Whittington Health NHS Trust
PDM for Martha's Rule in Maternity Services
PDM for Martha's Rule in Maternity Services
LondonOn-Site
FTCPart-Time
£58,133 - £65,261per annumFTE
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Job summary
Practice Development Nurse (Band 7)
Supporting the Implementation of Martha's Rule in Maternity Services
15 hours per week (0.4 WTE) | Fixed-Term Secondment (4 months) Critical Care Outreach Team (CCOT), Whittington Health NHS Trust
Are you passionate about patient safety, education and improving outcomes for patients in maternity services?
We are seeking an experienced Midwife to support the implementation of Martha's Rule across maternity services. This exciting secondment opportunity will enable you to lead education, practice development and quality improvement initiatives that strengthen the recognition, escalation and management of deteriorating patients.
Working closely with the Martha's Rule Implementation Lead Nurse, Lead Practice Development Midwife, Obstetricians, Neonatal Matron and Critical Care Outreach Team (CCOT), you will develop and deliver innovative education programmes, support clinical practice, and help embed a culture where concerns raised by patients, families and staff are recognised, escalated and acted upon.
Main duties of the job
The role will include:
This opportunity is ideal for a motivated midwife who is passionate about education, leadership and improving patient safety. You will gain valuable experience in service improvement, change management and implementation of a national patient safety programme while helping to make a lasting difference to patients and families.
Join us and help embed Martha's Rule, ensuring every patient and family has access to timely review and escalation when concerns arise.
About us
Whittington Health mission, vision and goals
We have an excellent reputation for being innovative, responsive and flexible to the changing clinical needs of the local population. We are treating more patients than ever before and are dedicated to improving services to deliver the best for our patients. Our mission
Helping local people live longer, healthier lives.
Our vision
Provide safe, personal, co-ordinated care for the community we serve.
Our goals
We have developed six key strategic goals to make sure we continue to support people to live longer, healthier lives.
Details
Date posted: 27 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £58,133 to £65,261 a year Inclusive of Inner HCAS pro rata, per annum
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 16 weeks
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 220-WHT-8393877
Job locations: Whittington Hospital, Magdala avenue, London, N19 5NF, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
Education and Practice Development
Identify learning needs relating to Martha's Rule across maternity services and develop action plans to address identified needs.
Develop, facilitate and deliver education programmes to support implementation of Martha's Rule using a variety of educational methods including:
Support staff to understand:
Develop educational resources, competency frameworks and learning materials to support implementation.
Work collaboratively with maternity and neonatal practice development staff to ensure that, following the implementation period, Marthas Rule and escalation of the deteriorating patient education remains sustainable.
Promote a positive learning environment and encourage innovation in clinical practice.
Work clinically alongside staff to facilitate the acquisition and enhancement of skills and confidence relating to escalation of care and patient safety.
Support the induction of newly appointed staff and learners regarding Martha's Rule.
Maintain accurate records of training undertaken and provide assurance reports as required.
Act as an educational resource providing advice and support on professional and career development.
Liaise closely with the Critical Care Outreach Team and Martha's Rule Implementation Lead Nurse to develop and deliver education programmes that reflect Trust escalation pathways and national Martha's Rule principles.
Support awareness and understanding amongst maternity and neonatal staff regarding the role of the Critical Care Outreach Team in the escalation and review of deteriorating women and babies.
Work collaboratively with the Martha's Rule Implementation lead nurse to ensure maternity and neonatal training materials align with Trust-wide implementation plans and patient safety programmes.
Quality Improvement, Audit and Governance
Participate in quality improvement initiatives associated with Martha's Rule implementation.
Support design, collection and analysis of implementation data, audit findings and staff feedback.
Contribute to the development, review and implementation of policies, guidelines and standard operating procedures associated with escalation of care.
Support learning from incidents, complaints, investigations and patient feedback.
Monitor compliance with educational requirements and identify areas requiring further intervention.
Produce reports and updates on project progress, training compliance and implementation outcomes.
Work collaboratively with patient safety, governance teams, maternity, neonatal, CCOT and the Martha's Rule Implementation Lead Nurse to support implementation and sustainability.
Share learning arising from audits, incidents, patient feedback and outreach activity to support continuous improvement and service development.
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Skills and abilities
Essential
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
Desirable
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name: Whittington Hospital NHS Trust
Address: Whittington Hospital, Magdala avenue, London, N19 5NF, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Lead nurse CCOT & Martha's Rule Implementation, Lisa Carrie, lisacarrie@nhs.net, 02082883836
Practice Development Nurse (Band 7)
Supporting the Implementation of Martha's Rule in Maternity Services
15 hours per week (0.4 WTE) | Fixed-Term Secondment (4 months) Critical Care Outreach Team (CCOT), Whittington Health NHS Trust
Are you passionate about patient safety, education and improving outcomes for patients in maternity services?
We are seeking an experienced Midwife to support the implementation of Martha's Rule across maternity services. This exciting secondment opportunity will enable you to lead education, practice development and quality improvement initiatives that strengthen the recognition, escalation and management of deteriorating patients.
