Job Description

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.



We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience



YOUR APPLICATION



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Job overview

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a

Specialist Midwife

on a 9 month fixed term or secondment contract to be involved in the continued development and delivery of a specialist birth trauma and perinatal loss service in Norfolk.



The Lotus Maternal Therapeutic Outreach Service (Lotus team) launched in June 2021 as a pilot site chosen to develop and trial a Maternal Mental Health Service (MMHS) as part of the NHS Long Term Plan. Since this time we have become an established team and have continued to develop and improve the service for our local population.



As a service, the Lotus team aims to embody a trauma-informed care ethos and as such, the team includes Clinical Psychologists, Peer Support Workers and Specialist Midwives and offers specialist assessment and psychological interventions to women and birthing people who have experienced moderate to severe or complex mental health difficulties directly related to their birth experience.



The post will be to cover geographical areas of the West of Norfolk over to central Norfolk including Norwich.

If you're an enthusiastic, person centred, registered Midwife we would love to hear from you!

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Main duties of the job

The Specialist Midwife for Lotus Team will liaise with all professionals involved in the care of women experiencing trauma, bereavement or loss in the maternity and neonatal period, to ensure that they receive trauma informed care at each stage of their patient journey.



Loss includes both pregnancy loss at any gestation, still-birth, neo-natal death or not having residency with your child after birth due to involvement with children's services. The specialist midwife will have a role in planning and co-ordinating their midwifery antenatal and extended post-natal care in partnership with the women's named midwife, offering highly specialised advice.




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Working for our organisation

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us?

We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk?

The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.


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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Some of the benefits you can expect:


NHS pension a comprehensive in house & external training programmes career progression starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays) staff physio service NHS discounts and many more.

Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.

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If you would like to discuss this opportunity please contact Tracey Liddell, Service Manager on tracey.liddell@nsft.nhs.uk.


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Person specification

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Qualifications

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Essential criteria

Registered Midwife Evidence of professional and personal development to degree level Teaching and learning qualification Leadership qualification ####

Experience

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Essential criteria

Significant experience working at band 6 encompassing all aspects of midwifery care (including community) ####

Skills

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Essential criteria

Ability to deal with severely challenging behaviour and sometime give distressing news Ability to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information Ability to communicate sensitive information to clients where there are significant barriers to acceptance Ability to participate in the running of an efficient and effective team Ability to plan and organise complex activities or programmes Monitor and maintain excellent standards of care ####

other

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Essential criteria

flexible approach to working patterns Ability to travel to all Trust locations if required.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.


As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification).. We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.


DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE CHECK (formerly CRB)

FOR POSTS WITH DIRECT SERVICE USER CONTACT - Please be advised that due to recent changes in the DBS Service, organisations no longer receive copies of DBS Disclosures - these are sent directly to candidates only. Therefore, it will be your responsibility, if successful, to ensure that this is taken to the appointing officer as soon as you receive it.



Alternatively, if you have subscribed to the update service, we will be able to check your status once we have your authority to do so.


The Trust has now introduced a DBS Update Service which is a contractual requirement. You need to subscribe when you have applied for your DBS clearance and there is a time limit to subscribe of 19 days after receipt of your DBS disclosure. Please ensure that this is completed within the set time scale.


This update service is an annual subscription at a cost of 16 to you. This will enable the Trust to have instant online access to your DBS record, with your consent, and so will remove the need for you to have to apply for this repeat check again.


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Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.


This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.