Clinical Midwife Specialist
Core
Lead clinical standards and patient care across a 24-bed maternity ward and birth suites, managing complex cases and supporting midwives.
Role type
Senior Clinical Midwife Specialist (Maternity)
Builds
Safe maternity care services for the public
Domain
Healthcare / Maternity
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Clinical leadership, risk identification, interprofessional negotiation, practice analysis, role modeling, change management
Preferred skills
Advanced clinical skills across all maternity areas, experience in public health settings
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Undertake clinical rounds to plan shift responses, identify patients at risk of deterioration, liaise with ED/ICU/Theatre on complex cases, negotiate care with medical/allied health professionals, act as a clinical resource for the team, contribute to practice trend analysis and implement changes, demonstrate clinical and administrative leadership
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities
