Job summary
Come and join us at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust as we implement innovations to improve our maternity service. We are in a period of transition whilst maintaining safe staffing in all clinical areas, and are looking for flexible, talented and enthusiastic midwives to be based within our midwifery led units at St Mary's Hospital and Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital.
We are committed to ensuring you have a development plan that meets your needs, with a supportive management team who value the input of team members and the contribution they make to improve our service.
We can offer the opportunity to work within different teams:
- A combined role between delivery suite and midwifery led birth unit
- A combined role between the midwifery led unit and community
- A role including supporting home births
We are looking for skilled midwives to provide a high standard of safe individualised care to women, birthing people and their families. Full time / part time / flexible working
Main duties of the job
- Work within a variety of designated clinical areas providing a high standard of holistic, evidenced based care to women and their babies across the continuum of childbirth.
- Work as an effective member of the multidisciplinary team with a good understanding of the various roles to ensure appropriate referrals are made.
- Provide effective, individualised, women-centred, evidence-based midwifery led care.
- Provide support, education and mentorship to other midwives, student midwives and designated support staff.
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities. We encourage staff to have the Covid vaccination to protect themselves, patients, other colleagues as well as the wider community. Please note it is an operational requirement to comply with infection prevention and control procedures within the Trust such as lateral flow testing, handwashing and the wearing of masks, according to the procedures in place at any time or location.
As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Having read through the job description, which is your preferred work site? Queen Charlottes or St Marys?
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Having read through the job description, which is your preferred work site? Queen Charlottes or St Marys?
Person Specification
Education/ qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife
- First degree in midwifery
Desirable
- Evidence of post registration education activity.
- Mentorship qualification NIPE
Experience
Essential
- Relevant current clinical experience
- Experience of staff management
- Experience in change management
- Previous mentorship experience
Skills/knowledge/ abilities
Essential
- Evidence of applying current research to practice.
- Able to demonstrate a working knowledge in standard setting and quality management
- IT skills including Microsoft office, Excel and PowerPoint
- Able to prioritise and meet deadlines
- Experience in conducting audits
Desirable
- Experience in supervision of staff.
Person Specification
Education/ qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife
- First degree in midwifery
Desirable
- Evidence of post registration education activity.
- Mentorship qualification NIPE
Experience
Essential
- Relevant current clinical experience
- Experience of staff management
- Experience in change management
- Previous mentorship experience
Skills/knowledge/ abilities
Essential
- Evidence of applying current research to practice.
- Able to demonstrate a working knowledge in standard setting and quality management
- IT skills including Microsoft office, Excel and PowerPoint
- Able to prioritise and meet deadlines
- Experience in conducting audits
Desirable
- Experience in supervision of staff.
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).
