Job overview

The purpose of this role is to lead and support the local implementation of perinatal pelvic health service (PPHS).  The post holder will be working as the lead midwifery practitioner responsible for the development and oversight of high-quality care which aims to reduce anal sphincter damage, perineal injury and improve repair during childbirth.

The post holder will work with and support the Obstetric team in the day-to-day management of the OASI Perineal service and work with the multidisciplinary team to continually monitor the quality of care that women receive and improve outcomes in line with the PPHS objectives.

The post holder will also be responsible for ensuring appropriate care pathways for those women who experience Pelvic Girdle Pain.  They will work directly with complex patients, promoting health improvement in both prevention and recovery alongside working in partnership with the Specialist Physiotherapists. The post holder will develop and review pathways and provide relevant training to the wider team. 

The PPHS midwife will work collaboratively within the multi-disciplinary team to identify gaps in midwifery and obstetric practice and contribute to the improvement of services on a local, regional and nationally scale.

Main duties of the job

To support the development and implementation of PPHS within the organisation working with colleagues across Greater Manchester and align to the PPHS Wave 3 Implementer programme.

To work closely with and bring together physiotherapy services in the trust that deliver PPHS.

To implement and provide specialist evidence-based care for women with childbirth related perineal trauma (CRPT), OASI and pregnancy related bladder/bowel dysfunction, including the provision of endoanal ultrasound scans.

To act as a significant educational resource, to health professionals in CRPT, OASI and pregnancy related bladder/bowel dysfunction and liaise with women’s health physiotherapists in providing training to midwives on pelvic floor muscle exercises (PFME) in order that they can deliver appropriate preventive antenatal PFME guidance. 

Development and promotion of Trust guidelines and protocols for women requiring perineal suturing and bladder care and OASI, adopting a multi professional approach. 

To improve governance, patient safety and continuity of care in women with obstetric pelvic floor injury and promote education within maternity services to continue to improve intrapartum and postpartum perineal and bladder care and to support further reduction in rates of perinatal pelvic health problems.

Working for our organisation

The right care, by the right person, in the right place"

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust provide services across the North West side of the Greater Manchester area ranging from hospital services in Bolton to community services across Bolton, Salford, Ashton, Leigh and Wigan. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. We have recently been given a CQC rating of Good. Over 5,700 people work for the Trust and many of them have been here a long time. People find they don't need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare.

The Family Division aims to deliver the highest standards of care for maternity, sexual health, gynaecology and a range of acute and community children's services. The Division is a Centre of Excellence for Women's and Children's services and has a credible and enviable reputation. We deliver over 6,000 babies and carry around 1500 gynaecological procedures each year, making us a specialist provider of health services for women, babies and their families in the North West Sector of Manchester and beyond.

With births of around 6000 per year, Bolton is the 'Supercentre' for the northwest, providing high quality compassionate care to the women of Bolton, Bury, Salford and beyond.