Job summary
Are you an enthusiastic, innovative and motivated Midwife who is passionate about Midwifery?We are excited to offer the opportunityto hear from experienced, dynamic, highly motivated and passionate Band 6 Midwives who are committed to providing high standard, compassionate care to women/pregnant to come and join our supportive and dedicated midwifery and obstetric team. at Worcester Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
If you believe that you have the right qualities and experience we would welcome your application.
We are recruiting midwives who are experienced in complex and high risk pregnancies, being able to utilise their skills effectively to ensure safe and excellent care to women/ pregnant people.
The post holder will be responsible for the provision of autonomous, evidence-based, women-centred midwifery care, whilst working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, other agencies, representatives and service users. The post holder will provide support to other midwives within the service.
You will have the opportunity to work independently yet be part of an integrated team who provide women and families with excellent evidence based care.
Driving our commitment to local families and babies are the Trust-wide signature behaviours:
- Do what we say we will do
- No Delays, every day
- We listen, we learn, we lead
- Work together, celebrate together
Main duties of the job
The role will involve delivering high quality care for complex pregnancies in both the antenatal clinic and the antenatal assessment unit, working collaboratively with the sonography, obstetric and wider multidisciplinary team. Antenatal care includes following the public health guidance around screening for both mothers and newborn. Specialist clinics including fetal medicine, multiple pregnancy clinics, preterm birth prevention clinics, and combined endocrine/obstetric clinics.
For further details regarding the job role please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
About us
Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is nearly 6,800 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Our objectives are simple:
- Best services for local people
- Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
- Best use of resources
- Best people
Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose:
To assess, review and
revise, as part of the multi- professional team, the care needs of women during
pregnancy who present with a range of risk factors.
To provide care according to the individual care plan via
the maternity Day Assessment Unit and act upon and escalate concerns.
To supervise junior staff and to teach qualified and
unqualified staff, acting as a mentor, as appropriate, providing advice and
support as necessary.
Work autonomously within guidelines and spheres of
professional practice.
Participate in decision-making in relation to women-centred care
and development of practice within the clinical area.
Patient Care:
To assess, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of
care.
Utilise the full skills of a midwife practitioner
(both integral and extended) to a caseload of women.
To discuss with the Clinic Manager, development and changes
both midwifery and medical, which affect patients directly and indirectly.
Provide care to women and their relatives when having to
break bad/give difficult news and support other staff undergoing this process.
Communicate effectively with multi-disciplinary
professionals and agencies, ensuring seamless high quality care.
To take appropriate action to ensure the safety of patients,
including the delegation of patient care to midwives, with the appropriate
level skill at all times.
To report any accidents/incidents to the Clinic
Manager/Matron
To ensure that midwifery procedures/guidelines are
implemented and maintained in accordance with the policies of the
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and national guidance.
To be fully conversant in dealing with complex midwifery
problems such as safeguarding.
Maintain knowledge of current midwifery practice, promoting
research based practice in agreement with clinic manager.
To participate in further post-registration training, as
evidenced by developments in practice and PDR
Management:
To autonomously manage a caseload within the Day Assessment
Unit area, making decisions and acting on care needs as they arise.
To manage effectively the Day Assessment Unit in the absence
of the clinic manager, co-ordinating and allocating work to staff.
To liaise with the midwives in charge of the unit within the
Trust to plan workloads and staffing levels as effectively as possible.
To inform and discuss with the clinic manager, any problems
regarding management and / or care of the woman.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose:
To assess, review and
revise, as part of the multi- professional team, the care needs of women during
pregnancy who present with a range of risk factors.
To provide care according to the individual care plan via
the maternity Day Assessment Unit and act upon and escalate concerns.
To supervise junior staff and to teach qualified and
unqualified staff, acting as a mentor, as appropriate, providing advice and
support as necessary.
Work autonomously within guidelines and spheres of
professional practice.
Participate in decision-making in relation to women-centred care
and development of practice within the clinical area.
Patient Care:
To assess, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of
care.
Utilise the full skills of a midwife practitioner
(both integral and extended) to a caseload of women.
To discuss with the Clinic Manager, development and changes
both midwifery and medical, which affect patients directly and indirectly.
Provide care to women and their relatives when having to
break bad/give difficult news and support other staff undergoing this process.
Communicate effectively with multi-disciplinary
professionals and agencies, ensuring seamless high quality care.
To take appropriate action to ensure the safety of patients,
including the delegation of patient care to midwives, with the appropriate
level skill at all times.
To report any accidents/incidents to the Clinic
Manager/Matron
To ensure that midwifery procedures/guidelines are
implemented and maintained in accordance with the policies of the
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and national guidance.
To be fully conversant in dealing with complex midwifery
problems such as safeguarding.
Maintain knowledge of current midwifery practice, promoting
research based practice in agreement with clinic manager.
To participate in further post-registration training, as
evidenced by developments in practice and PDR
Management:
To autonomously manage a caseload within the Day Assessment
Unit area, making decisions and acting on care needs as they arise.
To manage effectively the Day Assessment Unit in the absence
of the clinic manager, co-ordinating and allocating work to staff.
To liaise with the midwives in charge of the unit within the
Trust to plan workloads and staffing levels as effectively as possible.
To inform and discuss with the clinic manager, any problems
regarding management and / or care of the woman.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- >Registered midwife
- >Evidence of further professional development to First Degree level
- or willingness to undertake
- >Evidence of continuing education
- >NMC recognised mentorship qualification (Band 6)
Desirable
- IV cannulation skills
- IV drug administration skills
- Risk reporting, investigation and recording
- Teaching and Assessing Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience in all areas of midwifery Practice
- Good organisational / time management skills
- Experience of supervising staff and delegation
- Effective communicator both written and verbal
- Ability to problem solve
- Ability to prioritise work
- Flexible to change in demands of service
- Professional attitude, able to work in a team
- Able to think clearly under pressure
- Able to deal with exposure to bereavement and challenging
- behaviour
- Enthusiastic & assertive
- Demonstrates attention to detail
- Motivated
- Able to work under own initiative within boundaries of role
- Flexible approach to working
- Understanding of the organisations values
Desirable
- Experience in high risk antenatal care
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- >Registered midwife
- >Evidence of further professional development to First Degree level
- or willingness to undertake
- >Evidence of continuing education
- >NMC recognised mentorship qualification (Band 6)
Desirable
- IV cannulation skills
- IV drug administration skills
- Risk reporting, investigation and recording
- Teaching and Assessing Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience in all areas of midwifery Practice
- Good organisational / time management skills
- Experience of supervising staff and delegation
- Effective communicator both written and verbal
- Ability to problem solve
- Ability to prioritise work
- Flexible to change in demands of service
- Professional attitude, able to work in a team
- Able to think clearly under pressure
- Able to deal with exposure to bereavement and challenging
- behaviour
- Enthusiastic & assertive
- Demonstrates attention to detail
- Motivated
- Able to work under own initiative within boundaries of role
- Flexible approach to working
- Understanding of the organisations values
Desirable
- Experience in high risk antenatal care
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).
