Job summary
Are you looking to work in an award winning, well-supported, friendly, dynamic, culturally astute, inclusive environment that puts women/birthing people at the centre of a high standard of care.
Our latest CQC report has been published and we have maintained our good rating since 2017 and have been awarded as outstanding for leadership.
We are currently recruiting newly qualified and recently completed Return to Practice course Midwives dedicated to providing evidence based, client centred care to complement our existing Hospital Based Midwives.
We are looking for enthusiastic team members to help us to promote safe, compassionate care whilst working with women/ birthing people and their families to provide care that puts them at the heart of everything we do.
We offer an excellent, preceptorship programme to support you in your first year in practice, including dedicated teaching sessions, rotation between areas and the possibility of a 3-month period in the community in order to gain experience in all areas with many of our preceptees staying in the community teams they have requested once they finish their preceptorship programme.
If you have vision, are dynamic and motivated with a commitment to providing and developing a first-class service then the Queen Elizabeth Site of Lewisham and Greenwich Maternity services want you and look forward to welcoming you to help us achieve even more in the future.
Main duties of the job
You will be capable of establishing and maintaining effective communication with individuals and groups about difficult or complex matters overcoming any problems/barriers in communication.
You will develop and maintain your Midwifery knowledge and practice by attending and participating in continuing professional development and contribute to the development of others.
You will contribute to the development of services and quality improvement whilst ensuring your own actions promote quality and alert others to quality issues. You will support people's equality, diversity and rights.
You will be competent in assessing people's health and wellbeing needs when those needs are complex and change across the caseload.
You will be able to plan, deliver and evaluate care pathways to address clients complex and changing health and wellbeing needs
You will be an advocate to lead others in the development of knowledge, ideas and work practice and assist in planning, allocating, assessing and providing feedback to team members
About us
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
- Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
- Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
- Improving the experience of staff with disability
- Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
- Making equalities mainstream
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main tasks/overview of responsibilities
- Establish and maintain effective communication with individuals and groups about difficult or complex matters overcoming any problems/barriers in communication
- Develop and maintain Midwifery knowledge and practice by attending and participating in continuing professional development and contribute to the development of others
- Monitor and maintain health, safety and security of self and others in own work area
- Contribute to the development of services
- Contribute to quality improvement
- Ensure own actions promote quality and alert others to quality issues. Support people's equality, diversity and rights
- Assess peoples health and wellbeing needs when those needs are complex and change across the caseload
- Plan, deliver and evaluate care pathways to address clients complex and changing health and wellbeing needs
- Lead others in the development of knowledge, ideas and work practice
- Plan, allocate, assess and provide feedback to team members
- Maintain and support the efficient use of physical and /or financial resources
- Participate in on call-rota
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main tasks/overview of responsibilities
- Establish and maintain effective communication with individuals and groups about difficult or complex matters overcoming any problems/barriers in communication
- Develop and maintain Midwifery knowledge and practice by attending and participating in continuing professional development and contribute to the development of others
- Monitor and maintain health, safety and security of self and others in own work area
- Contribute to the development of services
- Contribute to quality improvement
- Ensure own actions promote quality and alert others to quality issues. Support people's equality, diversity and rights
- Assess peoples health and wellbeing needs when those needs are complex and change across the caseload
- Plan, deliver and evaluate care pathways to address clients complex and changing health and wellbeing needs
- Lead others in the development of knowledge, ideas and work practice
- Plan, allocate, assess and provide feedback to team members
- Maintain and support the efficient use of physical and /or financial resources
- Participate in on call-rota
Person Specification
Qualification & Training
Essential
- RM
- Education to Diploma level or equivalent portfolio evidence
Desirable
Experience, Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Computer literacy
- Able to deliver a high standard of evidence based individual client care
- Effective communicator with good leadership and interpersonal skills
- Evidence of ability to take charge in the absence of their direct line manager
- Demonstrate midwifery skills underpinned by current evidence
- Demonstrate an awareness of the importance of audit and policy
Person Specification
Qualification & Training
Essential
- RM
- Education to Diploma level or equivalent portfolio evidence
Desirable
Experience, Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Computer literacy
- Able to deliver a high standard of evidence based individual client care
- Effective communicator with good leadership and interpersonal skills
- Evidence of ability to take charge in the absence of their direct line manager
- Demonstrate midwifery skills underpinned by current evidence
- Demonstrate an awareness of the importance of audit and policy
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).
