Job summary
East Sussex Healthcare Trust is offering the opportunity to join our Continuity of Carer Ivy midwifery team and is seeking enthusiastic midwives, passionate about promoting continuity and providing homebirths. Eastbourne and Hastings is on the South East Coast of England with its beautiful seaside towns and villages, a stones through away from the beautiful countryside of the South Downs and Kent. A perfect place to work.
Main duties of the job
The post holder needs to be committed and passionate in providing continuity of care with a specialist interest in providing personalised care to a caseload of patients planning to birth at home, pregnant people with the need for an interpreter, asylum seekers, or refugees, those that have experienced a previous still birth and pregnant people with children's services involvement or severe mental health needs. You will provide continuity during the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal period to patients that may choose or be recommended to give birth at home, in the birth centre or in an obstetric setting.
About us
We are proud to provide 'Outstanding' care and be a great place to work
We provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000 + members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people's own homes.
In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated us as 'Good' overall, and 'Outstanding' for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated 'Outstanding'. Eastbourne DGH rated 'Good'.
In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious 'Building for our Future' programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered midwife on the NMC register
- Ability to undertaken further training
- Diploma level qualification
- IT literate
Desirable
- D32/33 Teaching and clinical assessment (formally ENB 997/998)
Experience
Essential
- 1 years previous clinical experience
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Demonstrate interest in developing midwifery practice.
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking project work
- Experience of working in a community setting providing personalised care to patients.
- Experience of providing labour care in an out of hospital birth setting
- Experience of virtual communication including the use of Microsoft Teams
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered midwife on the NMC register
- Ability to undertaken further training
- Diploma level qualification
- IT literate
Desirable
- D32/33 Teaching and clinical assessment (formally ENB 997/998)
Experience
Essential
- 1 years previous clinical experience
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Demonstrate interest in developing midwifery practice.
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking project work
- Experience of working in a community setting providing personalised care to patients.
- Experience of providing labour care in an out of hospital birth setting
- Experience of virtual communication including the use of Microsoft Teams
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
