Bank Midwife Band 6

Job responsibilities

To work as part of the Multi-professional team providing a high standard ofantenatal, intrapartum and postnatal midwifery care to women and their families within the integrated maternity service. To rotate within all clinical areas within maternity services to support professional development and maintain safe standards of midwifery care in line with service provision.

Main duties

• Provide a high standard of midwifery care to mothers and babies during the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal period.
• Take autonomous clinical decisions in an emergency to ensure safe outcomes for mother and baby
• Able to work as an autonomous practitioner in all aspects of midwifery practice

Values

Essential

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Education & Qualifications

Essential

• NMC Part 10 register or equivalent
• Experience (placement or post grad) within both the wards and delivery suite areas

Desirable

• Evidence of professional updating
• Academic and/or professional/vocational training and development

Experience

Essential

• Minimum introduction to IV cannulations, suturing, scrubbing in theatre, epidural top ups, resuscitation of new born

Desirable

• Previous experience working as a midwife/Band 5 grade nurse.
• Working in an environment where 'normality in midwifery' is the main focus (MLC) unit.
• Previous experience working in a community setting.

Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to evaluate midwifery care.
• Ability to relate NMC Midwives Rules, Code of Practice, The Scope of Professional Practice, Standards for the Administration of Medicines
• Able to use appropriate language according to circumstances
• Legible, literate, grammatically ccurate
• Able to work well within a team.
• Ability to use own initiative
• Ability to prioritise own workload
• Ability to manage junior staff
• Have knowledge of the Public Health Agenda
• Ability to educate parents and students
• Ability to undertake all midwifery duties within the relevant clinical area.
• IT literate
• knowledge of Clinical Governance

Desirable

• Knowledge of current NSF framework/healthy hospitals initiative

Skills and Aptitudes

Essential

• Ability to adapt to new working practices
• Ability to remain calm under pressure
• Ability to deal calmly and courteously with difficult people
• Adaptable and flexible approach to working within the Unit.
• Flexible working hours

Desirable

• Able to meet the practical requirements of the post. i.e. cross site shift patterns

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).