Community Midwife

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job overview

The Forest Community Midwives team has an opportunity available for an experienced community midwife to join their team. You will provide midwifery care, coordinate and develop services provided to pregnant women and babies and provide effective leadership within the maternity team.

You will work collaboratively with the other multi-disciplinary team members and will be actively involved in client/family education, supporting midwives and GPs to provide on-going antenatal and postnatal care and planning care for clients.

Main duties of the job

• Provide individualised, women centred care for women
• Provide continuity of care with emotional and psychological support during the antenatal and postnatal periods in the community. The trajectory is that this will also include intrapartum care when the team is able to move to a continuity model.
• 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 when required
• Provide high quality, evidence-based care and advice to women
• Enhance the woman's experience of care and ensure that the needs of the woman are placed at the centre of care
• Have an understanding of barriers that impact or inhibit women from accessing antenatal care
• Advocate for women in their choices surrounding pregnancy and birth
• Ensure safe and effective clinical practice ensuring knowledge, skills and competencies are current
• Act as a clinical expert to disseminate specialist skills and knowledge
• Share highly developed specialist knowledge, underpinned by theory and high experience

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) is proud to care for the communities of West Essex, delivering safe, compassionate, and high-quality services. We are part of the Neighbourhood Wave—a national programme that’s changing how care is delivered by focusing on prevention, early support, and more joined-up services across health, social care, and the voluntary sector.

This means we’re working more closely with local partners to bring care closer to home and support people to live healthier, more independent lives.

We’re a supportive and inclusive organisation that values its people. We offer development opportunities, flexible working, and a strong focus on wellbeing. As a Disability Confident and equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences.

Join us and help shape the future of care in West Essex.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Current NMC Registered Midwife qualification
• Degree or equivalent experience
• Evidence of continued professional development and its application

Desirable

• Teaching qualification/ PA

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience of working within the NHS for the last 12 months
• Experience of working in all areas of midwifery and completion of
• preceptorship
• Ability to assess, plan care and evaluate for a variety of patients
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Awareness of current national midwifery initiatives
• Ability to manage a caseload of women/people with minimal support
• utilising planning and organisational skills

Desirable

• Community and homebirth experience
• Safeguarding experience

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.

Employer details

Employer name

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Address

The Princess Alexandra Hospital

Harlow

Essex

CM20 1QX

Employer's website

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