A senior midwife from Sherwood Forest Hospitals Trust, which runs King’s Mill Hospital, will find out this month if she has been successful in the UK’s most prestigious midwifery awards.

Community midwife Sally Goodwin has been shortlisted in the Champion Award category at the coveted Royal College of Midwives (RCM) Annual Midwifery Awards 2016.

The award recognises initiative, enthusiasm and dedication in promoting the work of the RCM, and making a difference for members in the workplace.

Sally is one of four to make the final shortlist. She was nominated for working over and above to ensure all learning needs of maternity staff were met, and for actively providing one-to-one advice, guidance, information and signposting to relevant learning opportunities. This support guarantees women, babies and their families receive quality midwifery care.

This achievement is in addition to Sally’s success at being named Sherwood Forest Hospitals’ Midwife of the Year in June.

Sally received that honour for actively promoting normal childbirth and working tirelessly to deliver and enhance the birth experience of local women.

An advocate for improving maternity care, Sally also recently spent her free time in a Kenyan birth centre, supporting pregnant women in poverty surroundings and helping to provide them with a positive and safe birth experience.

Alison Whitham, head of midwifery at Sherwood Forest Hospitals, said: “We are delighted that Sally’s dedication and commitment has been recognised. To be shortlisted for a national award is something to be very proud of.

“Sally has made a significant impact on education that has led to improvements in care for women and their babies at the trust.”

Sally said: “It’s a real privilege to be shortlisted for this award and to receive recognition for doing a job that I love, which I find so rewarding.”