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Band 7 Specialist Midwifery Practitioner-Bath - C9342-25-0559

Bath

Job summary

The Ocean: Birth Trauma and Loss Team provides the Maternal Mental Health Service for the BSW (Bath Swindon and Wiltshire) Area. The Team is made up of Psychological Therapists and Specialists Midwives and is commissioned to provide treatment to women and birthing people who are experiencing moderate to severe and complex, mental health difficulties as a consequence of their pregnancy and birth experience. We work with people who have experienced traumatic births and baby loss and those who are pregnant and are experiencing severe anxiety.

The Team has a part time specialist midwife in each of the hospitals in the BSW are and is now recruiting a midwife to be employed within AWP and are now recruiting midwife to be employed by AWP to provide a central tole covering the whole BSW area.

Main duties of the job

The role will build on the work already provided by the specialist midwives, offering an enhanced midwifery service to service users. This will include assessing needs, offering support to pregnant women, such as information sharing, planning, supported site visits, liaising with other maternity service staff Mental Health teams. Support for post-natal women will be offered through birth reflections appointments, site visits and supporting Psychological Therapy. In addition, the post holder will offer a centralised coordination for the midwifery element of the service, supporting colleagues, helping to deliver treatment, and providing specialist skills and knowledge to non midwifery members of the team and partner organisations, promoting a trauma-informed approach through training and consultancy.

Access to your own transport for work use is essential as public transport is unreliable in parts of the BSW area.

About us

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust):a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.

We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.

Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

AWP is committed to support and create a positive research and evidence-based environment and culture, which can have a beneficial impact on everyone who works for the organisation and the care we provide to those who use our services.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

Details

Date posted

11 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

342-SS085-0625

Job locations

Bath NHS house

Combe Park

Bath

BA1 3QE

Closing date for applications: 25-06-2025

Salary: £46,148 to £52,809 a year

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