Job summary
Are you an experienced midwife? Are you ready to step up and make your mark in a specialist midwifery role? Do you want to work in a forward thinking NHS Foundation Trust.
Applicants will be existing Band 6/7 practising midwives who work with members of the multidisciplinary team within the maternity service across Bristol and Weston. They will facilitate and provide individualised care to people pregnant with twins, multiples and their families.
St Michael's hospital is located in the centre of the beautiful city of Bristol, which has been voted one of the best places to live. It is bursting with character and provides the perfect work-life balance.
We are proud of our services which include:
- Co-located midwife led birthing unit
- Regional Fetal Medicine Unit
- A transitional care ward
- Midwifery led day assessment unit
- Continuity of Carer Teams
We pride ourselves on delivering holistic care through our flexible and dynamic approach within a caring, welcoming and friendly team
Main duties of the job
The role of the Specialist Midwife for Multiple Births is to promote and monitor safe and effective practice, enhance the patient experience, provide effective leadership and management, and contribute to the delivery of the Trust/Divisional objectives.
The role will involve supporting midwives and other members of the multidisciplinary team, therefore previous experience in teaching and training is required.
The Midwife must show knowledge of services across both sites and a desire and commitment to implement guidance and drive the services forward in both STMH and Weston. There will also be an expectation that the successful applicant ensures a cross city approach to multiple births by liaising with the team in NBT in producing joint cross city guidelines.
The successful applicant will be required to work within an existing experienced team and ensure excellent communication and a willingness to help develop staff for the future.
It is essential that the applicant is a registered Midwife and holds a driving licence and is a car driver.
About us
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Knowlege and Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience
- Experience of working with multiple pregnancies
- Awareness of the importance of audit within a specialised area
Desirable
- Extended clinical midwifery skills
- Ability to perform and interpret basic ultrasound assessment
- Knowledge of specialist procedures that may be required to support a multiple pregnancy
- oExperience in performing cervical length scans and completion of formal training
- Experience in operating laser and assisting with fetoscopic laser photocoagulation (D)
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Registered Midwife
- Degree qualification or equivalent
- Teaching/Mentoring qualification and evidence of teaching skills
- oEvidence of ongoing professional development through maintenance of professional portfolio and registration revalidation
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent communication/Interpersonal skills
- Can demonstrate leadership / management skills
- Can work independently as an autonomous practitioner as well as part of the MDT and be organised in the practice environment.
- Ability to initiate change
- Ability to facilitate development in others
- Evidence of teaching skills
- Child protection training
- Motivated and enthusiastic
- Sympathetic and supportive attitude
- Flexibility to meet the daily needs of the job
- Ability to work across a variety of digital platforms, and collate and analyse data for pregnancy outcomes
- oCan build effective working relationships with staff at all levels across different teams in the hospital and across the region (including neonatal, gynaecology, fetal medicine, delivery suite, patient safety and psychology) to co-ordinate patient care
Aptitudes
Essential
- Supportive
- Collaborative
- Innovative
- Respectful
Person Specification
Knowlege and Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience
- Experience of working with multiple pregnancies
- Awareness of the importance of audit within a specialised area
Desirable
- Extended clinical midwifery skills
- Ability to perform and interpret basic ultrasound assessment
- Knowledge of specialist procedures that may be required to support a multiple pregnancy
- oExperience in performing cervical length scans and completion of formal training
- Experience in operating laser and assisting with fetoscopic laser photocoagulation (D)
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Registered Midwife
- Degree qualification or equivalent
- Teaching/Mentoring qualification and evidence of teaching skills
- oEvidence of ongoing professional development through maintenance of professional portfolio and registration revalidation
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent communication/Interpersonal skills
- Can demonstrate leadership / management skills
- Can work independently as an autonomous practitioner as well as part of the MDT and be organised in the practice environment.
- Ability to initiate change
- Ability to facilitate development in others
- Evidence of teaching skills
- Child protection training
- Motivated and enthusiastic
- Sympathetic and supportive attitude
- Flexibility to meet the daily needs of the job
- Ability to work across a variety of digital platforms, and collate and analyse data for pregnancy outcomes
- oCan build effective working relationships with staff at all levels across different teams in the hospital and across the region (including neonatal, gynaecology, fetal medicine, delivery suite, patient safety and psychology) to co-ordinate patient care
Aptitudes
Essential
- Supportive
- Collaborative
- Innovative
- Respectful
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).
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)
Address
St Michaels Hospital
Southwell Street
Bristol
BS2 8EG
Employer's website
https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
