Matron, Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity

Understand the local demographics and outcomes for the diverse demographics of all our users and workforce. Establish key links in the community and work collaboratively with stakeholders and the Durham and Darlington MNVP representing the trust as the professional link / lead for the MNVP. Assist in ensuring that the MNVP have an inclusive and representative group of service users ensuring members, where possible, are representative of women using local maternity services. Raise awareness of key health and maternity issues within the community and work with CDDFT colleagues and external agencies to improve outcomes. Review all clinical care pathways and highlight service gaps addressing the risk of perinatal morbidity and mortality for service users from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnics, LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, and other diverse sexual and gender identities), disabled and marginalised backgrounds. Utilise information technology for the benefit of care delivery to mothers and babies within this identified group. Make recommendations for service development and demonstrate a commitment of learning from incidents, complaints, PALS and from feedback via the MNVP. Drive inclusivity by actively encouraging service users from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnics, LGBTQ+ and marginalised communities to participate in the improvement of local maternity services through co-design and co-production. Work with the senior midwifery team to assist in the implementation and operationalization of the Maternity Transformation Better Births agenda specifically focused on deprivation, health inequalities, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnics, LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, and other diverse sexual and gender identities) and marginalised service users. The postholder will have a remit in supporting the maternity unit to understand the experiences of marginalised staff groups and liaise with the senior teams and equality, diversity and inclusion team in the wider Trust to help develop strategies to improve this. The postholder will surface patient experience issues relevant to health inequalities for childbearing women and birthing people. This will involve establishing effective and trusted channels of communication with childbearing women, pregnant people and their families. Ensure midwives and support workers are aware of the services and pathways being developed and offered to offer families the best start in life. Accessing local data and service user feedback to support development of an action plan for effective ongoing care of those who experience health inequalities to ensure safety, well-being and positive birth experience. Liaise appropriately with services to ensure safe and effective care is provided to women at the right place, and at the right time. Act as an advocate for women, whilst safeguarding wider family and social group where appropriate. Have an in depth understanding of barriers which may impact or inhibit women/birthing people from accessing timely and regular antenatal care. Have a sound knowledge of safeguarding issues, domestic abuse, substance misuse, learning disability, female genital mutilation, cultural implications associated to members of the global majority communities, asylum seekers, mental health illness and housing issues. Be a lead advocate for vulnerable families and ensure co-ordinated specialist support is delivered in conjunction with other Specialist Midwives. Take part in debriefing for families and staff following events found to be emotionally or clinically challenging Support a culture of consciousness to deliver financial balance and achievement of efficiencies. Embed and maintain high clinical standards, audit compliance and to ensure the delivery of the public health agenda and associated KPIs is achieved. Provide senior midwifery input into supporting the establishment of Family Hubs in County Durham and Darlington, to support key areas such as parent-infant mental health, development of Family Hubs to improve access to a wide range of integrated support services, breastfeeding support services and evidence-based parenting programmes. Work with commissioners and partners on integrated pathways and ways of working across the system including the priorities in the Best Start in Life work plan and the Pre-Birth and Under Ones group. Work with commissioners and bordering Trusts (and other partners) to support a review of the provision of maternity services in Easington and make recommendations for improvements, jointly with the Community Midwifery Matron for CDDFT. In conjunction with the Community Midwifery Matron, support the NHS Stop Smoking Service within CDDFT, ensuring alignment with tobacco dependency in pregnancy agenda/strategic action plan. Supporting the poverty agenda, e.g., increasing awareness of the Healthy Start Voucher schemes particularly for vulnerable families. Act as the senior midwifery lead in the team for public health related issues and develop a training needs analysis and plan around health inequalities and diversity. Work closely with the Harrogate 0-25 Transformation Manager on agreed service improvement priorities Be a key member of the Best Start in Life Group and Family Hubs Programme Board Lead on the touch point pathway for CDDFT in relation to Infant Feeding ensuring this is embed, and that UNICEF accreditation is maintained. Represent the maternity service within corporate workforce equality, diversity and inclusion forums and support service in reviewing the people matters action plan, staff survey and feedback from local WDES and WRES agendas incorporating the current campaigns such as See Me First and Inspiring Inclusion @ #teamcddft. Campaign. Job description Job responsibilities Understand the local demographics and outcomes for the diverse demographics of all our users and workforce. Establish key links in the community and work collaboratively with stakeholders and the Durham and Darlington MNVP representing the trust as the professional link / lead for the MNVP. Assist in ensuring that the MNVP have an inclusive and representative group of service users ensuring members, where possible, are representative of women using local maternity services. Raise awareness of key health and maternity issues within the community and work with CDDFT colleagues and external agencies to improve outcomes. Review all clinical care pathways and highlight service gaps addressing the risk of perinatal morbidity and mortality for service users from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnics, LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, and other diverse sexual and gender identities), disabled and marginalised backgrounds. Utilise information technology for the benefit of care delivery to mothers and babies within this identified group. Make recommendations for service development and demonstrate a commitment of learning from incidents, complaints, PALS and from feedback via the MNVP. Drive inclusivity by actively encouraging service users from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnics, LGBTQ+ and marginalised communities to participate in the improvement of local maternity services through co-design and co-production. Work with the senior midwifery team to assist in the implementation and operationalization of the Maternity Transformation Better Births agenda specifically focused on deprivation, health inequalities, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnics, LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, and other diverse sexual and gender identities) and marginalised service users. The postholder will have a remit in supporting the maternity unit to understand the experiences of marginalised staff groups and liaise with the senior teams and equality, diversity and inclusion team in the wider Trust to help develop strategies to improve this. The postholder will surface patient experience issues relevant to health inequalities for childbearing women and birthing people. This will involve establishing effective and trusted channels of communication with childbearing women, pregnant people and their families. Ensure midwives and support workers are aware of the services and pathways being developed and offered to offer families the best start in life. Accessing local data and service user feedback to support development of an action plan for effective ongoing care of those who experience health inequalities to ensure safety, well-being and positive birth experience. Liaise appropriately with services to ensure safe and effective care is provided to women at the right place, and at the right time. Act as an advocate for women, whilst safeguarding wider family and social group where appropriate. Have an in depth understanding of barriers which may impact or inhibit women/birthing people from accessing timely and regular antenatal care. Have a sound knowledge of safeguarding issues, domestic abuse, substance misuse, learning disability, female genital mutilation, cultural implications associated to members of the global majority communities, asylum seekers, mental health illness and housing issues. Be a lead advocate for vulnerable families and ensure co-ordinated specialist support is delivered in conjunction with other Specialist Midwives. Take part in debriefing for families and staff following events found to be emotionally or clinically challenging Support a culture of consciousness to deliver financial balance and achievement of efficiencies. Embed and maintain high clinical standards, audit compliance and to ensure the delivery of the public health agenda and associated KPIs is achieved. Provide senior midwifery input into supporting the establishment of Family Hubs in County Durham and Darlington, to support key areas such as parent-infant mental health, development of Family Hubs to improve access to a wide range of integrated support services, breastfeeding support services and evidence-based parenting programmes. Work with commissioners and partners on integrated pathways and ways of working across the system including the priorities in the Best Start in Life work plan and the Pre-Birth and Under Ones group. Work with commissioners and bordering Trusts (and other partners) to support a review of the provision of maternity services in Easington and make recommendations for improvements, jointly with the Community Midwifery Matron for CDDFT. In conjunction with the Community Midwifery Matron, support the NHS Stop Smoking Service within CDDFT, ensuring alignment with tobacco dependency in pregnancy agenda/strategic action plan. Supporting the poverty agenda, e.g., increasing awareness of the Healthy Start Voucher schemes particularly for vulnerable families. Act as the senior midwifery lead in the team for public health related issues and develop a training needs analysis and plan around health inequalities and diversity. Work closely with the Harrogate 0-25 Transformation Manager on agreed service improvement priorities Be a key member of the Best Start in Life Group and Family Hubs Programme Board Lead on the touch point pathway for CDDFT in relation to Infant Feeding ensuring this is embed, and that UNICEF accreditation is maintained. Represent the maternity service within corporate workforce equality, diversity and inclusion forums and support service in reviewing the people matters action plan, staff survey and feedback from local WDES and WRES agendas incorporating the current campaigns such as See Me First and Inspiring Inclusion @ #teamcddft. Campaign.