Job summary
- Main area
- Midwifery
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 18.75 hours per week (Off-site and community settings)
- Job ref
- 196-NM12916
- Employer
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- South East London
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £54,320 - £60,981 p.a. Inclusive of HCA (Pro Rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Pelvic Health Midwife
NHS AfC: Band 7
Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.
The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a midwife with previous experience in perinatal pelvic health services in the UK to join our team.
About the Role: You will be part of the SEL perinatal pelvic health team (PPHS), working within GSTT and linking with other pelvic health physiotherapists and midwives across various maternity units in SEL. This small but dynamic team received an RCM award in 2023 for outstanding teamwork.
As the pelvic health midwife for GSTT, you will collaborate closely with maternity and physiotherapy departments. You will continue embedding perinatal pelvic health services, which were part of an early implementer pilot for this programme. This role involves prevention, identification and treatment of women with mild to moderate pelvic health dysfunction. You will work with the Clinical lead that provide virtual education classes, outpatient appointments in hospital and the community and reporting key metrics to our local maternity and neonatal system.
Why Join Us? It is an exciting time to join our team! You will build working relationships with our multidisciplinary teams and be an integral part of our wonderful midwifery team. There will be ample learning opportunities, not just in acquiring new pelvic health skills, but also in contributing to an innovative service that we know will enhance our patient experience.
Key Dates:
Closing Date: 13th June 2025 at Midnight
Interview Date: 24 June 2025 in the Afternoon
Main duties of the job
The pelvic health midwife will provide a high-quality, woman-centered midwifery service in accordance with NMC rules and Trust standards.
Key responsibilities include working with the multidisciplinary team to monitor and improve care quality, leading initiatives such as OASI and pelvic health training, and providing professional leadership. The role involves developing and managing specialist care programs for women with pelvic floor dysfunction, maintaining pelvic health guidelines, and offering evidence-based education to colleagues and students. Effective communication with primary and secondary care, maintaining confidentiality, and participating in quality improvement programs, audits, and research are also essential. Additionally, the midwife will be responsible for establishing antenatal education materials, training staff, and contributing to policy development and service evaluations.
Working for our organisation
Evelina London is part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and we are responsible for providing services for women and children. With over 3,000 dedicated staff, and led by an Executive Team and Board, we have significant devolved autonomy to focus operationally and strategically upon the needs of our patients. We also benefit from being part of a large and successful NHS foundation trust, whose values we share. We have an ambitious strategic development programme, with backing from Guy’s and St Thomas’ Trust Executive Board.
As the only NHS Trust in London with women’s and specialist children’s services on one site we have unique opportunities to provide excellent, high-quality, integrated care for mothers, babies and children. Our directorate provides high quality care to patients across South East London, as well as delivering a range of specialist services both nationally and internationally. We treat approximately 40,000 gynaecology patients, and care for 6,400 women giving birth, which includes around 300 private births a year. We have one of the largest specialist neonatal intensive care units in England as well as one of the largest NHS IVF units in the UK, which includes our flagship Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis services. Alongside our clinical services, we are integrated with colleagues at Kings College London, delivering a significant programme of research and development.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1. Communication
· Maintain a high profile in the clinical area and be accessible to all staff.
· Maintain good communication with primary and secondary care in relation to referral pathways and the PPHS.
· Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills when dealing with all levels of staff across the trust and be able to challenge senior staff around pathway performance
· Liaise with the multidisciplinary team including colorectal, obstetrics and physiotherapy when designing pathways for women with a previous OASI and following up women who have sustained an OASI
· Develop communication networks with LMNS and NHS England to ensure that local practice is up to date and innovative practices around Pelvic Health.
· Communicate relevant information to women and their families in a manner that is consistent with and meets their individual needs.
· Maintain confidentiality at all times as required by legislation and trust policy
· Actively try to resolve issues and complaints at local level, or ensure clear and concise advice is given to people on the complaints procedures in place (PALS, names and addresses of the senior team etc.)
· In the event of failing to resolve issues and complaints at a local level, report to the appropriate person
· Facilitate and cascade information to the wider maternity team in relation to PPHS
2. Quality
· Participate in the investigation of clinical incident reports, complaints and concerns relating to and in association with Pelvic health in maternity.
· Ensure staff have the ability to maintain contemporaneous record in line with the Clinical Negligence scheme for Trusts (CNST) and professional standards
· Participate in the development of policies, protocols and clinical guidelines in support of the PPHS.
· Organise, prioritise and adjust own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality
· Present audits and service evaluations at Trust Group and LMNS level
· Foster public confidence through the promotion of a professional, positive image, developing and implementing standards for dress and behaviour
· Work within the limits of own and others competence, levels of responsibility and accountability in the team
3. Education and training
· They will be responsible for establishing antenatal education materials and formalising of care pathways required in line National and Regional PPHS recommendations.
· Education of enhanced skills of OASI prevention to midwives, students, obstetricians, multidisciplinary team and the LMNS.
· Work in collaboration with the institutes of higher education to enhance learning experiences of students and qualified staff
· Participate in the development and implementation of education and training programmes within maternity, ensuring equity of provision and consistency
· Provide training and support for new starters and including resources in relation to pelvic health.
4. Management and Leadership
· Provide advice and support as required, and give feedback in a manner likely to maintain and improve performance
· Act as an assessor, coach and mentor to junior staff supporting their development
· Be involved in induction and monitoring of new staff
· Challenge and report complacency, poor care and performance
· Contribute to recruitment and selection of other staff
5. Policy, Audit and Research
· Asist with the auditing of records ensuring standards are high and in line with the NMC and GMC standards and local guidelines
· Audit women sustaining an OASI or any perineal trauma and integrate recommendations into colleagues training to reduce rates and increase learning in practice. Perform a service evaluation of training programmes and cascade to OASI care bundle if appropriate. Extend services to include all perineal trauma and audit services accordingly
· Participate in local and national research initiatives to understand the prevalence of pelvic floor dysfunction and the needs of the local population.
Person specification
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of Education Standards and Practice
- Understanding of the principles of teaching and learning and their application within the practice setting
- Knowledge of a variety of teaching methods
- Evidence of excellent clinical skills
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of local, regional and national policies pertaining to practice experience
- Understanding and knowledge of curriculum design and development
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Midwife on the NMC Register
- Educated to Degree Level
- Evidence of continuous personal, professional and academic development
- Mentorship qualification/ENB997 or equivalent
- Evidence of extensive experience as a Band 6 Midwife
Desirable criteria
- Master in Women's Health/Advanced Midwifery Practice or relevant Masters
- Teaching qualification
- Leadership and Management Qualification
- Previous experience as a Pelvic Health Midwife
Previous experience
Essential criteria
- Significant post registration experience
- Must able to carry out the physical activities of the job required
- Experience of delivering, designing and evaluating training sessions programme
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Paula Igualada-Martinez
- Job title
- Clinical Lead - Perinatal Pelvic Health Service
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07842302839
- Additional information
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