PROFESSOR OF MIDWIFERY APPOINTMENT DETAILS AUGUST 2017

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1 PROFESSOR OF MIDWIFERY APPOINTMENT DETAILS AUGUST 2017

2 WELCOME Dear candidate I am delighted that you have expressed an interest in becoming our first Professor of Midwifery in the new Oxford School of Nursing and Midwifery. The new School was launched on 13 March 2017 and officially starts in August at the beginning of the 2017/18 academic year. The School is a partnership between Oxford Brookes University s Faculty of Health and Life Sciences (FHLS) and our two local NHS Foundation Trusts, Oxford Health (OHFT) and Oxford University Hospitals (OUHFT). Within the School sits the FHLS Department of Nursing and Department of Midwifery, Community and Public Health, the Oxford Institute for Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Research (OxINMAHR) and the Clinical Placement and Education activities of each Trust. This is a new post that has been created jointly by FHLS and OUHFT to take forward, and provide leadership for, our ambitions for midwifery research across both clinical and academic environments. The post-holder will be employed by Oxford Brookes within the Department of Midwifery, Community & Public Health and will have a link role reporting to the Director of Women s Health at the OUHT. This is a fantastic opportunity to take a leading role in developing and leading research in midwifery, and more broadly in women s health, within a dynamic and exciting partnership that sits under the umbrella of the Oxford Academic Health Science Centre, which fosters world-leading translational research. All research activities within the new School sit within OxINMAHR, which provides an environment to support and develop health research across all our disciplines. The role within OUHT will have a strong clinical element. Supporting the midwifery led care service and working with the Head of Midwifery to develop services linked to the national agenda around Better Births will be a key focus. Working closely with the Consultant Midwife in the care and support of women who are seen in the Mode of Birth clinic will also be vital. Thank you for your interest in this position. I hope the following pages will give a helpful and exciting picture of the University, the new School and the opportunity to play a significant role within a world-class health ecosystem. Professor Linda King Pro Vice-Chancellor, Research & Global Partnerships

3 SUCCESS AT OXFORD BROOKES Oxford Brookes is one of the UK s leading modern universities and enjoys an international reputation for teaching excellence and innovation as well as strong links with business and industry. We also have significant research strengths - 94% of Oxford Brookes research was judged to be internationally recognised and 59% judged world-leading or internationally excellent in the Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014). One of the top 50 universities in the world under 50 years old - the only UK institution to make the list (QS World University Rankings, Top 50 Under 50, 2018) Among the world s elite institutions in 16 subject areas (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017) 12 years of success with our Associate College Partnership; partnering with seven Further Education colleges across the region to offer alternative ways to gain qualifications 91.9% of Oxford Brookes graduates are in work or further study within six months (HESA, Destination of Leavers 2016) Oxford Brookes University contributes over 1m per day to the UK economy We have over 130,000 alumni in over 189 countries a student experience of unparalleled reputation and renown a modern, inspirational setting to study and learn a world-class, focused and selective research portfolio an enviable international reputation and footprint building our role as a key regional influencer outstanding partnerships, speaking to our connectedness sector-leading infrastructure, services and IT financial sustainability, generating surpluses for agreed reinvestment plans. To achieve the next level of success, we are working to deliver our 2020 Strategy. In particular we are working towards:

4 OUR STUDENTS There are approximately 18,000 students at Oxford Brookes University: 81% are from the UK, 6% are from the EU and 13% are from the rest of the world. Oxford Brookes is a very popular choice for prospective students from all backgrounds, both in the UK and around the world. We received about 4.8 applications per place in the 2016 entry. Central to our strategy is delivering an outstanding student experience. We do this by providing the highest standards of learning and teaching, and actively involving students in shaping their futures. Our students and graduates are known for their employability. They benefit from the strong links we have with businesses and employers both locally and internationally, from local schools and hospitals to organisations such as Oxfam, BMW, KPMG, Ferrari and Microsoft. TEACHING EXCELLENCE FRAMEWORK (TEF) Oxford Brookes University holds a Silver award in the Teaching Excellence Framework, recognising that the University delivers high quality teaching, learning and outcomes for its students. The TEF award recognised that students achieve excellent outcomes as well as the outstanding levels of satisfaction with teaching and assessment and feedback at Oxford Brookes. STAYING AHEAD We aim to continue providing our students with a stimulating learning experience, including opportunities to develop skills both inside and outside their studies, with co-curricular projects to fuel their enthusiasm and hone their abilities. We are working on action plans to enhance our performance in the National Student Survey and further improve our teaching excellence. There is real quality in the provision offered by Brookes. The Sunday Times Good University Guide

