Job summary
Sherwood Forest Hospitals are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Band 6 Midwife to join our traditional community midwifery team working within teams in Mansfield, Sherwood, Ashfield or Newark. The role includes a mixture of working hour patterns and nights on call to support the needs of the women in our care.
Your role will support the provision of the highest quality patient care through personal actions and evidence-based woman centred care, which can be delivered in a variety of models.
You will help to provide total midwifery care for both high and low risk women within the community setting, providing the necessary supervision, care and advice to women during their pregnancy journey.
The successful candidate will provide effective communication and liaison with other acute providers of maternity care, engaging with other partners and members of the wider multidisciplinary team as appropriate.
Apply now to join our team!
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
About us
We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.
We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Further Training
Essential
- Mentor / Teaching Qualification / equivalent
Desirable
- NLS/ALS course
- PROMPT Training
Qualifications-Academic/ Craft/ Professional
Essential
- Registered Midwife
- Diploma / Degree level or equivalent
- Further professional development
Desirable
- NIPE trained
- Leadership course / equivalent
Knowledge Requirements
Essential
- Evidence of Professional development
- Able to demonstrate and understanding of clinical governance and risk assessment
Desirable
- Experience of working in all clinical settings
- Understanding of cultural diversity
- Good understanding and experience with safeguarding policies and working with vulnerable families
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-registration experience
Desirable
- Lone working
- Time Management
- Champion role within midwifery practice
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- Adherence to Trust policy and guidelines
- Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
- Car Driver/ Valid Driving Licence
Person Specification
Further Training
Essential
- Mentor / Teaching Qualification / equivalent
Desirable
- NLS/ALS course
- PROMPT Training
Qualifications-Academic/ Craft/ Professional
Essential
- Registered Midwife
- Diploma / Degree level or equivalent
- Further professional development
Desirable
- NIPE trained
- Leadership course / equivalent
Knowledge Requirements
Essential
- Evidence of Professional development
- Able to demonstrate and understanding of clinical governance and risk assessment
Desirable
- Experience of working in all clinical settings
- Understanding of cultural diversity
- Good understanding and experience with safeguarding policies and working with vulnerable families
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-registration experience
Desirable
- Lone working
- Time Management
- Champion role within midwifery practice
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- Adherence to Trust policy and guidelines
- Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
- Car Driver/ Valid Driving Licence
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).
