Job summary
Would you like to be a part of our dynamic Core Birth Centre Team who are focused on creating a holistic and individualised experience.
Giving women choice in their place of birth, birth choices and autonomy can lead onto a positive birthing experience, we embrace and support the use of non-pharmacological analgesia including immersion in water and the use of complementary therapies (aromatherapy, reflexology and hypnobirthing). Creating a core Birth Centre team will enable passionate midwives to provide individualised care; we work closely with our Consultant Midwife with individualised plans created for women with additional care needs.
If you feel passionate and enthusiastic about wanting to support women and their families in their journey then you are what we are looking for. We want Midwives with demonstrable clinical competencies to help us promote physiological birth in our Birth Centre. Also helping us provide high quality care to our diverse local communities and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, then we want you to join our team!
Join our supportive, friendly Trust and be part of our dynamic professional team providing excellent care for women and their families.
Informal visits are most welcome. If you are interested in this role and wish to find out more, please contact Dawn Holmes, Matron, Intrapartum Services (Birth Centre, Triage and Induction of Labour Suite) on Dawn.Holmes6@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
Working as one of a group of midwives to provide total midwifery care within a hospital setting as part of an integrated service.
You will need to be motivated to want change and be enthusiastic to be an autonomous midwife in a supportive unit. We have commenced environmental changes to the department to encourage women to have a calm birth experience, with new birth pools on the way.
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
Qualification
Essential
- Registered Midwife BSc or equivalent degree
- Evidence of professional progression
- NMC Midwife Registration
Desirable
- Mentorship
- Professional Midwifery Advocate
- NIPE Practitioner
- Complementary Therapy Trained (aromatherapy, reflexology, massage, hypnobirthing, acupuncture)
Knowledge & Nature of Experience
Essential
- Evidence of completion of band 5 preceptorship programme
- Confident to provide intrapartum care in a low-technology setting
- Comfortable to use embodied knowledge and skills to assess a woman and her baby as opposed to using technology
- Able to facilitate physiological birth and only use intervention when clinically indicated
- Confident to avert or manage problems during labour and birth that might arise
- Understanding of or willingness to learn biomechanics and how this supports women in labour
- Confident to offer and facilitate waterbirth as a non-pharmacological analgesia option
- Personal philosophy of care includes ensuring that all women have physically, psychologically and culturally safe outcomes and experiences which contributes to a smooth transition to parenthood.
- Effective internet and IT skills
- IV drug administration and cannulation skills
- Perineal suturing
- CTG interpretation
- Able to demonstrate awareness of research related to midwifery practice
- Positive attitude to change and inspires confidence
- Demonstrates innovation
Desirable
Analytical & Judgement Skills
Essential
- Professional decision making skills
- Confident and competent midwife practitioner
Professional/ Managerial/ Specialist Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates evidence of commitment to professional development.
- Demonstrates an awareness of role of facilitator and evidence of ability to educate others.
- Evidence of good written and oral communication skills
- Demonstrates understanding of the importance of supportive working in a team.
- Ability to understand and adhere to the equal opportunities policy
- Willing to complete all mandatory training
- Willing to work on established Nursing/Midwifery information systems, EPR or the relevant information system related to post
Personal Skills/ Abilities and attributes
Essential
- Friendly, cheerful attitude
- Resource for communication with and dissemination of information from the multidisciplinary team.
- Ability to work days / nights/ flexible shifts.
- Rotation in all areas of the unit including the core and group practice
- Strategies to cope with stress / work pressures.
- Demonstrate alignment with the values and beliefs of the Trust
- Team working
- Demonstrate an understanding of the practices of equality and inclusion in the delivery of this role
- Punctual and flexible across hours of work when required
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Registered Midwife BSc or equivalent degree
- Evidence of professional progression
- NMC Midwife Registration
Desirable
- Mentorship
- Professional Midwifery Advocate
- NIPE Practitioner
- Complementary Therapy Trained (aromatherapy, reflexology, massage, hypnobirthing, acupuncture)
Knowledge & Nature of Experience
Essential
- Evidence of completion of band 5 preceptorship programme
- Confident to provide intrapartum care in a low-technology setting
- Comfortable to use embodied knowledge and skills to assess a woman and her baby as opposed to using technology
- Able to facilitate physiological birth and only use intervention when clinically indicated
- Confident to avert or manage problems during labour and birth that might arise
- Understanding of or willingness to learn biomechanics and how this supports women in labour
- Confident to offer and facilitate waterbirth as a non-pharmacological analgesia option
- Personal philosophy of care includes ensuring that all women have physically, psychologically and culturally safe outcomes and experiences which contributes to a smooth transition to parenthood.
- Effective internet and IT skills
- IV drug administration and cannulation skills
- Perineal suturing
- CTG interpretation
- Able to demonstrate awareness of research related to midwifery practice
- Positive attitude to change and inspires confidence
- Demonstrates innovation
Desirable
Analytical & Judgement Skills
Essential
- Professional decision making skills
- Confident and competent midwife practitioner
Professional/ Managerial/ Specialist Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates evidence of commitment to professional development.
- Demonstrates an awareness of role of facilitator and evidence of ability to educate others.
- Evidence of good written and oral communication skills
- Demonstrates understanding of the importance of supportive working in a team.
- Ability to understand and adhere to the equal opportunities policy
- Willing to complete all mandatory training
- Willing to work on established Nursing/Midwifery information systems, EPR or the relevant information system related to post
Personal Skills/ Abilities and attributes
Essential
- Friendly, cheerful attitude
- Resource for communication with and dissemination of information from the multidisciplinary team.
- Ability to work days / nights/ flexible shifts.
- Rotation in all areas of the unit including the core and group practice
- Strategies to cope with stress / work pressures.
- Demonstrate alignment with the values and beliefs of the Trust
- Team working
- Demonstrate an understanding of the practices of equality and inclusion in the delivery of this role
- Punctual and flexible across hours of work when required
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Birmingham Women's Hospital
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
B15 2TG
Employer's website
https://bwc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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