5 RESEARCH AND GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS OUR RESEARCH Research at Oxford Brookes University enjoys an international reputation, attracting high quality staff and students. We are committed to building research excellence: growing the quantity and quality of our research through a focused and selective portfolio is essential in achieving an ambitious future in the higher education sector. We were successful in the last Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014), which showed 94 per cent of Brookes research to be internationally recognised and 59 per cent judged world-leading or internationally excellent. This resulted in an increase in the University s QR funding of 41 per cent compared to a three per cent rise across the sector. Our Allied Health Unit of Assessment was among our top scoring in REF Our strategy has been to develop our recognised research portfolio across all faculties, while nurturing our emerging strengths. Oxford Brookes has committed a central research fund from its own resources to support research studentships, research excellence awards and international travel and partnerships. We have recently announced the recipients of our inaugural Research Excellence Awards, which support research-active academics with funding towards research leave or employment of a research assistant. We hold the HR Excellence in Research award. Major funding comes from research councils, charitable trusts, industry and government. In recent years we have been particularly successful in winning competitive funding from UK government departments and from the European Commission. In 2014 we were awarded 749,000 by the BBSRC to buy a scanning electron microscope to work in partnership with the University of Oxford on 3D cell imaging. Our income from intellectual property continues to be one of the highest of all UK higher education institutions. Principal contributor to this is a suite of antibodies licensed to a major diagnostics company for tests in the field of reproductive endocrinology, including the detection of Down s syndrome. THE OXFORD INSTITUTE FOR NURSING, MIDWIFERY AND ALLIED HEALTH RESEARCH (OXINMAHR) OXINMAHR is a Brookes-led partnership between key stakeholders to lead and participate in world class research and evidence-based practice that will produce knowledge to enhance the health and wellbeing of the population of Oxford, Oxfordshire, the Thames Valley and beyond. The work of the Institute is underpinned by commitments to reduce health inequity and enhance social justice. Part of the Oxford Academic Health Science Centre (one of only six Department of Health accredited centres of excellence), OxINMAHR works to translate research to deliver evidence-based care and innovation for patient benefit. Our researchers have a specialist focus on research that: enhances patient safety and well-being; enhances health equity and social justice; and promotes health workforce resilience and sustainability. GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS Oxford Brookes is a university with an international outlook and reach. We understand the importance of global partnerships and are working towards an enviable international footprint and reputation. The University already has a number of international partnerships and we are looking to deepen and strengthen these, as well as seek out new opportunities. We are particularly interested in the possibilities afforded by international research partnerships and have exciting successful examples of this through OxINMAHR with the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Technology Sydney. Our health research: some examples The Oxford Brookes University Maternal and Women s Public Health (OxBUMP) group undertakes research which aims to understand factors that help people live longer in good health by reducing preventable disease, and inform guidelines for best practice in labour and childbirth. Think Baby is an innovative online learning resource for student health visitors helping them to build their skills in assessing motherinfant interactions. The tool was developed by Professor Jane Appleton, a recipient of one of our inaugural Research Excellence Awards. Professor Debra Jackson, who is a professor of nursing in the Department of Nursing at Oxford Brookes and the Oxford University Hospitals, and Director of OxINMAHR, was recently awarded a Principal Fellowship by The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) and NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Unit (BRU) in Musculoskeletal Disease in recognition of her sustained contribution to translational clinical research, which has made major improvements to the lives of NHS patients.

