Perinatal Pelvic Health Specialist Midwife

Job overview

Perinatal Pelvic Health Specialist Midwife – Band 7 0.4WTE

Are you ready to take the next step in your midwifery career and join our dynamic team and be a champion for Pelvic Health at St. George’s Hospital? Do you have the motivation, vision, and foresight to achieve the ambition that ALL women have education and advice around pelvic health and access to Physiotherapy services in antenatal and the postnatal period?

We are looking for an experienced, highly motivated, dynamic midwife who is knowledgeable in perinatal pelvic health and will provide support and leadership to the midwifery staff, whilst working closely with the wider multidisciplinary team and maintaining your own clinical skills. You will be a champion for Pelvic Health and the expectation is that the post holder will be responsible for promoting good quality midwifery/ obstetric led interventions which aim to reduce pelvic floor muscle dysfunction for childbearing women, training and engaging registered midwives in the process

Main duties of the job

The person appointed to this role will have a clear understanding of The NHS Long Term Plan pelvic health rehabilitation, the SWL Perinatal Pelvic Health Programme, and how this post contributes to the achievement of the Trust vision which is one of:

A thriving Foundation Trust at the heart of an integrated healthcare system. One that delivers improved patient care at a community, hospital and specialist setting, supported by a unique and nationally recognized programme of research, education and employee engagement.

The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator with proven experience in working within maternity care. It is essential that you bring a flexible and adaptable approach to meet with the challenge of this role, supporting the multi-professional team in personalising care, enhancing quality and improving the patient experience. As a senior midwife you will review, influence and lead the development and implementation of policies and audits, organise learning and teaching of the multi-disciplinary team and ensure the key performance indicators are achieved and reported to NHS England.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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All applications should be made on-line. Please ensure that you meet the person specification before applying, and that your supporting statement reflects these criteria.