Integrated Midwife

Job description

Job responsibilities

• To be able to work in all areas of midwifery practice according to service needs;
• To work as an autonomous practitioner within the community & hospital setting, recognising any medical, obstetric or neonatal problems that arise and referring women or babies to the appropriate medical support;
• As required dependant on rotation allocation participate in a community rota and in the 24hour on-call system;
• Develop and maintain the clinical skills and knowledge necessary to provide individualised, clinically effective, evidence based midwifery care, as reflected within the Scope of Professional Practise and to be competent in the following-Midwifery led care-Neonatal and adult resuscitation-Supporting women choosing to labour and give birth in water-Supporting breast feeding in line with the trust policy-Perineal repair-Interpreting cardiotocograph recordings-Theatre scrubbing
• To work in partnership with the midwifery team and managers reporting problems/concerns relating to clinical practice;
• To ensure that all policies and procedures relating to drug storage, administration and record keeping are adhered to;
• To ensure the provision of excellent, evidence based car for the women and their families;
• To act as an advocate for the women ensuring the provision of appropriate information and support services;
• Communicate effectively, promoting open and trusting relationships;
• To be aware of the uses, safety precautions and handling of equipment;
• To assist in the development and review of policies and standards for the safe use of equipment and any new equipment introduced to the team;
• Participate in and assist in the planning and implementation of programmes of parenteducation offered to women and their partners;
• To be aware of the George Elliots Strategic Plan and be part of change management to ensure Choice, access and continuity of care in a safe service and to contribute where able to the development of the service to meet these strategies.

Please find attached job description and person specification for further details.

Person Specification

Qualification and Professional

Essential

• Registered midwife
• Evidence of ongoing relevant continuing professional development, linked to demonstrate clinical competencies
• Basic life support
• Assessing and Mentoring OR Practice Assessor Qualification or willing to work towards.

Desirable

• Possession of a relevant degree or studying towards one
• NVQ Assessors course

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• High standard midwifery skills
• Perineal repair
• Effective teaching, training and mentoring skills
• Effective organisational and time management skills
• Computing skills to input data, use of the NHS intranet, email and word programmes
• Undertake specific midwifery procedures involving manual dexterity for example, intravenous injections, perineal suturing and vaginal examinations
• Physical skills to manually handle patients and appropriate lifting aids to maintain patient comfort and safety

Desirable

• Able to problem solve and initiate change
• Able to work across professional team and organisational boundaries
• Interviewing skills
• Appraisal skills
• Understanding of audit and research methodologies
• Understanding of resource management, health and safety, clinical risk and quality issues
• A knowledge of how to handle incidents and clinical complaints

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Good level of post registration experience including experience within relevant clinical environment
• Recent experience of managing the care of women in antenatal, intrapartum and post-natal periods
• Knowledge of safeguarding children procedures
• Participation in patent education programmes

Desirable

• Experience of midwife led care in the community
• Previous experience of participating in research and audit
• Caring for women choosing to labour and give birth in water

Personal Qualities

Essential

• oEffective time management
• oMotivated, enthusiastic and committed to the department
• oTakes responsibility for own actions and promotes good team working
• oShares information and good practice appropriately
• oMutual respect - treats others with courtesy and respect of all times
• oAbility to undertake the tasks of the job

Other

Essential

• To participate in on-call rota
• Able to problem solve and initiate change
• Able to work across professional team and organizational boundaries
• A flexible approach to work
• Able to cope with caring for women in uncomfortable situations/accommodation and positions in labour
• Dealing with death/bad news. Ability to sensitively inform service users on emotional and complex issues such as stillbirth, maternal and neonatal death, diagnosis and treatment, complaints investigation and resolution.
• Able to effectively manage work-based stressful situations, both in self and others - liaising with outside agencies when appropriate.
• To live within 10 miles or 30 minutes from base for on - call response

Trust Values

Essential

• Effective open communication
• Excellence and safety in all that we do
• Challenge but support
• Excel respect and dignity
• Local healthcare that inspires confidence

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust

Address

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust

College Street

Nuneaton

CV10 7DJ

Employer's website

http://www.geh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)