Maternity Nurse, Band 5

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 16 May 2025

Job summary

We would like you to come and join our fantastic team to work alongside the whole maternity workforce to deliver outstanding care to our birthing population and their families.

We want an experienced nurse who is friendly, a team player, has exemplary customer service skills and a sound knowledge of medicines management and administration.

From the moment you start with us you will have access to our professional development team supporting you to become confident in obstetrics, encouraging you to achieve your maternity specific competencies. No two days will ever look the same.

As a Maternity Registered Nurse we will upskill you to work within, but not limited to, maternity theatres, recovery, the delivery suite, Obstetric Observation/High Dependency Care and the Postnatal Ward.

On completion of your maternity competencies, you will provide care of preoperative, immediate post partum and postnatal women and birthing people.

St Peters is a great place to work, offering a working environment with an inclusive culture that looks after and values our people and creates a sense of belonging. We encourage applications from people who embrace our values and who will enable us to expand our diverse workforce. Apply now to start your lifelong career at St Peters, let our future be yours.

Click the links below to take you to our ASPH careers site:

ASPH Maternity Department (asph-careers.org)

Main duties of the job

Be responsible and accountable for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individual care needs for assigned mothers and babies

Undertake safe practice within your remit maintaining high standards of care.

Upskill and complete you core maternity competencies including but not limited to: postnatal examinations of mother and baby, preparation for obstetric theatres, medication administration and management, infant feeding support, postnatal education and referral for appropriate obstetric/neonatal or other review where indicated.

Confidently use all the IT packages available in maternity

To support the MDT in the delivery of obstetric and neonatal emergency care following the appropriate training.

Utilise opportunities togain a broad range of maternity specific clinical experience and practical skills under the direction of ward manager and Clinical Practice Educator

To provide care that is sensitive and compassionate in the event of pregnancy and neonatal loss

About us

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at Ashford & St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with our strong commitment to staff health and wellbeing. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

Please see the supporting links which you can find on the right-hand side of this job advert. There is guidance on how to make an application on NHS Jobs as well as more information about joining the ASPH Team

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

Date posted

02 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,469 to £38,308 a year PA inc HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

323-NM4712-GK

Job locations

St Peters Hospital

Guildford Road

Chertsey

KT16 0PZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

In collaboration with the ward integrated multidisciplinary team, to develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care for patients.

Achieve objectives set for maternity nursing competency.

To be utilised to work mainly within but not limited to, the areas of Obstetric Observation/High Dependency Care and Postnatal Ward.

To be the lead practitioner in the care of postnatal women and birthing people within the specified remits including recovery from caesarean section and other obstetric procedures and medicines management and administration.

To support the Midwifery team in the direct clinical care of new born babies, referring for additional medical review where indicated.

To contribute towards developing and maintaining a suitable and stimulating learning environment, including supervising junior registered and unregistered staff.

Job description

Job responsibilities

In collaboration with the ward integrated multidisciplinary team, to develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care for patients.

Achieve objectives set for maternity nursing competency.

To be utilised to work mainly within but not limited to, the areas of Obstetric Observation/High Dependency Care and Postnatal Ward.

To support the Midwifery team in the direct clinical care of new born babies, referring for additional medical review where indicated.

To contribute towards developing and maintaining a suitable and stimulating learning environment, including supervising junior registered and unregistered staff.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

NMC Registered Nurse
Must have completed a nursing preceptorship programme

Skills

Essential

Teaching and assessing skills.
Competent in cannulation and IV drug administration
Evidence of leadership skills
Ability to effectively manage discharge planning.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

NMC Registered Nurse
Must have completed a nursing preceptorship programme

Skills

Essential

Teaching and assessing skills.
Competent in cannulation and IV drug administration
Evidence of leadership skills
Ability to effectively manage discharge planning.

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.