Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
Specialist Mental Health Midwife
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Job Description
About the Role
To provide high quality, safe midwifery care to women and their families with additional support requirements and mental health challenges in pregnancy and the postnatal period. The post holder will have a high level of relevant expert knowledge and skills, which they will use to manage, develop and lead care for pregnant women and new mothers with additional needs.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct client care and have detailed clinical knowledge of the specialist area.
- Be responsible for providing extra support and care to some pregnant women with mental health problems, in partnership with the named midwife, the specialist perinatal mental health team, and external agencies.
- Work closely with women and their families to plan and coordinate their care based on their individual needs. Provide a link between the maternity service and other services involved in mental health care.
- Assist the Band 7 specialist midwife to ensure that high standards of quality care are delivered and maintained.
- Deputise for the specialist midwife as required.
- Promote the use of quality improvement methods by frontline staff in order to deliver measurable improvements in patient care.
- Act as a resource of specialist knowledge to other members of the multidisciplinary team.
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Our Values
Vision
We have a plan that will deliver excellent health and care for future generations, working with partners to ensure our services are sustainable.
We make decisions that are best for long term health and social care outcomes for our communities.
Openness
We communicate clearly to our patients, families, and our staff with transparency and honesty.
We encourage feedback from everyone to help drive innovation and improvements.
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Integrity
We demonstrate fairness, respect, and empathy in our interactions with people.
We take responsibility for our actions, speaking out and learning from our mistakes.
Compassion
We take a person-centred approach in all our interactions with patients, families, and our staff.
We provide compassionate care and demonstrate understanding to everyone.
Excellence
We put quality and safety at the heart of all our services and processes.
We continuously improve our standards of healthcare with the patient in mind.
Contact Information
For further details or informal visits, please contact:
- Name: Fran Ireland
- Job Title: Band 7 Specialist mental health midwife
- Email Address: Frances.ireland@boltonft.nhs.uk
- Telephone Number: 01204390271
Please see the detailed job description attachment for a full breakdown of all the different duties required.
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