Job summary
Are you passionate about improving women's long-term health outcomes and delivering exceptional specialist care?

We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced midwife to lead our expanding Perineal and Pelvic Health Service supporting women affected by Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury (OASI), childbirth-related perineal trauma, pelvic floor dysfunction, and pregnancy-related bladder and bowel symptoms.

This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the UK's largest maternity services and play a pivotal role in shaping and developing specialist pelvic health care across the maternity pathway. Working autonomously and as part of a highly supportive multidisciplinary team you will provide expert clinical care, lead innovative service developments, influence practice and deliver education to healthcare professionals across maternity settings.

We are looking for a motivated and compassionate clinician with excellent leadership, communication and organisational skills who is committed to improving pelvic health outcomes and delivering outstanding woman-centred care.

If you are seeking a rewarding role that combines specialist clinical practice, leadership, education, service development and the opportunity to influence maternity care at scale this is an excellent opportunity to join a progressive and ambitious team.

Main duties of the job
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Professional and clinical knowledge acquired through midwifery training to degree level or equivalent experience and successful completion of preceptorship, together with substantial post-registration experience in perineal care and further specialist study to postgraduate diploma level or equivalent knowledge and expertise gained through practice.
• Teaching/mentor and assessor's qualification or relevant experience.
• Demonstration of on-going professional development.

Desirable

• Master's degree or working towards/willing to undertake study.

Experience
Essential

• Significant experience as a practising midwife with experience in all areas of Midwifery
• Specialist knowledge of in perineal trauma pregnancy care and relevant clinical experience.
• Participation in research or clinical audit
• Knowledge of current midwifery practices.
• Evidence of participating in service change and quality improvement.
• Experience of leading staff.
• Demonstrates knowledge of infection prevention and control practices.
• Evidence of on-going and current professional development.

Desirable

• Endo-anal scanning experience
• Uro-gynaecology experience

Additional Criteria
Essential

• Evidence of team working
• Able to understand and evidence Trust values
• Able to understand and evidence equality and inclusion of this role

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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