6 THE FACULTY OF HEALTH AND LIFE SCIENCES Around 350 staff and 4500 students. The Faculty holds a Silver Athena SWAN award. Discipline areas: Biological & Medical Sciences, Psychology, Public Health, Social Work, Sport, Nutrition, Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions (AHP), including Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Paramedic Science and Operating Department Practice. The faculty also operates a successful CPD and consultancy unit that largely provides short courses for the health professions. The Faculty delivers a range of excellent UG and PGT programmes and has a strong research degree provision, delivered through a faculty-wide doctoral training programme. The Faculty also delivers a range of courses at FdSc level through a number of partner colleges. Last year we celebrated 125 years of Nurse Education in Oxford. The training and education of health care professionals has long been a cornerstone of life in Oxford and Swindon and in the 20th and 21st Centuries Oxford Brookes University has played its own vital role in working with local partners to provide professional healthcare education. We are rated 15th out of 69 institutions in the UK for our Nursing and Midwifery courses (Guardian University Guide, 2017) and 95% of our nursing students are in employment six months after finishing their course. We offer postgraduate qualifications in Community Children s Nursing, Community Nursing in the Home, Public Health and Specialist Community Public Health Nursing, all of which include a focus on the health of communities. The Faculty enjoyed a strong return to REF 2014 with key research strengths and impact in biosciences (top rated UoA5 submission for a modern university), psychology (UoA4) and allied health including rehabilitation/movement science (UoA3). For more information, please visit The Faculty estate is currently benefitting from significant investment in which the main science building on the Headington Campus is partway through a 22m refurbishment to create state-ofthe art research and teaching spaces. Further developments will come into operation from March The summer also marked the move of our Swindon-based activity (Adult Nursing Degree and Diploma courses, Operating Department Practice course and CPD provision) to a new, modern home - the Joel Joffe building.this refurbished space provides clinical skills labs, library and social learning space as well as more room for us to grow our provision in the town. The midwifery programmes at Brookes have been accredited as Baby Friendly by UNICEF, a prestigious award and, in addition, the maternity service is working towards the Baby Friendly award. A number of CPD modules are available to registered midwives at BSc and MSc level, including High Risk Care and Public Health. The family of the late Sheila Kitzinger have donated funds to support Oxford Brookes midwifery students with the undertaking of a significant project, as well as an annual award for outstanding midwifery student. 95% of midwifery students successfully complete the course and 100% of these graduates go onto work or study within six months of completing the programme.

7 OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (OUH) is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the UK with a national and international reputation for the excellence of its services and its role in education and research. Clinical care is delivered by experienced specialists. Our Trust is a designated major trauma centre, is one of four UK centres for craniofacial surgery and employs over 12,000 staff across its four hospitals: the John Radcliffe Hospital (which also includes the Children s Hospital and West Wing), Churchill Hospital and the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, all located in Oxford, and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. The Trust provides a wide range of both local and specialist clinical services (including cardiac, cancer, musculoskeletal and neurological rehabilitation, and specialist children s and neonatal services) together with medical education, training and research. The Trust has a major role in teaching and research which is carried out in partnership with Oxford Brookes University s Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, the University of Oxford s Medical Sciences Division and Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. This brings together academic research expertise with clinical teams to translate medical science into better healthcare treatments. Our patients benefit from world-class discovery and innovation supported by the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, a partnership between the Trust and the University of Oxford, funded by the National Institute for Health Research. On 1 October 2015 the Trust was awarded Foundation status and became Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. For more information, see Maternity services are part of the Women s Directorate. Maternity services are provided on 5 sites and include one Obstetric led Delivery Suite, Obstetric Ultrasound department, Prenatal Diagnosis (PND) unit, Day Assessment Units (DAU), Maternity Assessment Unit (MAU), High Risk Pregnancy service (Maternal Medicine (Silver Star) Unit and the Fetal Medicine Unit), integrated (Spires) and four stand-alone midwifery led units (MLU) and community midwifery services. The obstetric service is currently provided on one site - the John Radcliffe Hospital (JR). There are four stand-alone midwifery units at the Horton General Hospital (HGH), Wallingford, Wantage and Chipping Norton. The MLU at the HGH is a temporary arrangement. The John Radcliffe Hospital has an integrated midwifery led unit located on Level 7 of the Women s Centre, which is separate from the delivery suite on Level 2. The Women s Centre at the John Radcliffe Hospital has three inpatient wards located on levels 5, 6 and 7 with a mixture of antenatal and postnatal women and their babies. The delivery suite should be staffed by 10 midwives on each shift, with two further midwives in the Maternity Assessment Unit and two midwives in the Observation Area. These areas provide intrapartum care for women who are at higher risk of complications. In addition, the medical staff are resident between 17:00 and 08:00; this comprises a senior house officer (Specialist Trainee (ST) 1/2, General Practitioner (GP) VTS or Foundation Year FY2), 2 levels of obstetrician, an ST 3-5 and an ST 6-7 plus an anaesthetic registrar who are supported by the on-call consultant obstetrician and a consultant anaesthetist from home. On average the maternity services at the OUHFT deliver approximately 8500 babies per annum. THE OXFORD ACADEMIC HEALTH SCIENCE CENTRE (OXAHSC) coordinates clinical and academic excellence within Oxford University, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust and Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. OxAHSC is one of only six Department of Health accredited ASHCs and operates as an integrated research environment, physically and strategically embedding basic and translational research with clinical evaluation. This partnership seeks to accelerate and realise patient benefit from research, by enabling smooth transition of innovations through the stages of the research lifecycle and into clinical practice. For more information see

