4231 - Lead Professional Midwifery Advocate (PMA)

4231 – Lead Professional Midwifery Advocate (PMA)

The interview date for this role is 19th March 2025.

The Professional Midwifery Advocate (PMA) role is a pivotal position within the maternity services department. The PMA is responsible for deploying the A-EQUIP (Advocating for Education and Quality Improvement) model to support midwives. This model focuses on continuous improvement, building personal and professional resilience, and enhancing the quality of care for women. The PMA collaborates with various teams, including quality & safety, governance, and practice development, to provide professional advice and support quality improvement initiatives.

Main duties of the job

Main Duties of the Role:

As a Professional Midwifery Advocate (PMA), the candidate will play a crucial role in enhancing the quality of maternity care.

Key responsibilities include:

1. Provide support to midwives using the A-EQUIP model, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and professional resilience.
2. Promote and facilitate regular restorative clinical supervision sessions, ensuring midwives have the opportunity to reflect on their practice and maintain their well-being.
3. Collaborate with local quality and safety, governance, and practice development teams to support and implement quality improvement initiatives.
4. Lead and coordinate the PMA team, ensuring they effectively fulfill their duties and contribute to high-quality, evidence-based maternity care.
5. Mentor and inspire midwives, sharing best practices and supporting their professional growth and development.
6. Network with PMAs across the region and beyond, sharing knowledge and strategies to enhance maternity services.
7. Advocate for women and their families, ensuring that their voices are heard and their needs are met within the maternity care framework.

About us

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close a position early.

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high-performing Trust achieving a Good rating in our most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) assessment and achieving significant progress in the delivery of our strategic objectives. We are proud of the commitment of our staff to ensuring a strong and sustainable future for this organisation which is highly valued by our local communities.

There has never been a better time to join Barnsley Hospital. It is moving at pace and a ‘can do’ attitude is evident right through the organisation, where staff are engaged for change and committed to being part of the journey to sustainability and growth.

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity and fair treatment to all applicants regardless of race, nationality, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, mental or physical disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, age or offending history.

The cost of the DBS (criminal records check) for Band 6 and above roles only will be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience of undertaking audit and change management.
• Evidence of leadership skills.
• Experience of working collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary team.
• Teaching and presentation skills.
• Experience of coordinating a team.

Qualifications

• NMC Registered Midwife.
• Degree or equivalent qualification/experience.

Knowledge and Awareness

• Current national maternity priorities and aims and how the PMA aligns to this.

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills.
• Experience of facilitating clinical restorative supervision sessions.
• Ability to influence and facilitate change.
• Able to organise and facilitate meetings.
• Experience of leading a team of PMAs.
• In around 100 words please describe what Equality & Diversity means to you and why they are important.
• In around 100 words please describe a situation when you have shown care and compassion at work.

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.

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