University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
Professional Midwifery Advocate
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New Professional Midwifery Advocate (PMA) Team
As part of our commitment to supporting staff and strengthening maternity services ahead of the Independent Maternity Review, we are establishing a new Professional Midwifery Advocate (PMA) Team across University Hospitals Sussex.
Recruitment
We are recruiting PMAs across UHSussex, with one post aligned to each site:
- Princess Royal Hospital (PRH)
- Royal Sussex County Hospital (RSCH)
- Worthing Hospital (WH)
- St Richard's Hospital (SRH)
Role Overview
Each PMA will have a designated site base while working collaboratively across the Trust under the leadership of the Professional Perinatal Advocate (PPA) Lead, delivering a consistent restorative approach across maternity and neonatal services.
These newly created roles will provide visible support in clinical areas through restorative conversations, hot debriefs, real-time support and compassionate leadership, helping colleagues navigate a period of learning, transformation and cultural development.
Responsibilities
Successful candidates will strengthen Professional Midwifery Advocacy through:
- Case management
- Professional development
- Training
- Embedding best practice within the A-EQUIP framework
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The PMA team will help ensure accessible advocacy support, promoting staff wellbeing, learning, service improvement and a resilient workforce.
Opportunities
These three-year fixed-term opportunities offer experienced PMAs the chance to develop their leadership, quality improvement, workforce development and strategic influence.
Key Responsibilities
- Delivering and facilitating Restorative Clinical Supervision
- Supporting colleagues through complex cases, incidents, Coroner's inquests and high-profile reviews
- Providing visible clinical support and restorative leadership within clinical areas
- Supporting trainee PMAs and newly qualified PMAs
- Developing and strengthening the Trust-wide PMA/PNA network
- Leading and contributing to Quality Improvement initiatives
- Supporting workforce wellbeing, retention and engagement
- Collecting evidence and demonstrating the impact and value of Professional Midwifery Advocacy across the organisation
- Promoting a restorative culture that extends across maternity, neonatal, medical and support worker teams
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Diversity and Inclusion
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always deliver Excellent Care Everywhere, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of staff networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 3) and a Veteran Aware Trust.
Candidate Information
Candidate Pack: UHSussex Candidate Information Pack
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Rosie Jennings
- Job title: Perinatal Workforce Matron
- Email address: rosie.jennings@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 01273 696955
Please do get in touch with Rosie via email (rosie.jennings@nhs.net) if you would like to discuss the role further.
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