8 OUR STAFF AND CULTURE Oxford Brookes University employs 2,800 staff. We recognise that our staff are key to our continuing success and we aim to provide comprehensive and progressive employment conditions. Our HR Strategy sets out how we will continue to provide a stimulating and rewarding work experience for all our staff, at all stages of their careers at Oxford Brookes. We have a wide range of supportive policies including flexible working, extensive provision for staff development, opportunities for career progression and a growing emphasis on the staff experience, underpinned by our guiding principles. Our new staff experience strategy and action plan aims to ensure that the University provides the best possible working environment for colleagues, improving staff wellbeing, creating a sense of community in the workplace, and encouraging discussion and open communication amongst colleagues at all levels of the institution. Several initiatives have already been initiated, such as our Brookes People Awards which recognise outstanding colleagues who exemplify our Guiding Principles. Consultation and participation are important attributes of staff relations with colleagues contributing to key decisions and senior staff appointments. This is achieved through comprehensive internal communications, including regular campus briefings led by the Vice-Chancellor about university direction and policy, staff newsletters and new channels in use, such as a staff Twitter stream and internal digital screens. Oxford Brookes demonstrates a wholehearted commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, led from the top by the Vice- Chancellor s Group. We hold an institutional Bronze Athena SWAN award, a Silver Athena SWAN award for our Faculty of Health and Life Sciences and a newly achieved Bronze Athena SWAN award for our Faculty of Technology, Design and Environment. We are engaged with the Aurora women s development programme and we are a member of the Stonewall Diversity Champions programme. We have established a range of staff networks, such as the LGBT+ Forum and Carers Network. OUR VALUES In the development and nurturing of intellectual and enterprising creativity, we make our highest contribution to society. Social responsibility demands that all aspects of our activity should be sustainable. Equality, inclusivity and the celebration of diversity must be the foundation for all we do. We will never be content with anything other than a wholehearted commitment to the quality of the student experience. We will continue to enhance the value - and the perception of value - of our social as well as educational mission. OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES These are defined as: Generosity of spirit We believe people flourish in a culture of respect and support, where we celebrate difference and thrive on each other s success. Our students manifest a generosity of spirit as they progress in the world. Confidence We have confidence in our staff and students, and we know that we prepare our graduates well for a fulfilling and valuable life. Through their success, we continue to earn our outstanding reputation. Connectedness Our academic excellence is underpinned by a history of learning by doing. Our connections and our Oxford roots are fundamental to our students experiences and our successful future. Enterprising creativity We re adaptable and flexible, and consider a fresh approach in everything we do - because we know our sustainability depends on a pioneering spirit.

9 OUR OXFORD Oxford is a beautiful city with a rich cultural history. The city is famous for education and architecture, museums and green spaces. With a population of over 150,000 residents, 20% of whom are students, the city has a vibrant and cosmopolitan atmosphere. Today there are nearly 3,400 businesses in Oxford providing approximately 106,000 jobs. Tourism is a thriving economy in the city, generating more than 740m annually. Oxfordshire itself is home to over 1,400 high-tech firms, and contains more science parks than any other county in the UK. We also enjoy strong strategic partnerships with local trusts, Oxford University Hospitals Foundation Trust and Oxford Health Foundation Trust. Oxford Brookes University s impact is profound, from our economic contribution of 1m per day to the UK economy, through our links with the high-skill regional economy to the expertise of our nurses and teachers in local schools and hospitals. We partner up to raise aspirations in schools and to provide high-level consultancy to small and medium sized enterprises. Oxford is only an hour from London by train and many placements and field trips make the most of this easy access. Brookes is well served by a regular coach service to central London and to Heathrow and Gatwick airports. More information about the city of Oxford and the surrounding area is available at The OUHFT is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton Hospital in Banbury. Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family.

