Pelvic Health Specialist midwife inMiddlesbrough inMiddlesbrough PUBLISHED THU 14 NOV 2024

Band 7: £46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum (pro rata) PERMANENT
MATERNITY NHS

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust rQUrutR5

Opportunity to lead the development of a specialized pelvic health service within a reputable NHS trust.

Involvement in the formulation and implementation of clinical protocols, contributing to improved maternity care.

Ability to provide specialized, evidence-based care for women experiencing childbirth-related pelvic issues, enhancing service quality.

Role includes significant educational responsibilities, allowing the midwife to contribute to the training of other healthcare professionals.

Collaboration with physiotherapists and other professionals to promote comprehensive pelvic health for expecting and new mothers.

Opportunity to engage in clinical audits and research projects, fostering professional development and innovation in practice.

Working across multiple sites, offering diverse experiences and opportunities to impact maternal health in the community.

The South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Middlesbrough is seeking a Pelvic Health Specialist Midwife to lead its Perinatal Pelvic Health Service (PPHS). This role involves developing and implementing the PPHS across multiple sites, establishing clinical protocols, and providing high-quality care for women experiencing perineal trauma and bladder/bowel dysfunction related to childbirth. The midwife will collaborate with the Obstetric team, act as an educational resource for staff, and work with physiotherapists to train midwives on pelvic floor muscle exercises. The position includes responsibilities such as conducting clinical audits, supporting healthcare education, and participating in research. Note that this position is exclusively open to current employees of the South Tees Trust.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic midwife to lead our pelvic health service at South Tees.

The PPHS (Perinatal Pelvic Health Service) Midwife will be involved in the development and implementation of the PHHS service across both sites within South Tees.

The post holder will be part of the development and implementation of clinical protocols and guidelines for maternity service users within PPHS and will work towards developing a structured approach to delivering care and providing staff training, to ensure a comprehensive high quality PPHS service within maternity.

This post is for internal candidates to South Tees Trust. If you are not currently working within the trust your application will not be reviewed and automatically rejected at shortlisting stage. Please be aware of this when submitting your application.

To work with and support the Obstetric team in the day-to-day management of the OASI/Perineal Urogynae Perinatal Pelvic Health Service and to make significant contribution to the strategic direction of the OASIS and perineal trauma service.

To implement and provide specialist evidence-based care for women with OASI, other childbirth related perineal trauma (CRPT) and pregnancy related bladder/bowel dysfunction.

To act as a significant educational resource, to Midwives and trainees in OASI, CRPT and pregnancy related bladder/bowel dysfunction.

To liaise with women's health physiotherapists in providing training to midwives on pelvic floor muscle exercises (PFME) in order that they can deliver appropriate preventive antenatal PFME guidance for the women that they care for.

To lead in the development and promotion of Trust guidelines and protocols for women requiring perineal suturing and bladder care, OASI and PFME, adopting a multi professional approach.

The PPHS Midwife will be expected to undertake clinical audit and provide educational support for healthcare professionals and students and be involved in research projects.

The PPHS midwife will be expected to work across sites.

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Pelvic Health Specialist midwife inMiddlesbrough inMiddlesbrough PUBLISHED THU 14 NOV 2024

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust rQUrutR5

About us Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

About us
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.