Barts Health NHS Trust

Community Midwife

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Job summary

****PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY****

We value your experience working alongside us and acknowledge that fulfilled midwives put women at the centre of their work. We want midwives to be part of the woman's family, to develop a mutually respectful and satisfying relationship. We therefore welcome and encourage flexible working, including short and long days of varying hours in the Community Service. Work life balance is a priority here at Whipps Cross Hospital and we are keen to hear how we can support your flexible working and therefore job satisfaction.

You will join a warm, supportive team of midwives who truly care about women's experience of pregnancy, birth and early parenthood. Also providing support through on calls, to support our Homebirth Service.

We are committed in supporting you. We understand and value that each of our midwives are individuals. With individual needs, motivation and aspiration. By working in our Community Midwifery Team, you will be supported by your Team Leader and Matron. Alongside this, you will also have support from our Professional Midwifery Advocates, through Restorative Clinical Supervision, group and 1:1 sessions. You will also have access and support through our well established Employee Wellbeing Service, training, development and other learning opportunities that you may choose to access as part of your personal development.

Whipps Cross Hospital has a reputation for innovation in the care of expectant mothers and their families.

Main duties of the job

To provide high quality, safe, evidence-based, holistic midwifery care to women in all maternity care settings including antenatal care and postnatal care settings as well as labour and birth at home and in the alongside midwifery unit (integrated midwifery services).

As part of our recent review of our establishment, our brand new Homebirth Team will launch in January at Whipps Cross Hospital. You will be joining our Community Midwives who continue to care for women from booking, throughout pregnancy and postnatal period. But also provide support through on calls to support the new Homebirth ServiceThis includes on-calls and being part of the escalation policy. To provide continuity of carer and to work in partnership with the women, to provide women-centred, personalised midwifery care. To support maternity service needs, which may include rotational working.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

Date posted

24 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£40,701 to £48,054 a year per annum inc

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

259-3353057WXH-S

Job locations

Whipps Cross University Hospital

London

E11 1NR

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed job description and person specification. The job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outline the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge that is required.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Midwife - eligible to practice

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
Ability to communicate effectively at all levels across the Department and Directorate
The ability to communicate with patients in an empathetic manner regarding their treatment and procedures.
demonstrate an enthusiastic, approachable and friendly manner
Ability to demonstrate enthusiasm towards teaching and sharing knowledge
Ability to do self reflection; carry out tasks of own job and identify what he/she needs to learn to do the role better
Ability to take an active role in agreed learning activities and keeps a record of them

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Midwife - eligible to practice

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
Ability to communicate effectively at all levels across the Department and Directorate
The ability to communicate with patients in an empathetic manner regarding their treatment and procedures.
demonstrate an enthusiastic, approachable and friendly manner
Ability to demonstrate enthusiasm towards teaching and sharing knowledge
Ability to do self reflection; carry out tasks of own job and identify what he/she needs to learn to do the role better
Ability to take an active role in agreed learning activities and keeps a record of them

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).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Whipps Cross University Hospital

London

E11 1NR

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Whipps Cross University Hospital

London

E11 1NR

Employer's website

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