10 OUR CAMPUSES Oxford Brookes University operates on three campuses in Oxford (Headington, Harcourt Hill and Wheatley) with a smaller campus in Swindon, focused on nursing education. The Headington campus is made up of three sites. The Gipsy Lane Site has been the main focus of recent campus investment. In February 2014, the new John Henry Brookes Building opened its doors and is the most significant capital project in the history of Oxford Brookes University. It has transformed the experiences of our students and the wider university community. A 132m development, it houses the library, teaching rooms, social study areas, student support services, catering facilities and Brookes Union. Designed by architects Design Engine, it has won a number of architecture awards. It incorporates a number of sustainable features that have helped it achieve BREEAM Excellent rating. Work is currently underway on our Gipsy Lane site to refurbish the Sinclair building, to provide modern teaching space and laboratories for the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences. Our Marston Road site is home to a range of activities in our Faculty of Health and Life Sciences including midwifery, nursing, occupational therapy, paramedic science, physiotherapy and social work. The maternity services within OUHFT will offer the candidate extensive opportunities to develop research proposals and studies, work with highly motivated staff from all disciplines in a variety of clinical settings with the aim to improve care for women and their families. The Swindon campus has recently moved to new premises. The Joel Joffe building provides clinical skills labs and a modern teaching location. Our future plans In January 2015, we announced our ten-year estate investment plan. With a planned cost of 20m per annum, this will result in a student-centred, integrated and sustainable campus environment which reinforces the University s identity and guiding principles, and continues to attract high calibre staff and students. The plan sets out a significant programme of refurbishment, with some potential new build at Headington and Harcourt Hill and an aim to rebalance academic activity between these two campuses. This means that the whole Faculty of Humanaties and Social Sciences will be based at Harcourt in the coming years, together with part of the Department of Sports and Health Sciences. The University also intends to move all its activity from the Wheatley campus and sell this site.

