Pre-registration Midwifery Programme (shortened)

Job summary

We are recruiting Student Midwives who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

This is an innovative, flexible, work-based course for Registered Nurses who want to become NMC Qualified Midwives.

The course is funded by NHS England, paying your tuitionfees and offering salary support at mid band 5 with no enhancements. You will be learning to provide midwifery care in a variety of settings under direct supervision of a midwife practice supervisor. You will attend the University of Hertfordshire for theoretical teaching.

The 21.5 month full time, BSc /Master of Midwifery (MMID) Shortened Programme at the University of Hertfordshire commences on the 6th of January 2025, concludes on the 28th of August 2026. You will be employed on a fixed term contract for the duration of the course.

The pre-registration Midwifery programme (shortened) is a Full-time programme offered at BSc (Hons) or master's level at the University of Hertfordshire. You will develop your skills and knowledge so that you can become a responsive, confident midwife able to care for women and their babies. Focusing on holistic care, you will gain a sound knowledge of what is normal and healthy in childbearing women, enabling you to recognise and manage complications they might face.

Main duties of the job

Determine and provide programmes of care and support for women and their babies under direct supervision of midwives which:

o Are appropriate to the needs, contexts, culture and choices of the women, babies and their families.

o Are made in partnership with the multidisciplinary team and women.

o Are ethical

o Are based on best evidence and clinical judgement.

o Involve other practitioners when this will improve health outcomes.

Care for and monitor women during the puerperium offering the necessary evidence-based advice and support on baby and self-care.

o Antenatal

o Intrapartum

o Postnatal

Provide seamless care and interventions in partnership with women and other care providers during the antenatal period which

o Are appropriate for women's assessed needs, context and culture

o Promote their continuing health and well-being

o Are evidence-based.

o Are consistent with the management of risk.

o Draw on the skills of others to optimise health outcomes and resource use.

Refer women who would benefit from the skills and knowledge of other individuals:

o To an individual who is likely to have the requisite skills and experience to assist.

o At the earliest possible time

o Supported by accurate, legible and complete information which contains the reasoning behind making the referral and describes their needs and preferences.

• Attend university theory and complete academic work.

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications / Training

Essential

• NMC registered Nurse

Desirable

• Clinical experience working as a qualified Nurse following qualification

Previous Experience

Essential

• Effective Communication

Desirable

• Clinical experience working as a qualified Nurse following qualification.
• Research awareness

Skills

Essential

• Some knowledge of professional midwifery issues.
• Able to prioritise care appropriately
• Understanding audit and evidence-based practice
• Can demonstrate an understanding of interprofessional working

Desirable

• Evidence of participation in research/clinical audit to change own practice or that of others.
• Has knowledge of Trust's policies and procedures.

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).