Working closely with the Martha's Rule Implementation Lead Nurse, Lead Practice Development Midwife, Obstetricians, Neonatal Matron and Critical Care Outreach Team (CCOT), you will develop and deliver innovative education programmes, support clinical practice, and help embed a culture where concerns raised by patients, families and staff are recognised, escalated and acted upon.
Main duties of the job
The role will include:
- Delivering education and simulation training to support Martha's Rule implementation.
- Supporting staff to recognise and escalate deteriorating patients effectively.
- Developing educational resources, competency frameworks and sustainable learning programmes.
- Promoting patient safety, human factors awareness and effective communication.
- Supporting audit, quality improvement and evaluation activities.
- Acting as a clinical role model and champion for Martha's Rule within the Maternity services.
This opportunity is ideal for a motivated midwife who is passionate about education, leadership and improving patient safety. You will gain valuable experience in service improvement, change management and implementation of a national patient safety programme while helping to make a lasting difference to patients and families.
Join us and help embed Martha's Rule, ensuring every patient and family has access to timely review and escalation when concerns arise.
About us
Whittington Health mission, vision and goals
We have an excellent reputation for being innovative, responsive and flexible to the changing clinical needs of the local population. We are treating more patients than ever before and are dedicated to improving services to deliver the best for our patients. Our mission
Helping local people live longer, healthier lives.
Our vision
Provide safe, personal, co-ordinated care for the community we serve.
Our goals
We have developed six key strategic goals to make sure we continue to support people to live longer, healthier lives.
- To secure the best possible health and wellbeing for all our community
- To integrate and coordinate care in person-centred teams
- To deliver consistent, high quality, safe services
- To support our patients and users in being active partners in their care
- To be recognised as a leader in the fields of medical and multi-professional education, and population-based clinical research
- To innovate and continuously improve the quality of our services to deliver the best outcomes for our local population
Details
Date posted: 27 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £58,133 to £65,261 a year Inclusive of Inner HCAS pro rata, per annum
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 16 weeks
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 220-WHT-8393877
Job locations: Whittington Hospital, Magdala avenue, London, N19 5NF, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
Education and Practice Development
Identify learning needs relating to Martha's Rule across maternity services and develop action plans to address identified needs.
Develop, facilitate and deliver education programmes to support implementation of Martha's Rule using a variety of educational methods including:
- Clinical teaching
- Simulation training
- Workshops
- Case reviews
- Scenario-based learning
- Induction sessions
- Multidisciplinary teaching
Support staff to understand:
- Recognition of deterioration in women and babies
- Escalation processes
- Professional accountability
- Effective communication and human factors
- Family activated escalation pathways
- Speaking up for safety
- The role of CCOT within escalation pathways
Develop educational resources, competency frameworks and learning materials to support implementation.
Work collaboratively with maternity and neonatal practice development staff to ensure that, following the implementation period, Marthas Rule and escalation of the deteriorating patient education remains sustainable.
Promote a positive learning environment and encourage innovation in clinical practice.
Work clinically alongside staff to facilitate the acquisition and enhancement of skills and confidence relating to escalation of care and patient safety.
Support the induction of newly appointed staff and learners regarding Martha's Rule.
Maintain accurate records of training undertaken and provide assurance reports as required.
Act as an educational resource providing advice and support on professional and career development.
Liaise closely with the Critical Care Outreach Team and Martha's Rule Implementation Lead Nurse to develop and deliver education programmes that reflect Trust escalation pathways and national Martha's Rule principles.
Support awareness and understanding amongst maternity and neonatal staff regarding the role of the Critical Care Outreach Team in the escalation and review of deteriorating women and babies.
Work collaboratively with the Martha's Rule Implementation lead nurse to ensure maternity and neonatal training materials align with Trust-wide implementation plans and patient safety programmes.
Quality Improvement, Audit and Governance
Participate in quality improvement initiatives associated with Martha's Rule implementation.
Support design, collection and analysis of implementation data, audit findings and staff feedback.
Contribute to the development, review and implementation of policies, guidelines and standard operating procedures associated with escalation of care.
Support learning from incidents, complaints, investigations and patient feedback.
Monitor compliance with educational requirements and identify areas requiring further intervention.
Produce reports and updates on project progress, training compliance and implementation outcomes.
Work collaboratively with patient safety, governance teams, maternity, neonatal, CCOT and the Martha's Rule Implementation Lead Nurse to support implementation and sustainability.
Share learning arising from audits, incidents, patient feedback and outreach activity to support continuous improvement and service development.
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife (NMC)
- Degree or equivalent clinical experience
- Practice Assessor/Practice Supervisor or equivalent mentorship qualification
Desirable
- Master's Degree in Midwifery or suitable subject or working towards
- Quality Improvement qualification
- Communication training qualification
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to design, deliver and evaluate educational programmes
- Ability to facilitate multidisciplinary learning
- Ability to analyse, interpret and present audit data
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Significant post-registration experience within maternity services
- Experience of teaching, assessing and supporting staff development
- Experience of audit, governance and quality improvement activities
- Knowledge of Martha's Rule components
Desirable
- Knowledge of quality improvement methodologies
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name: Whittington Hospital NHS Trust
Address: Whittington Hospital, Magdala avenue, London, N19 5NF, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Lead nurse CCOT & Martha's Rule Implementation, Lisa Carrie, lisacarrie@nhs.net, 02082883836
