Specialist Midwife in Perinatal Mortality Review - Croydon, United Kingdom - Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

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Croydon, United Kingdom

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Description

Professional Work in accordance with the NMCs rules and standards for midwives. Ensure that other NMC documents/standards and Trust policies and guidelines are adhered to.

Maintain and develop professional knowledge and competence in accordance with the NMC recommendations Ensure high standards of patient care are monitored and maintained by participating in quality assurance programmes.

Demonstrate good interpersonal skills, and understand the need to communicate effectively with the women, their families, colleagues and multidisciplinary teams.

Work towards the aims and objectives of the Trusts Nursing and Midwifery Strategy. Communicate sensitive information to appropriate team professionals/agencies/patients using discretion and maintaining confidentiality at all times. Provide emotional support to bereaved families or those who have under gone difficult and traumatic experiences during childbirth. Plan, organise and participate in Parent Education in the ward, department and clinics.

Follow Trust and Maternity Unit Guidelines and participate in the Practice Review and Guidelines groups Keep up to date with changes and developments in midwifery care and co-operate in any research projects applicable to the maternity unit.

Knowledge of the risk management strategy for the maternity service and to ensure that risk trigger events are reported accordingly by using the IRIS forms.

Child Protection:
Knowledge of all issues and when appropriate initiate the referral to social services. Liaise closely and actively participate with social services and other team members.

Liaise with medical staff as necessary and report any abnormal condition. Liaise with the Supervisor of Midwives for professional issues, which affect the safety of mother and baby. Clinical To provide women-centred care, individualised to the needs of the mother and her family.

Acting as a pregnancy loss expert in cases affected by pregnancy loss supporting colleagues in their delivery of care Understanding the national bereavement pathway framework and what is required clinically for bereaved parents and families Provide care in labour and assessing both mother and baby post birth.

Ensuring necessary paperwork is complete at the time.

Identify and report any changes from the norm or emergency situations to senior midwife or obstetric team To provide midwifery expertise and advice, working as an autonomous practitioner accountable to the senior midwife Able to support completion of essential paperwork for registration of a stillbirth or early neonatal death Leadership To participate in training or observing in the maternity unit To be responsible for the orientation of staff attending the unit from all areas of the multidisciplinary team To provide telephone or direct advice on maternity and midwifery care to clients and professionals when necessary, and act as a resource for staff when working with women who have had a pregnancy loss.