Job summary
Rotational Midwife
Maternity Assessment Centre
Working within Maternity Assessment Centre delivering excellent care using the BSOTS to ensure women are appropriately triaged and treated when attending with pregnancy related complications or concerns. Our Maternity Assessment Centre runs 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year.
High risk antenatal/intrapartum/postnatal care
Working on our consultant led labour ward or on our antenatal / postnatal ward as part of a high functioning multidisciplinary team. On our labour ward we have exceptional rates of one-to-one care in labour and this is something we are extremely proud of. Our AN/PN ward team offer an excellent service delivering the Induction of Labour pathway, Elective LSCS pathway with enhanced recovery and our Transitional Care pathway. We are proud to support our midwives in developing these services and embracing quality improvement opportunities.
Community midwifery / low risk birth
Working across our community footprint offering care to women and families close to home. This role involves on call working and supporting women who choose to birth at home or in a birth centre setting, you will need to be confident in recognising any deviations and referring to other members of the multidisciplinary team when required.
Main duties of the job
- To work collaboratively with other professionals and agencies as part of a multi-disciplinary/multi-agency team.
- Autonomous carer for women, their partners and families within normal midwifery, and takesthe lead in providing expert knowledge and opinions within this sphere acting as a clinicalrole model.
- Responsible for providing continuity of carer to a delegated clinical caseload throughout theantenatal / intrapartum and postnatal period which may include women with high and low riskpregnancies, liaising as necessary with the multidisciplinary team.
- Specialises in the care of women with low risk pregnancy and labour. Plans, implements andevaluates care.
- Acknowledges the changing context of care and has the authority to recommend pathwaysof care to pregnant women.
- Liaises with senior medical staff when complications arise in pregnancy and labour,transferring care to obstetric (team-based care) as appropriate. Continues to support womenafter referral, going on to liaise with senior midwifery and medical staff in relation tocomplicated obstetric cases.
About us
We employ more than 6,500 staffwho deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals,Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, healthcentres and in patients' homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.
We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children's and young people's services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.
We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.
We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation.Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS- yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boardslisten to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members - patients, staff andthe local community.
Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in thechanges to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Supports women undergoing high risk labour.
- Takes blood samples, inserts intravenous cannula and administers intravenous drugs.
- Evaluates for and performs episiotomy when necessary, sutures episiotomies and tears.
- Assists Anaesthetist when siting epidurals and cares for women who have an epidural.
- Provides care and support to women and their families in cases of miscarriage, terminationof pregnancy, intrauterine death and stillbirth.
- Recognise and takes the lead in managing emergency situations where evidence basedknowledge and skills are required to deal with critical events i.e. antepartum, intrapartum andpostpartum emergencies requiring immediate life support.
- Provides immediate care of the newborn including emergency resuscitation when required.
- Provide evidence-based advice and support to all women in their chosen method of infantfeeding.
- Works within the Nursing and Midwifery code of professional practice.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Supports women undergoing high risk labour.
- Takes blood samples, inserts intravenous cannula and administers intravenous drugs.
- Evaluates for and performs episiotomy when necessary, sutures episiotomies and tears.
- Assists Anaesthetist when siting epidurals and cares for women who have an epidural.
- Provides care and support to women and their families in cases of miscarriage, terminationof pregnancy, intrauterine death and stillbirth.
- Recognise and takes the lead in managing emergency situations where evidence basedknowledge and skills are required to deal with critical events i.e. antepartum, intrapartum andpostpartum emergencies requiring immediate life support.
- Provides immediate care of the newborn including emergency resuscitation when required.
- Provide evidence-based advice and support to all women in their chosen method of infantfeeding.
- Works within the Nursing and Midwifery code of professional practice.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRANING
Essential
- Registered Midwife
- Mentorship/ Preceptorship Qualification
- BSc midwifery studies or equivalent
- Evidence of recent continuous professional development
- Baby friendly infant feeding training of equivalent
- Evidence of 'Active Birth' training or experience
- Evidence of domestic abuse awareness and safeguarding children training
Desirable
- Leading an Empowerment Organisation training
- ALSO training
- NALS training
- Willing to undertake the Examination of the Newborn course
- Willing to undertake Newborn life support training
- Motivational interviewing training
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
Essential
- Competent in all aspects of midwifery practice including intrapartum care and perineal suturing
- Demonstrable and recent relevant experience of working in hospital, birth centre or community setting
- Evidence of a desire to work as an integrated midwife
- Working knowledge / experience of multi- disciplinary agency working
- Knowledge of the Antenatal and new born screening programmes
- Knowledge of public health midwifery issues
- Knowledge of clinical governance
- Knowledge and understanding of professional midwifery advocate
- Proficient in neonatal resuscitation
- Working knowledge and experience of safeguarding children and vulnerable adults
Desirable
- Knowledge of reports local, regional and national that Impact on maternity services
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
Essential
- Evidence that shows commitment to promotion of breastfeeding and support of breastfeeding mothers
- Evidence that show commitment to normal midwifery
- Knowledge of public health/ midwifery issues
Desirable
- Experience of recruitment and selection
- Knowledge of audit and research
- Awareness of government documents/ reports/ frameworks that impact on provision of maternity services
- Participation in service development projects
- Counselling and bereavement skills
- Knowledge of the CAF process
- Personal development review training and experience
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRANING
Essential
- Registered Midwife
- Mentorship/ Preceptorship Qualification
- BSc midwifery studies or equivalent
- Evidence of recent continuous professional development
- Baby friendly infant feeding training of equivalent
- Evidence of 'Active Birth' training or experience
- Evidence of domestic abuse awareness and safeguarding children training
Desirable
- Leading an Empowerment Organisation training
- ALSO training
- NALS training
- Willing to undertake the Examination of the Newborn course
- Willing to undertake Newborn life support training
- Motivational interviewing training
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
Essential
- Competent in all aspects of midwifery practice including intrapartum care and perineal suturing
- Demonstrable and recent relevant experience of working in hospital, birth centre or community setting
- Evidence of a desire to work as an integrated midwife
- Working knowledge / experience of multi- disciplinary agency working
- Knowledge of the Antenatal and new born screening programmes
- Knowledge of public health midwifery issues
- Knowledge of clinical governance
- Knowledge and understanding of professional midwifery advocate
- Proficient in neonatal resuscitation
- Working knowledge and experience of safeguarding children and vulnerable adults
Desirable
- Knowledge of reports local, regional and national that Impact on maternity services
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
Essential
- Evidence that shows commitment to promotion of breastfeeding and support of breastfeeding mothers
- Evidence that show commitment to normal midwifery
- Knowledge of public health/ midwifery issues
Desirable
- Experience of recruitment and selection
- Knowledge of audit and research
- Awareness of government documents/ reports/ frameworks that impact on provision of maternity services
- Participation in service development projects
- Counselling and bereavement skills
- Knowledge of the CAF process
- Personal development review training and 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).
