Job summary
An exciting opportunity has come up to join our well-established Sunflower Team.
We are looking for you to be committed and passionate about providing continuity during the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal period for a caseload of women who are either uncomplicated, have complex social factors, have gestational diabetes, have been diagnosed with multiple pregnancy or planning a homebirth.
Main duties of the job
Would you like to offer women continuity of carer, support them in every part of their journey and develop your skills in all elements of midwifery practice?
Would you like to work autonomously, managing your own diary whilst collaborating with a team of likeminded midwives to promote physiological pregnancy and birth?
Chelsea & Westminster Hospital (in Chelsea) and West Middlesex Hospital (in Isleworth) are part of the North West London collaboration of Trusts, and were in the enviable position of being an 'Early Adopter' site - pioneering the way in implementing the recommendations set out in Better Births.
About us
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provide services from two main hospitals, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East.
We have nearly 7,000 members of staff that are PROUD to Care for nearly one million people. Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children's, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.
We're one of the best performing Trusts in the country. We're also one of the top trusts to work for - our staff says they're engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.
Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as 'Good' in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of 'Good'. We've also been awarded an 'Outstanding' rating for 'use of resources' by an NHS Improvement inspection.
Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing significant Capital year on year in our estate. We have recently completed a £30m expansion of our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and are planning an ambitious £60m development of an Ambulatory Diagnostics Centre at West Middlesex.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Women centered care
- Provide high quality, evidence-based care and advice to women throughout the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal periods in a variety of settings such as the community, hospital and womans home.
- Provide continuity of care and carer in combination with emotional and psychological support during the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal periods in a variety of settings such as the community, hospital and womans home.
- Liaise appropriately with services to ensure safe and effective care is provided to women at the right place, and at the right time. Act as an advocate for women, whilst safeguarding her and her wider family and social group where appropriate.
- Have an in depth understanding of barriers which may impact or inhibit women from accessing timely and regular antenatal care. Act as a care navigator to ensure timely access to the appropriate pathway is achieved.
Please see attached job description and person specification to this advert for further details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Women centered care
- Provide high quality, evidence-based care and advice to women throughout the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal periods in a variety of settings such as the community, hospital and womans home.
- Provide continuity of care and carer in combination with emotional and psychological support during the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal periods in a variety of settings such as the community, hospital and womans home.
- Liaise appropriately with services to ensure safe and effective care is provided to women at the right place, and at the right time. Act as an advocate for women, whilst safeguarding her and her wider family and social group where appropriate.
- Have an in depth understanding of barriers which may impact or inhibit women from accessing timely and regular antenatal care. Act as a care navigator to ensure timely access to the appropriate pathway is achieved.
Please see attached job description and person specification to this advert for further details.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATION/EDUCATION
Essential
- REGISTERED MIDWIFE
- FIRST DEGREE IN MIDWIFERY/RELATED SUBJECT
Desirable
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- EVIDENCE OF WORKING IN A VARIETY OF SETTINGS
- COMPLETION OF THE PRECEPTORSHIP PROGRAMME.
- ABLE TO WORK ON OWN INITIATIVE
- EXPERIENCE WITH SAFEGUARDING
- DEMONSTRATES UNDERSTANDING OF CASELOAD CARE
Desirable
- PREVIOUS COMMUNITY BASED EXPERIENCE
- EXPERIENCE OF MDT/EXTERNAL NETWORKING
- HOMEBIRTH EXPERIENCE
- EON TRAINED
Person Specification
QUALIFICATION/EDUCATION
Essential
- REGISTERED MIDWIFE
- FIRST DEGREE IN MIDWIFERY/RELATED SUBJECT
Desirable
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- EVIDENCE OF WORKING IN A VARIETY OF SETTINGS
- COMPLETION OF THE PRECEPTORSHIP PROGRAMME.
- ABLE TO WORK ON OWN INITIATIVE
- EXPERIENCE WITH SAFEGUARDING
- DEMONSTRATES UNDERSTANDING OF CASELOAD CARE
Desirable
- PREVIOUS COMMUNITY BASED EXPERIENCE
- EXPERIENCE OF MDT/EXTERNAL NETWORKING
- HOMEBIRTH EXPERIENCE
- EON TRAINED
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).