11 JOB DESCRIPTION Department: Oxford School of Nursing & Midwifery, Department of Midwifery, Community & Public Health Title of post: Professor in Midwifery Grade of post: Senior Staff 1 (2 or 3 for suitably qualified/experienced candidates) Post number: FT or % P/T: Full-time Principal location of work: Oxford Brookes University Headington Campus / All sites within OUHFT Immediate line manager: Head of Department of Midwifery, Community & Public Health (OBU) and Director of Women s Services for OUHFTrelated activities Staff managed: Research team members as appropriate Qualifications required for post: Relevant UG degree, PhD and relevant professional qualification, including qualifications appropriate to the practice midwifery in a recognized jurisdiction Experience required for post: Significant experience as an independent researcher and in providing leadership for research activities in the field of Midwifery Practice (including practice pedagogy and/or patient/carer engagement); experience of disseminating research findings through high quality publications, success in applying for major sources of external funding and in collaborating with a broad range of clinical-based health professional researchers. Experience of teaching in HE, clinical practice and in the supervision of research students. Overall purpose of post: To provide leadership for Midwifery research, practice and scholarly activity within the Oxford Institute of Nursing, Midwifery & Allied Health Research (OxINMAHR) and the Department of Midwifery, Community & Public Health, which both sit within the newly created Oxford School of Nursing & Midwifery 1. To work closely with colleagues in the Department, OxINMAHR and OUHFT maternity services in the development of research-based policy and practice. To undertake academic and academic related responsibilities including teaching and research in the field of Midwifery Practice. To develop and lead a research programme in an area of Midwifery Practice that complements and helps develop existing research programmes within OxINMAHR, as well as establish and take forward new areas. To foster collaborative research with midwives, nurses and Allied Health (AH) professionals based in OUHFT, the University of Oxford and the Thames Valley, helping to build research capability and capacity. Contribute to teaching within the Department and OUHFT. Undertake supervision of undergraduate, postgraduate (taught) and research students. 1 A partnership between OBU Faculty of Health & Life Sciences and OUHFT and Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust under the umbrella of the Oxford Academic Health Science Centre. Main duties: 1. To make a significant contribution to research leadership within OxINMAHR, the Department of Midwifery, Community & Public Health as well as OUHFT maternity services, including the mentoring and development of early career researchers. 2. To establish and lead a successful independent programme of research in Midwifery Practice that either complements or extends existing research within OxINMAHR, the Department and the OUHFT. 3. To develop and write proposals to attract significant funding to support the programme of research including collaborative research with OUHFT, other NHS Trusts in the Thames Valley and staff within OxINMAHR and the wider Faculty. 4. To deliver high quality outputs and impact suitable for return to REF UoA3 and to raise the profile of midwifery research through national and international activity and collaborations. 5. To establish good working relationships and to foster and develop research capability and capacity with midwives and AH professionals in OUHFT and other NHS Trusts in the Thames Valley through the newly designated Oxford Academic Health Science Centre (AHSC) and Network (AHSN), working closely with the Chief Nurses and Heads of Midwifery. 6. To teach students using appropriate instruction methods such as lectures, tutorials, seminars and other formal pedagogic work and to be actively involved in teaching on appropriate inservice training sessions within OUHFT. 7. To supervise students projects and dissertations. 8. To supervise students engaged on higher degree work by research (PhD and Professional Doctorate). 9. To mark and assess students work. 10. To contribute to curriculum development work including planning, development and evaluation of courses and course materials and supervise course provision. 11. To care for the pastoral needs of students including counselling, welfare and guidance. 12. To manage and administer education processes including the administration and management of education and training programmes, and publicity and public relations work. 13. To participate in the administrative processes of the institution including committee membership, quality assurance procedures, recruitment and admission of students. 14. To represent the School, Department, OxINMAHR or OUHFT on or to appropriate external bodies. 15. To participate in staff development and appraisal processes, and in service training. 16. To undertake such other duties as may reasonably be required by the University and OUHFT having regard to the general principles used in the above descriptions. Ref: Closing date: 25 September 2017 For information about the post please contact Debra Jackson, Professor in Nursing, OxINMAHR, and Rosalie Wright, Senior Midwifery Manager at OUHFT, Please return completed application forms to: Directorate of Human Resources, Oxford Brookes University, Wheatley Campus, Wheatley, Oxon OX33 1HX. Please note: The successful applicant will need to be subject to a background disclosure check by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) before any appointment can be confirmed. A copy of the DBS Codes of Practice concerning background checks is available for all applicants, upon request.

12 PERSON SPECIFICATION Title of post: Professor in Midwifery Starting salary: SS1 (possible SS2, SS3 for appropriate candidates) Evidence of successful research student supervision Recent, within last 12 months, clinical midwifery experience Education/Training Essential Relevant first degree and PhD (or equivalent) in a health related subject Holds a Midwifery qualification Current registration with the NMC Relevant clinical Midwifery practice Desirable HE teaching qualification recordable with the NMC Relevant Experience Essential Evidence of significant research in the field of clinical nursing/midwifery practice as demonstrated through a substantial body of high quality publications and peer esteem (e.g. peer review funding panels, invitations to speak at International conferences) Demonstrable research leadership and mentoring of early career researchers Evidence of securing significant levels of funding to support research programmes and research students Evidence of collaborative research with clinical health professionals within the NHS Experience of teaching within HE Desirable Returned to the Research Excellence Framework 2014 (REF) where relevant Relevant Skills/Aptitudes Able to demonstrate the ability to establish collaborations and work with colleagues in the NHS, nationally and internationally Evidence of excellent communication skills Evidence of excellent team working Evidence of strong leadership skills Excellent clinical midwifery skills Special Requirements Successful and satisfactory background check received from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), after interview and before appointment

13 APPLICATION PROCEDURE Oxford Brookes University invites applications for the role of Professor of Midwifery. If you are interested in this exciting new role please contact the following for more details Debra Jackson, Professor in Nursing, OxINMAHR E: T: Rosalie Wright, Senior Midwifery Manager at OUHFT E: T: Applications can be made online by visiting brookes.ac.uk/job-vacancies and the closing date for applications is Monday 25 September. Interviews will take place on Friday 20 October.