13 Oct
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Birmingham
Job description
Job summary
The post holder will support the deployment and implementation of the Advocating for Education and Quality Improvement model (AEQUIP).
Working under the management of the Professional Midwifery Advocate, the post holder will be a visible role model developing, delivering, and embedding Restorative Clinical Supervision (RCS) in collaboration with other Professional Midwifery Advocates and clinical teams.
The PMA demonstrates that they can act, link academic learning with their practical settings and experiences and develop their practice skills to support colleagues to improve the capabilities of the midwifery workforce.
Main duties of the job
- Demonstrate an awareness of diverse ethnic, cultural,
and spiritual backgrounds and needs of patients, members of the public and staff.
- Actively promote and maintain confidentiality whilst adhering to information governance guidelines.
- Ensure that accurate and contemporaneous records relating to the deployment of AEQUIP are maintained. Keep accurate records of PMA activity.
- Contribute to the content of and lead on the design of documents and teaching aids.
- Provide reports regarding AEQUIP deployment as requested and present in forums as required.
- Collate audit data to report on activity, compliance, and effectiveness.
Clinical support :
- Demonstrate clinical expertise and maintain competence in clinical skills.
- Establish and maintain professional and therapeutic relationships, and effective communication with patients, visitors, and work colleagues.
- Collaborate with and support teams to develop and improve services and deliver safe, compassionate care through regular RCS.
- Actively support the supervision,
development and coaching of individual staff so that they may function effectively within their role and responsibilities.
- Demonstrate inspirational, motivational, and visible leadership in the workplace.
- Support change in clinical area(s).
- Work as a role model promoting psychological safety and situational awareness in own practice.
- Maintain a clinically credible and visual profile within clinical departments.
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to :
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff,
including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment.
This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work.
This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks,
and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO.
We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife on the NMC register.
- Teaching qualification or equivalent experience
- Evidence of post registration CPD / Post registration qualification in appropriate area of speciality or professional knowledge supplemented by specialist experience and short courses to masters level equivalent.
- Evidence of completion of degree level study (level 6)
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Experience
Essential
- Recent significant post registration experience working at a senior level in a clinical area for the NHS / healthcare setting.
- Relevant and recent clinical experience within a care environment, including the supervision, education, and pastoral support of colleagues.
- Evidence of ability to revalidate with the NMC.
- Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of ongoing professional development & competence.
- Experience in mentoring, facilitating groups, and coaching others.
- Experience in the delivery of RCS
- Ability to lead on the development of teaching resources and deliver programmes to promote a learning environment.
- Knowledge of clinical governance and risk management
- Ability to support reflective practice.
- Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
- Application and understanding of professional policies and procedures.
- A sound understanding of safeguarding responsibilities and processes.
- Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of ongoing professional development & competence.
- Experience of being a PMA / mentor / preceptor.
- Experience in the delivery of RCS
- Evidence of post registration study and personal development.
- Demonstrate an ability and experience in the following :
- o Team working
- o Time management
- o Role modelling
- o Clinical governance
- o Audit and research
- o Ability to demonstrate PMA
- activity in current post.
▶️ Band 7 Professional Midwifery Advocate
🖊️ University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
📍 Birmingham