Birth Reflections/Debrief Midwife

We are seeking an experienced midwife to lead the Birth Refelections/Debrief service within maternity services at Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Trust. An exciting opportunity has arisen where you will be able to use your extensive midwifery knowledge and skills to promote excellence in maternity care giving women and their families the opportunity to discuss their birth experience and gain a greater understanding of events or interventions that may have occured.

The post holder will work closely with the Senior Team in maternity services and work collaboratively within the Multidisciplinary Team to develop a maternity service that is responsive to the needs of women and staff. The candidate will lead on the debrief clinic providing support to women who require this. They will use their clinical knowledge, skills in trauma infomed care, active listening, solution focussed questioning and birth trauma training to try and find resolution, reflection and an increased understanding all aspects of their maternity journey.

CHFT is an integrated Trust of 6,500+ colleagues providing hospital and community services to patients and communities across Calderdale and Kirklees. We are rated as ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission, are a top performing Trust for Elective Recovery, Emergency and Cancer Care and widely acknowledged as a national digital lead when it comes to caring for people across our local and regional systems. Our people are at the core of everything we do, hence our commitment to One Culture of Care.

Our focus is to care for and support each other in order to provide outstanding compassionate care to our patients. That is why we are looking for an inclusive collaborative, creative, innovative and compassionate leader to join us in this role. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Ann Frost Job title: Maternity Matron Email address: ann. frost@cht. nhs. uk Telephone number: 01422 222109