Job summary
To work as a community midwife in one of our 5 community hubs in East Berkshire.
The unit caters for over 4200 births per annum and has been recently refurbished with a £10m investment. During the pandemic we have established community hubs in Slough, Windsor and Maidenhead and one within the hospital footprint.
We may consider job-shares or a 'buddy-scheme' which is integrated with Labour Ward or Birth Centre.
Experience of working in the community is not essential as full training and a bespoke orientation programme will be provided. Knowledge of locally spoken languages would be an advantage, but again is not essential.
Ability to drive essential.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for enthusiastic midwives to help develop our service in line with the National Maternity Review 'Better Births'.
The successful candidate will join a Community Midwifery Team working closely with colleagues in a supportive, caring and learning environment.
He or she will support students and liaise closely with other members of the wider team providing excellent evidence-based care to women from a diverse multicultural background.
He or she will provide antenatal and postnatal care for women in the Community Hub, hospital or home settings, facilitating informed choice and being involved in the implementation of a personalised pathway.
We promote homebirths and midwives who would like to give intrapartum care to their women are fully supported.
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Courage enables us to do the right thing for people we care for, to speak up when we have concerns
- To participate in the planning of off duty rotas
- To participate in the planning of the service within the post holders current work area.
- To make effective and efficient use of given resources.
- To be responsible for the use of all Trust equipment
- To comply with all Trust policies and procedures.
- To participate in the Trusts appraisal review for unqualified staff.
- To apply the Trust values in to all aspects of your work
Job description
Job responsibilities
Courage enables us to do the right thing for people we care for, to speak up when we have concerns
- To participate in the planning of off duty rotas
- To participate in the planning of the service within the post holders current work area.
- To make effective and efficient use of given resources.
- To be responsible for the use of all Trust equipment
- To comply with all Trust policies and procedures.
- To participate in the Trusts appraisal review for unqualified staff.
- To apply the Trust values in to all aspects of your work
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Registered Nurse Qualified mentor
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates clinical skills commensurate with a midwife who has migrated from band 5 to 6
- Demonstrates excellent written and presentation skills
Experience
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Registered Nurse Qualified mentor
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates clinical skills commensurate with a midwife who has migrated from band 5 to 6
- Demonstrates excellent written and presentation skills
Experience
Desirable
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
