Job summary
We are looking for passionate and motivated midwives to join our forward-thinking, energetic midwifery team at UHD. Maternity services across Poole and Bournemouth have created new opportunities and will relocate to a new purpose-built maternity unit in 2025, this is a great time to join us and be part of our new team. We are looking to recruit Band 6 midwives across the following areas:
- Antenatal
- Community
- Labour Ward
- Haven birth centre (co-located)
- Maternity triage
- Postnatal
Maternity Services at UHD are in the community in Poole and Bournemouth and on a self-contained site currently at the St Mary's Maternity Hospital, located across from the main Poole Hospital site moving to the Royal Bournemouth hospital 'BEACH' building in 2025.
St Mary's Maternity is the centre for all maternity care in east Dorset and is equipped to meet the needs of women, birthing people and babies through pregnancy, birth and during the postnatal period. Approximately 4500 babies are born at UHD each year.
The maternity service provides a person-centred service defined by need always considering the level of risk, supportive of choice as well as safety, whilst ultimately aimed at reducing risks. The Maternity Service offers a traditional model of midwifery care with specialist teams for the acute and a geographically based community service. We are proud to celebrate our first continuity of carer team, who provide care to women from our global majority community.
Main duties of the job
As a and 6 midwife it is expected that you will be clinically competent and take responsibility as a mentor for student midwives. You will work a shift pattern that includes unsocial hours and provides a 24/7, 365 day a year service. We are supportive of flexible working requests. We can offer you the opportunity to take on link roles within infection control / risk management / clinical skills trainer/ safeguarding as required by the service. We are responsive to national agendas and continuously review and develop our services often leading to opportunities to progress your career.
Base Location: Royal Bournemouth and Poole Hospital based location moving solely to Royal Bournemouth Hospital in 2025 with hubs for community staff.
InterviewDate: TBC
This role requires NMC Registration
About us
University Hospitals Dorset encourages collaborative working and has a positive working relationship with the maternity and neonatal voices partnership, adapting the service based upon comments from patient experience. Our friends and family feedback consistently show that 90% of our service users rate our service either good/very good.
Recent feedback from patients about staff in UHD Maternity:
"Reassuring staff"
"Approachable staff on postnatal and triage"
"I felt included as the partner through birth and all appointments"
Patient on ward for over a week reports "I felt well communicated with throughout my stay"
The maternity service at UHD obtain regular feedback from staff to improve our maternity service and ensure we are a great place to work. Our latest SCORE (Safety, Communication, Operational, Reliability and Engagement) survey had one of the highest response rates in the country. The report showed that staff do not wish to leave the organisation and the people from different disciplines/backgrounds work together as a well-co-ordinated team.
The UHD Trust Values
- # We are caring
- # We are one team
- # We are listening to understand
- # We are open and honest
- # We are always improving
Our trust values underpin everything we do, they define how we treat our service users and how we treat each other - our team and colleagues. They are embedded into every part of our organisation such as recruitment, appraisal and development.
Our values help us create a welcoming, inclusive and innovative work environment for all so that we can deliver the best outcomes for people who need our care.
Maternity services are moving to the Royal Bournemouth Hospital's BEACH Building, this means that most of the maternity services will move next year. Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any questions that you have at interview and you can find more details here:
https://youtu.be/p41wxOEq_bU
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Midwifery practice supports research, assisting the development of evidence-based culture and implementation of protocols and guidelines
- Assist maintenance, monitoring and evaluation of standards in maternity care, assist the implementation of recommendations from Professional bodies and Patient Charter Standards
- Assist the development of Health and Safety standards and monitoring, ensuring that Trust policies are adhered to and equipment is used according to the Health and Safety at Work Act
- Support the continual review, development and improvement of maternity services
- Determining a pathway of care, taking a holistic history relating to the persons pregnancy, analysing information and determining appropriate care
- Participate in the midwifery model within community and all areas of the acute setting working shifts, including day/night shifts providing a 24-hour, 365-day service
The Maternity department is committed to education and development. We invest in a team supporting learning, opportunities in place are:
- Access to Practice Development Midwife and Clinical Practice Facilitator
- Live Team Skills Drills
- Post-registration qualifications with Bournemouth University
- E-learning
- Post registration opportunities to study degree, Masters and PhD
- Band 6 development programme, opportunities to gain leadership experience as deputy in clinical areas.
