Job summary
We are looking for enthusiastic, compassionate and motivated newly qualified midwives and student midwives qualifying this year, to join our BWC family as a Band 5 Midwife. If you are looking to consolidate your learning with a caring and supportive team and are ready to embrace the challenged of working in a vibrant, forward thinking Trust, then this is the advert you have been waiting for.
Our Band 5 posts are rotational 12 month programmes developed by our dedicated Preceptorship Lead Midwives. You will be offered an opportunity to gain experiences throughout our Maternity Service or we are also able to offer the opportunity to work within our Continuity of Care preceptorship which can be discussed further at interview if interested.
You will be allocated a Band 7 line manager for the duration of the programme and will receive peer support 24/7 throughout your preceptorship with our clinical midwifery educators. We have an exciting training programme which includes bespoke sessions to focus on your learning needs as a Newly Qualified Midwife. We actively support you to develop and enhance your skills and maximise your potential in all aspects of midwifery. In addition, we hold regular Band 5 Midwife forums with our Professional Midwifery Advocates and Practice Development team, and our dedicated Preceptorship team will support and guide you to enable progression into a confident and competent Band 6 Midwife at the end of preceptorship.
Main duties of the job
This post if for a Newly Qualified Band 5 midwife or student midwife due to qualify in 2023 to work in a rotational setting, to consolidate clinical midwifery experience, develop professional knowledge, practical and management skills.
About us
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person Specification
Knowledge & Nature of Experience
Essential
- Demonstrates knowledge of current midwifery practice across a broad range of maternity service provision.
- Has gained an extensive range of clinical skills / knowledge to be enhanced by entering preceptorship programme
- Able to assess and devise, implement, monitor and evaluate plans of care.
- Knowledge of Child Protection policy and legislation in practice
Analytical and Judgement Skills
Essential
- Ability to assess student midwives / others as required.
- Ability to delegate
- Able to take the lead in caring for low risk women
- Confident to cope with complex obstetric and medical situations in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team.
Professional/Managerial/Specialist Knowledge
Essential
- Effective communicator with good interpersonal skills.
- Liaises with the multidisciplinary team. Possess good written communication skill to maintain clear, concise, contemporaneous records
- Effective customer care skills
- Have excellent verbal and non-verbal communication skills, appropriate across a range of ethnic and socio economic groups
- Able to assess and devise, implement, monitor and evaluate plans of care in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team
- Good organisational skills
- Team working
- Uses appropriate moving and manual handling techniques, as part of daily activities assisting women during birth, post operatively and during the postnatal period
- Aware of health and safety issues within the maternity unit and compliant with training.
Personal Skills/Abilities and Attribtues
Essential
- Able to be role model within the team
- Able to work as an individual and as part of a team
- Have a high level of commitment, motivation, innovation and initiative
- Aware of health and safety issues within the maternity unit and compliant with training.
- Demonstrate alignment with the values and beliefs of the Trust
- Demonstrate an understanding of the practices of equality and inclusion in the delivery of this role
- Team working
- Punctual and flexible across hours of work when required
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife BSc or equivalent degree / eligible for entry onto the NMC midwifery register
Person Specification
Knowledge & Nature of Experience
Essential
- Demonstrates knowledge of current midwifery practice across a broad range of maternity service provision.
- Has gained an extensive range of clinical skills / knowledge to be enhanced by entering preceptorship programme
- Able to assess and devise, implement, monitor and evaluate plans of care.
- Knowledge of Child Protection policy and legislation in practice
Analytical and Judgement Skills
Essential
- Ability to assess student midwives / others as required.
- Ability to delegate
- Able to take the lead in caring for low risk women
- Confident to cope with complex obstetric and medical situations in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team.
Professional/Managerial/Specialist Knowledge
Essential
- Effective communicator with good interpersonal skills.
- Liaises with the multidisciplinary team. Possess good written communication skill to maintain clear, concise, contemporaneous records
- Effective customer care skills
- Have excellent verbal and non-verbal communication skills, appropriate across a range of ethnic and socio economic groups
- Able to assess and devise, implement, monitor and evaluate plans of care in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team
- Good organisational skills
- Team working
- Uses appropriate moving and manual handling techniques, as part of daily activities assisting women during birth, post operatively and during the postnatal period
- Aware of health and safety issues within the maternity unit and compliant with training.
Personal Skills/Abilities and Attribtues
Essential
- Able to be role model within the team
- Able to work as an individual and as part of a team
- Have a high level of commitment, motivation, innovation and initiative
- Aware of health and safety issues within the maternity unit and compliant with training.
- Demonstrate alignment with the values and beliefs of the Trust
- Demonstrate an understanding of the practices of equality and inclusion in the delivery of this role
- Team working
- Punctual and flexible across hours of work when required
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife BSc or equivalent degree / eligible for entry onto the NMC midwifery register
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).
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