Assistant Consultant Midwife

at  Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Key Relationships: The post-holder will develop effective working partnerships with the Director of Midwifery and Divisional Nurse Director, Assistant Director of Midwifery, Consultant Midwife, Senior Midwifery Team, Clinical Leads, Consultants, Operational Business Managers, Education Teams, and Clinical Midwives/Team Leaders to identify the key issues to be addressed to improve standards of nursing and midwifery practice. Professional responsibilities The Expert Practice Function To ensure the maintenance and development of own clinical skills through the completion of an advanced practitioner portfolio To develop own clinical capacity in order to become an expert practitioner, demonstrating advanced clinical competence and a knowledge base beyond those associated with a conventional midwifery role. Professional leadership and consultancy Optimise birth outcomes in all areas of maternity care, displaying leadership in midwifery practice within all areas of the maternity services. Support the Consultant Midwife to lead on regular reviews of the efficiency and efficacy of midwife led birth pathways, demonstrating achievements through benchmarking against similar units.
Education and Training To continue own academic development, working towards MSC level or equivalent To advise and support the Midwifery Practice Development Team, identifying priority areas for practice, development and promoting the integration of theory and practice within the clinical setting. To support the delivery of professional education programmes for the multi disciplinary team Practice and Service Development Participate in the development and evaluation of evidence-based integrated care pathways, where appropriate. Develop skills and knowledge in evidence based change management strategies and work with the Consultant Midwife to implement these into practise. Develop skills and experience in appropriate quality improvement projects, including service redesign in line with key objectives outlined in local and national policy documents and the Better Births programm

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