Job summary
Our whole maternity service is exciting and innovative and due to this, we received a CQC rating of 'Good' in 2020. We also achieved the Capital Midwife Preceptorship quality mark 2021-2022- accredited with University of Greenwich
We look forward to welcoming you to help us achieve even more in the future.
Successful candidates will be supported through our excellent in house training and further support is offered in professional development to enable you to facilitate change and implement innovations and improvements for women, their families and staff.
Are you passionate about providing gold-standard care that promotes physiological birth in a low risk environment? Is providing holistic midwifery care that promotes maternal and family wellbeing important to you? If so, we would love you to join our dynamic team at the award-winning Lewisham Birth Centre.
We aim to provide women/birthing people with a safe and positive birth experience recognising this transformative time in their lives. You could help us do this! We are looking for enthusiastic team members to help us to promote safe and compassionate care, putting women / birthing people and their families at the heart of everything we do.
Main duties of the job
You will be required to provide the full remit of midwifery care for women and birthing people on the Birth Centre, primarily intrapartum care. You will have a philosophy that is client centred, promotes choice and actively uses approaches to put women and birthing people at the centre of care, ensuring they get the birth of their choice by working in partnership. The role also has opportunities to be involved in audits and the provision of antenatal education.
You will work within a small team including maternity support workers to provide care for women, birthing people and their families.
You will be expected and encouraged to teach and supervise student midwives.
You will be designated to take charge of a ward area in the absence of the person who has continuing responsibility.
You will primarily work in the birth centre but may be asked to provide assistance in all clinical areas to cover service needs and demands at times of escalation.
About us
Our whole maternity service is exciting and innovative and due to this, we received a CQC rating of 'Good' in 2020. We also achieved the Capital Midwife Preceptorship quality mark 2021-2022- accredited with University of Greenwich
We look forward to welcoming you to help us achieve even more in the future.
Successful candidates will be supported through our excellent in house training and further support is offered in professional development to enable you to facilitate change to implement innovations and improvements for women/birthing people, their families and staff.
Please read the Personal and Job specifications carefully. You should provide evidence in your application of the essential qualities required and why you would be an asset to our Midwifery Team. We test all shortlisted candidates prior to interview on Risk Assessment and Medicines Management. Invites to testing and interview will be sent to Personal e-mail addresses, please ensure one is provided on your application.
Please note this post will be shortlisted and those successful will be invited to testing.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be required to provide the full remit of midwifery care for
women on the Birth Centre, primarily intrapartum care. The post holder should have a philosophy that is women centred, promotes choice and actively uses approaches to keep birth normal.
Midwives will work within a small team including maternity support workers to provide appropriate care for women and their families.
The teaching and supervision of student midwives is expected and encouraged.
The post holder will be designated to take charge of a ward area in the absence of
the person who has continuing responsibility.
The post holder is expected to work in the birth centre but can be asked to
rotate between all clinical areas to cover service needs and demands at times
of escalation.
Short listing to be held: W/C 25.04.22
Testing to be held: Virtual TBC
Interviews to be held: Virtual TBC
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be required to provide the full remit of midwifery care for
women on the Birth Centre, primarily intrapartum care. The post holder should have a philosophy that is women centred, promotes choice and actively uses approaches to keep birth normal.
Midwives will work within a small team including maternity support workers to provide appropriate care for women and their families.
The teaching and supervision of student midwives is expected and encouraged.
The post holder will be designated to take charge of a ward area in the absence of
the person who has continuing responsibility.
The post holder is expected to work in the birth centre but can be asked to
rotate between all clinical areas to cover service needs and demands at times
of escalation.
Short listing to be held: W/C 25.04.22
Testing to be held: Virtual TBC
Interviews to be held: Virtual TBC
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- oRegistered Midwife
- NMC approved Practice Assessor / commitment to complete training when appropriate
Desirable
- BSc Honours or MA/MSc (or working towards)
Experience
Essential
- Post Registration experience for at least 2 years
- Be proficient in the use of natural methods of pain relief including Hydrotherapy.
- Ability to assess and plan care for women in all aspects of midwifery care.
- Evidence of ability to take charge in the absence of their direct Line Manager.
- Knowledge of how to access emergency services in both hospital and community setting.
- Can interpret CTGs and identify features which deviate from accepted parameters of normality.
- Experienced in resuscitation of the newborn.
Desirable
- NLS Provider course
- Examination of Newborn course
- Waterbirth course
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate midwifery skills, underpinned by current evidence. To include: oFetal surveillance and appropriate escalation when deviations occur. oCompetence in keeping birth normal. oCompetent in suturing & cannulation. oCompetent in the promotion of breast feeding
Desirable
- competent in delivering antenatal parent education session/committed to achieve competence within 6 months of appointment.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- oRegistered Midwife
- NMC approved Practice Assessor / commitment to complete training when appropriate
Desirable
- BSc Honours or MA/MSc (or working towards)
Experience
Essential
- Post Registration experience for at least 2 years
- Be proficient in the use of natural methods of pain relief including Hydrotherapy.
- Ability to assess and plan care for women in all aspects of midwifery care.
- Evidence of ability to take charge in the absence of their direct Line Manager.
- Knowledge of how to access emergency services in both hospital and community setting.
- Can interpret CTGs and identify features which deviate from accepted parameters of normality.
- Experienced in resuscitation of the newborn.
Desirable
- NLS Provider course
- Examination of Newborn course
- Waterbirth course
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate midwifery skills, underpinned by current evidence. To include: oFetal surveillance and appropriate escalation when deviations occur. oCompetence in keeping birth normal. oCompetent in suturing & cannulation. oCompetent in the promotion of breast feeding
Desirable
- competent in delivering antenatal parent education session/committed to achieve competence within 6 months of appointment.
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).
