make appropriate referrals for specialist information / support for vulnerable families, ensuring the Trust safeguarding policy is adhered to

• Knowledge of clinical governance and Risk management and participate in the risk management process

• Address practice deficits and provide constructive feedback to junior staff
• Ensure that MAST is up to date

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.