Job summary
There is an exciting opportunity for experienced midwives substantial experience as a Band 6 or above, who are passionate about midwifery enhanced care and leadership to join our team of Senior Midwives on Delivery Suite TWH.
This is a role for motivated, experienced midwives in a high/low risk challenging maternity environment. She/he will have good communication and expert midwifery skills, committed to giving high-quality care and challenge practice in supporting individual focused care and will be flexible with day and night working. To also partake in the on-call system.
You will lead on MECU care, educate and support staff within this high risk environment and be our main maternity theatre link midwife and work in close collaboration with the MDT, Theatre staff, Critical Care.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a dynamic and forward-thinking midwife to provide effective leadership, be a role model of excellent midwifery practice, particularly within MECU and theatres and demonstrate a commitment in supporting colleagues to provide women centred care and a positive birth experience. In this role you will also assist with the day to day co-ordination of the activity on the Delivery suite and working in close collaboration with the key areas in the unit. Experience of coordinating a delivery suite is desirable. Evidence of up to date PROMPT training and physiological fetal surveillance is essential.
It will involve working collaboratively with members of the multidisciplinary team, giving advice and support in intrapartum and acute midwifery and obstetric care.
This post will also involve facilitating training along with the PDM's.
Please see JD for full duties related to this post
About us
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England.
We provide a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in West Kent and East Sussex. We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff. We also provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre. Fordcombe Hospital is near Tunbridge Wells and became part of the Trust in October 2024. It focusses on planned care and has two operating theatres, 28 inpatient and day care beds, diagnostic services including X-ray, MRI, CT and endoscopy, and a number of consultation and treatment rooms.
In the 2023 NHS staff survey, our employees ranked MTW among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and the second-best Trust to work for in the South East.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.
Following your Corporate Induction you will be expected to attend the Trusts 2-week Induction Programme for RNs, NAs, RMs, ODPs and Paramedics. The programme is full-time (please email mtw-tr.professionalstandards@nhs.net if this is problematic) and will involve travel to both Trust sites. The programme includes supernumerary shifts in the clinical area, classroom-based sessions and e-learning.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children)
At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.
We support our staff with disabilities to ensure they have the adjustments they need to be the best they can be in the workplace. Collaborating with Access to Work means that our staff are assessed by experts in the workplace and we ensure that their recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible. You can find out more here: Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Please note that this role may often attract a high level of applications. Please note this role may close earlier than the original closing date so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible
Job description
Job responsibilities
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.
Following your Corporate Induction you will be expected to attend the Trusts 2-week Induction Programme for RNs, NAs, RMs, ODPs and Paramedics. The programme is full-time (please email mtw-tr.professionalstandards@nhs.net if this is problematic) and will involve travel to both Trust sites. The programme includes supernumerary shifts in the clinical area, classroom-based sessions and e-learning.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children)
At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.
We support our staff with disabilities to ensure they have the adjustments they need to be the best they can be in the workplace. Collaborating with Access to Work means that our staff are assessed by experts in the workplace and we ensure that their recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible. You can find out more here: Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Please note that this role may often attract a high level of applications. Please note this role may close earlier than the original closing date so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RM and eligible to practice
- Working at a degree level
- Completed Enhanced Maternal Care (EMC) training or equivalent
- Mentorship in Practice / Sign off mentor
- Evidence of further study and development of professional and academic skills
- Recognition of Sepsis and Treatment
Desirable
- Leadership/ management qualification
- Course in the Care of the Post-Operative Patient/Recovery
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential
- oSignificant experience at band 6 or above
- oAbility to assess, plan, implement and evaluate Midwifery care for women and their babies.
- oExperience with working in a Maternity Enhanced Care setting.
- oExperience of working within the Maternity Theatre setting
- oSound knowledge of recent Government/Professional documents with awareness of implications to service provision.
- oKnowledge of safeguarding and how Concern & Vulnerability process works, including Social Services
- oExperience of acting as a mentor to both qualified midwives and students encouraging evidence-based practice
Desirable
- oTo have developed local and national networks
- oHad experience of coordinating delivery suite
Skills
Essential
- Leadership & management skills
- Delivery of enhanced care
- Conflict management skills
- Report writing
- Negotiation
- Suturing
- Excellent IT skills
- Mentoring
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Up to date with PROMPT and physiological CTG interpretation
- Caring for the deteriorating patient
- Experience of working in theatres
Desirable
- oGood presentation skills
- oTo have participated in audit/research and development programmes
- oHave Delivery Suite Coordinator role experience
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RM and eligible to practice
- Working at a degree level
- Completed Enhanced Maternal Care (EMC) training or equivalent
- Mentorship in Practice / Sign off mentor
- Evidence of further study and development of professional and academic skills
- Recognition of Sepsis and Treatment
Desirable
- Leadership/ management qualification
- Course in the Care of the Post-Operative Patient/Recovery
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential
- oSignificant experience at band 6 or above
- oAbility to assess, plan, implement and evaluate Midwifery care for women and their babies.
- oExperience with working in a Maternity Enhanced Care setting.
- oExperience of working within the Maternity Theatre setting
- oSound knowledge of recent Government/Professional documents with awareness of implications to service provision.
- oKnowledge of safeguarding and how Concern & Vulnerability process works, including Social Services
- oExperience of acting as a mentor to both qualified midwives and students encouraging evidence-based practice
Desirable
- oTo have developed local and national networks
- oHad experience of coordinating delivery suite
Skills
Essential
- Leadership & management skills
- Delivery of enhanced care
- Conflict management skills
- Report writing
- Negotiation
- Suturing
- Excellent IT skills
- Mentoring
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Up to date with PROMPT and physiological CTG interpretation
- Caring for the deteriorating patient
- Experience of working in theatres
Desirable
- oGood presentation skills
- oTo have participated in audit/research and development programmes
- oHave Delivery Suite Coordinator role 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.
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).
