Consultant Midwife

Consultant Midwife

MT Consulting Group

As an inspirational leader for maternity services, the Consultant Midwife will use midwifery expertise to promote excellence in maternity care and lead midwifery practice within all areas of maternity services.

• Act as professional/clinical lead for birth and all practices involving women\’s health.
• Work closely with the Director & Head of Midwifery for Women’s services, Obstetric Consultants and Lead Midwives to develop a responsive maternity service.
• Collaborate with a team of consultant practitioners to develop professional practice within the Trust.
• Foster a climate for research, innovation and clinical excellence through clinical practice and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team.
• Actively participate in advancing midwifery practice at a strategic level.
• Function as an expert practitioner leading midwife care and working with multi-disciplinary groups to meet the specific needs of pregnant women, particularly related to the Better Birth (2016) agenda.
• Serve as a visible, expert role model for professional leadership and consultancy to all clinical staff in maternity services and the wider health economy.
• Work with different staff groups depending on work priorities.
• Demonstrate advanced clinical skills and knowledge that inform practice decisions.
• Support staff in developing competence to keep the birth process as normal as possible while practicing safely and effectively.
• Focus on transparency, accessibility, approachability, a shared vision and promoting a developmental culture.
• Lead and develop staff to become confident in decision making through empowerment, support and evidence-based knowledge.
• Provide inspirational leadership that encourages midwives to challenge traditional models of care and facilitate changes in practice.
• Lead, with other consultant colleagues, in the implementation of strategies to enhance clinical decision making and engage choice and personalisation of persons who birth.
• Take the lead on identifying care pathways, including perinatal mental health and women with complex needs.
• Manage resources within established parameters, being aware of resource implications specific to the area of practice involved.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond. Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serves a diverse population of almost one million people.

Role Functions

• Expert Midwifery practice and Service Development
• Professional Leadership
• Education and Training function
• Research, audit and evaluation function

Major Acute Services

• Northwick Park Hospital – home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country, a country top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK.
• St Marks Hospital – an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease.
• Ealing Hospital – a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, a 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice.
• Central Middlesex Hospital – a planned care site hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Seniority Level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment Type

• Contract

Job Function

• Health Care Provider

Industries

• Business Consulting and Services