- Potential to progress through career structure from Midwife Practitioner, Midwife Team Leader, Consultant Midwife, Matron, Advanced Clinical Practitioner, Head of Midwifery and Director of Midwifery.
- Support staff rotate between clinical areas, enable skills to be maintained/developed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Midwifery practice supports research, assisting the development of evidence-based culture and implementation of protocols and guidelines
- Assist maintenance, monitoring and evaluation of standards in maternity care, assist the implementation of recommendations from Professional bodies and Patient Charter Standards
- Assist the development of Health and Safety standards and monitoring, ensuring that Trust policies are adhered to and equipment is used according to the Health and Safety at Work Act
- Support the continual review, development and improvement of maternity services
- Determining a pathway of care, taking a holistic history relating to the persons pregnancy, analysing information and determining appropriate care
- Participate in the midwifery model within community and all areas of the acute setting working shifts, including day/night shifts providing a 24-hour, 365-day service
The Maternity department is committed to education and development. We invest in a team supporting learning, opportunities in place are:
- Access to Practice Development Midwife and Clinical Practice Facilitator
- Live Team Skills Drills
- Post-registration qualifications with Bournemouth University
- E-learning
- Post registration opportunities to study degree, Masters and PhD
- Band 6 development programme, opportunities to gain leadership experience as deputy in clinical areas.
- Potential to progress through career structure from Midwife Practitioner, Midwife Team Leader, Consultant Midwife, Matron, Advanced Clinical Practitioner, Head of Midwifery and Director of Midwifery.
- Support staff rotate between clinical areas, enable skills to be maintained/developed.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Diploma/Degree in Midwifery
- Teaching and assessing course (undertake this within the first year of appointment)
- Sign-off Mentor (undertake this within the first year of appointment)
- NMC Registration
Desirable
- Basic management course/training (or willingness to attend)
Experience
Essential
- Experience of providing training and education
- Experience of managing resources
- Experience of delegating workload and monitoring progress
- Has completed a preceptorship period and has skills in cannulation, suturing and ward management.
Desirable
- Evidence of effective team working
Skills
Essential
- Ability to accept responsibility for the day to day co-ordination of the team as required
- Problem solving approach and skills
Knowledge
Essential
- NMC standards and limitations of professional practice
- Standard Setting and Clinical Governance
Other
Essential
- Flexibility/adaptability to be able to work 24-hour shift pattern including on call commitment
- Occupational Health Clearance in line with Trust policy
Personal
Essential
- The ability to make the care of women and their families your first concern, treating them as individuals and respecting their dignity
- Ability to work under pressure, thinking and acting coherently and with respect to others
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Diploma/Degree in Midwifery
- Teaching and assessing course (undertake this within the first year of appointment)
- Sign-off Mentor (undertake this within the first year of appointment)
- NMC Registration
Desirable
- Basic management course/training (or willingness to attend)
Experience
Essential
- Experience of providing training and education
- Experience of managing resources
- Experience of delegating workload and monitoring progress
- Has completed a preceptorship period and has skills in cannulation, suturing and ward management.
Desirable
- Evidence of effective team working
Skills
Essential
- Ability to accept responsibility for the day to day co-ordination of the team as required
- Problem solving approach and skills
Knowledge
Essential
- NMC standards and limitations of professional practice
- Standard Setting and Clinical Governance
Other
Essential
- Flexibility/adaptability to be able to work 24-hour shift pattern including on call commitment
- Occupational Health Clearance in line with Trust policy
Personal
Essential
- The ability to make the care of women and their families your first concern, treating them as individuals and respecting their dignity
- Ability to work under pressure, thinking and acting coherently and with respect to others
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).
