Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a midwife to join our day assessment unit and antenatal team. Our midwives aim to provide the highest standards of antenatal care and support to women and birthing people and their families who may be experiencing more complex pregnancies.
We are looking for an enthusiastic midwife to join our small team. The individual should be passionate about providing high quality evidence-based antenatal care. We are looking for someone who can work well in a team and also as an individual.
Main duties of the job
Provide specialist expertise to clients in the antenatal period, delivering high quality, evidence based care to women/birthing people and acting as a advocate and protector of the woman/birthing person and their baby within the hospital setting.
To be responsible and accountable for the development of the maternity service to ensure high standards of clinical care are maintained. Maintain professional development, liaise with other professionals in the multidisciplinary team, and support the other midwives in developing the maternity services.
Providing support to our antenatal clinic and Screening Service and Preterm service.
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 over 7,000 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
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, enthusiastic Band 6 Midwife to join our team within the Day Assessment Unit.
The Day Assessment Unit provides care to people with complex pregnancies & those requiring extra monitoring. Our team of Midwives & Maternity Care Assistants work closely with Obstetricians to prepare & coordinate care for people with a variety of complexities and needs.
Day Assessment Unit is a great learning environment to increase knowledge of how complexities affect a pregnancy and how care is planned to improve outcomes.
We need Midwives who are passionate about Antenatal care, are motivated, dynamic, with a keen eye for detail & want to help us develop and improve the service we offer.
Midwives in the Day Assessment Unit undertake varied roles. These include:
- Providing antenatal care and midwifery advice
- Provide unscheduled care.
- Liaising with other teams including Diabetes, Anaesthetics and Fetal Medicine, to plan care.
- Communicating & supporting people and their families, potentially in emotional circumstances and with difficult decision making
- Undertaking Carbon Monoxide Screening and providing smoking cessation advice.
- Supervising a team of Maternity Care Assistants and supporting them in their roles.
- Preparing notes, filing paperwork, completing forms.
- Documentation on paper and computer systems
- Confident in administering IV drugs/infusions
- Sound knowledge of CTG interpretation
- Willingness to learn scan report interpretation
-To be able to work in antenatal clinic when required
Please see attached job description for further details
Job description
Job responsibilities
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, enthusiastic Band 6 Midwife to join our team within the Day Assessment Unit.
The Day Assessment Unit provides care to people with complex pregnancies & those requiring extra monitoring. Our team of Midwives & Maternity Care Assistants work closely with Obstetricians to prepare & coordinate care for people with a variety of complexities and needs.
Day Assessment Unit is a great learning environment to increase knowledge of how complexities affect a pregnancy and how care is planned to improve outcomes.
We need Midwives who are passionate about Antenatal care, are motivated, dynamic, with a keen eye for detail & want to help us develop and improve the service we offer.
Midwives in the Day Assessment Unit undertake varied roles. These include:
- Providing antenatal care and midwifery advice
- Provide unscheduled care.
- Liaising with other teams including Diabetes, Anaesthetics and Fetal Medicine, to plan care.
- Communicating & supporting people and their families, potentially in emotional circumstances and with difficult decision making
- Undertaking Carbon Monoxide Screening and providing smoking cessation advice.
- Supervising a team of Maternity Care Assistants and supporting them in their roles.
- Preparing notes, filing paperwork, completing forms.
- Documentation on paper and computer systems
- Confident in administering IV drugs/infusions
- Sound knowledge of CTG interpretation
- Willingness to learn scan report interpretation
-To be able to work in antenatal clinic when required
Please see attached job description for further details
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience in all areas of midwifery practice, proven experience of supervising staff and delegation
Skills/Knowledge
Essential
- Able to prioritise own workload and that of others as appropriate Acts as a role model and are able to lead by example to ensure the Trust's values and behaviours are reinforced throughout their area of practice. Able to supervise non-registered and less experienced staff to ensure effective service and care delivery. Able to effectively and appropriately escalate concerns to reduce risk and promote patient safety
Desirable
- Demonstrates ability to keep up to date with professional issues that influence midwifery practice relating to area of clinical practice, management, education and research. Able to contribute to the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies/protocols/guidelines relevant to area of practice Able to demonstrate research based approach to care IV cannulation skills IV drug administration skills Experience of working within community NIPE qualification Risk reporting, investigation and recording
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)
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience in all areas of midwifery practice, proven experience of supervising staff and delegation
Skills/Knowledge
Essential
- Able to prioritise own workload and that of others as appropriate Acts as a role model and are able to lead by example to ensure the Trust's values and behaviours are reinforced throughout their area of practice. Able to supervise non-registered and less experienced staff to ensure effective service and care delivery. Able to effectively and appropriately escalate concerns to reduce risk and promote patient safety
Desirable
- Demonstrates ability to keep up to date with professional issues that influence midwifery practice relating to area of clinical practice, management, education and research. Able to contribute to the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies/protocols/guidelines relevant to area of practice Able to demonstrate research based approach to care IV cannulation skills IV drug administration skills Experience of working within community NIPE qualification Risk reporting, investigation and recording
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)
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).
