Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

Crocus Team Home Birth Midwife

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Job summary

Are you passionate about providing person centered personalised care, supporting and optimising physiological birth in the home environment as well as in the hospital?

If so we would like to hear from you!

This is an exciting opportunity for clinically experienced Band 6 midwives to join an innovative home birth service providing safe and personalised continuity based care .

As part of our Maternity Transformation work with Continuity of Carer, we have remodelled our home birth service provision to enable us both to expand our caseload and improve sustainability and job satisfaction for midwives.

The Crocus Team has been providing an exceptional home birth service to the women of Croydon over the past decade, and is proud to have been home to the RCM/Emma's Diary Midwife of the Year for London in 2019, as well as being nominated for RCM Team of the Year 2018.

Main duties of the job

Crocus Team Home Birth Midwife

We are looking for highly motivated, forward-thinking midwives with a passion for continuity of care to join a dynamic, trail blazing team and help shape the future of home birth in Croydon.

This opportunity will encourage you to develop your autonomous skills in delivering antenatal and postnatal care whilst providing rostered intrapartum care for home birth & 'Domino scheme' for Crocus team women.

You will have the opportunity to manage and build a caseload of women providing personalised care throughout their pregnancy and birthing experience. Ensuring their unique needs and preferences are met to facilitate well informed decision making.

You'll be part of a dedicated team of enthusiastic, caring, and motivated midwives who are committed to providing exceptional support and care.

If you're looking for a new way of working and an improved work-life balance come aboard and join our team!

About us

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.

Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon and our Children's Hospital at Home cares for children with long-term conditions without them having to come to hospital.

Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we're no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training. Croydon University Hospital plays an active role in training the clinicians of the future and works in partnership with major London universities

If you want the opportunity to have a real impact, challenge yourself and be part of an NHS Trust then a career at Croydon Health Services could be just what you're looking for.

Details

Date posted

26 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£40,701 to £48,054 a year pro rata pa inc HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

199-6191419-RB-NA

Job locations

Croydon Health Services

Croydon

CR7 7YE


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role. You can also contact Remi Carthy if you have any further questions. remi.carthy@nhs.net

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role. You can also contact Remi Carthy if you have any further questions. remi.carthy@nhs.net

Person Specification

Registered Midwife

Essential

  • NMC registered midwife

Education

Essential

  • Registrant

Desirable

  • Evidence of recent study
  • NIPE qualified
  • BSc in midwifery

Experience and knowledge

Essential

  • Has experience of working as a homebirth midwife or in supporting homebirths
  • Has completed a preceptorship

Desirable

  • Has supported with homebirths
  • Has supported with on-calls before
  • Experience in parent education

Current agenda knowledge

Essential

  • Maternity transformation/ Continuity of carer/ better births

Desirable

  • Babyfriendly initiative
  • SBLCBV2
  • "4 times more likely to die"-BAME agenda
  • QI project
Person Specification

Registered Midwife

Essential

  • NMC registered midwife

Education

Essential

  • Registrant

Desirable

  • Evidence of recent study
  • NIPE qualified
  • BSc in midwifery

Experience and knowledge

Essential

  • Has experience of working as a homebirth midwife or in supporting homebirths
  • Has completed a preceptorship

Desirable

  • Has supported with homebirths
  • Has supported with on-calls before
  • Experience in parent education

Current agenda knowledge

Essential

  • Maternity transformation/ Continuity of carer/ better births

Desirable

  • Babyfriendly initiative
  • SBLCBV2
  • "4 times more likely to die"-BAME agenda
  • QI project

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.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

Address

Croydon Health Services

Croydon

CR7 7YE


Employer's website

https://www.croydonhealthservices.nhs.uk/recruitment/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

Address

Croydon Health Services

Croydon

CR7 7YE


Employer's website

https://www.croydonhealthservices.nhs.uk/recruitment/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Interim Outpatients Midwifery Manager

Eviah Mutsinze

eviah.mutsinze@nhs.net

07773977058

Details

Date posted

26 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£40,701 to £48,054 a year pro rata pa inc HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

199-6191419-RB-NA

Job locations

Croydon Health Services

Croydon

CR7 7YE


Supporting documents

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