Job summary
- Main area
- Midwife
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 362-A-24-7066195
- Employer
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Stockport Foundation Trust
- Town
- Poplar Grove
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Immunisation Clinic Lead Midwife
Band 7
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.
Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.
Our values ‘We Care, We Respect, We Listen’ are at the heart of everything we do, and come from our promise: ‘Making a difference every day.’ They drive the behaviour and actions for everyone in our organisation.
In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.
Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment
As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service). If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.
Our Values:
We Care
About each other
Our patients and their families
The communities we serve
The environment
We support them and deliver on their promises
We Respect
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We are kind and helpful, and we expect the same in return
We Listen to
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We act and learn from what we hear
Job overview
The post holder will work in partnership with service users, the multi-disciplinary team, and local stakeholders to improve and protect health and wellbeing,. Key work will focus upon ensuring the maternity vaccination programme is effectively implemented by appropriately trained staff and monitor the service to record and provide assurance that specified KPIs are achieved.
You will provide day to day support and supervision of the Maternity Immunisation Clinics, contributing to the delivery of a safe, professional, effective, and efficient service. You will provide advice and information to educate staff, service users, and other stakeholders, and adopt a woman-centred approach to public health to improve health and tackle inequalities.
You will support the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the antenatal immunisation programme delivery and promote uptake of influenza, pertussis, COVID-19, and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Vaccination Programmes.
The post holder will represent the Trust at local, regional, and national level when appropriate, influencing service development in relation to public health. The post holder will work closely with the Senior Clinical Midwifery Management Team to further develop related pathways and guidelines to assure appropriate and responsive care.
Main duties of the job
· Provide specialist advice and support on Immunisation matters to all health care professionals and in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary / multi-agency teams, facilitate development of the service within the hospital and community settings.
· Developing in-house training and education programmes. Regularly delivering training on the immunisation programme for new and relevant members of the midwifery team and other relevant stakeholders (such as family partnership nurses, health visitors, etc)
- Providing oversight and day to day support and supervision of the Maternity Vaccination service contributing to the delivery of a safe, professional, effective and efficient service. You will undertake the planning, implementation and evaluation of the antenatal immunisation programme delivery.
· Engaging obstetricians with regard to their role in the immunisation programme.
· Linking with the Immunisation Service providers to ensure the approach to immunisation related development is consistent with that taken in other areas of the Trust.
· Managerial and professional accountability for the effective delivery of care for women around tobacco dependence in accordance with national; regional and local guidelines.
· Lead and guide the development and facilitation of parent education, developing new service initiatives in the community and hospital setting.
Working for our organisation
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits we offer to you:
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Midwife on NMC Register
- Post-registration qualification or evidence of further study to Degree level and experience (i.e., preceptorship, managerial / leadership qualifications, public health qualifications)
- Evidence of continuing personal and professional development
- Awareness of current issues in maternity care and immunisations as part of the public health agenda
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Good working knowledge of current midwifery practice.
- Sound knowledge of national and local policies relevant to vaccination programmes.
- Understanding of clinical governance audit and research
- Knowledge of medicines management, risk management and clinical governance and the relevance to practice
Experience
Essential criteria
- Midwife with experience of antenatal care.
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment.
- An excellent clinical record
- Experience administering vaccinations in pregnancy with up-to-date clinical competencies to safety prepare and administer vaccinations
Desirable criteria
- Involvement in the implementation of service improvements
- Evidence of delivering high quality teaching to staff groups
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Effective written communication skills including analysis and presentation of reports
- Ability to work using own initiative and as part of a MDT
- Negotiating / influencing skills
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Logical approach to problem solving
- Ability to relate to groups and individuals at all levels
- Able to offer encouragement and support to others to foster both personal and professional development
- Commitment to the provision and development of high-quality immunisation service
Desirable criteria
- Able to give effective oral presentations when expressing ideas to groups or individuals
- Ability to analyse complex issues and make decisions
- Leadership and organisational skills
Work Related Circumstances
Essential criteria
- Occupational Health Clearance
- Able to respond to the needs of the service, e.g. ad-hoc early / late meetings
- DBS
- Right to work in the UK
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jane Ingleby
- Job title
- Community Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01614195531
- Additional information
Sarah McManus
01614195531
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