York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Lead Professional Midwifery Advocate (PMA)
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Role Description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and forward-thinking Professional Midwifery Advocate to lead and coordinate our developing team of sessional PMAs. This is a key role within maternity services, supporting the delivery of restorative clinical supervision, professional advocacy, staff wellbeing, quality improvement and safe, personalised care.
Using the A-EQUIP model, the Lead PMA will provide visible leadership, clear direction and coordination for the PMA team. You will work closely with maternity governance colleagues, senior midwives, clinical teams and wider multidisciplinary colleagues to strengthen reflective practice, professional resilience, staff experience and service improvement.
Responsibilities
- Provide visible leadership and clear direction for the PMA team
- Work closely with maternity governance colleagues, senior midwives, clinical teams and multidisciplinary colleagues
- Strengthen reflective practice, professional resilience, staff experience and service improvement
Requirements
- Registered midwife with a PMA qualification
- Experience of delivering restorative clinical supervision
- Confidence to support colleagues across all areas of maternity care
- Excellent communicator
- Ability to facilitate reflective conversations
- Influence positive change
- Support staff through complex or sensitive situations with compassion, professionalism and integrity
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Benefits
The successful candidate will help create safe thinking spaces for midwives and students, promote personal and professional accountability, support revalidation and career development, and contribute to learning from incidents, complaints, investigations and national recommendations. You will also play an important role in supporting recruitment, retention, wellbeing and the continued development of the PMA service.
In return, you will join a supportive maternity leadership team committed to kindness, openness and excellence. You will have the opportunity to shape the PMA service, build strong professional networks and make a meaningful contribution to the wellbeing of staff and the quality and safety of care for women, birthing people, babies and families.
Our Benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
- Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
- A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
- Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
- NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
- An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
- Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
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For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Sascha Wells-Munro
- Job title: Director of Midwifery
- Email address: S.wells-munro@nhs.net
Alternative Contact Details
- Name: Anna Goode
- Job title: Workforce & Retention Lead Midwife
- Email address: anna.goode@nhs.net
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