Job summary
Kingston Hospital is looking for caring, enthusiastic, and talented midwives to join our team. We have opportunities for junior (Band 5) and senior midwives (Band 6) to join our Maternity Team.
Kingston Maternity is a friendly, welcoming and supportive unit, and a popular choice for our local population, caring for around 4600 birthing people per annum. We are proud to support a full range of birth options including our established birth centre and home birth teams. Our service is funded to a ratio of 1 midwife to 24 women, enabling high quality, midwifery focused care to be provided. The birth centre team are skilled in aromatherapy, and biomechanics and the rooms have birthing couches and pools. We promote a philosophy of holistic, woman-centred care in all birthing areas.
Band 5 Midwives
Kingston Maternity service has an outstanding and supportive preceptorship programme. There is a dynamic and experienced practice development team who are readily available to help and support you during your clinical shifts and in your professional development. The feedback from newly qualified midwives is that the whole team is supportive with visible and accessible team leaders, professional midwifery advocates, core midwives, and ensure consolidation of your learning. When you have completed your preceptorship, you will have access to the post preceptorship programme to support your transition from a band 5 to a band 6 midwife which is tailored to your individual needs.
Main duties of the job
Maintain a high standard of woman focused care in accordance with Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust policies and procedures across all clinical areas as required.
Provide assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of maternity care for women ensuring accurate documentation is kept.
Maintain a safe and clean working environment.
Communicate with women and their partners to ensure they have access to appropriate information.
Promote and maintain positive relationships between all staff involved in the care of the woman.
Act in accordance with the Nursing and midwifery Council Code of Conduct
Undertake duties on different wards/departments as and when required by service demands.
Education and Training
Kingston is proud of its strong multi-disciplinary (MDT) culture. We provide a well evaluated, in-house MDT programme and staff have the opportunity to attend external study days or enrol for academic modules at our local higher education institutes.
If you are a passionate midwife with excellent communication skills and a drive to provide high quality care to women please apply to join our multi professional maternity team.
Please note: Interviews will be held on 18th January 2024
About us
Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a district general hospital situated in a beautiful and remarkable part of the country - close to London yet surrounded by royal parks, historic buildings and the River Thames.
The most recent National Maternity Survey rated Kingston in the top 5 best performing maternity services in London, across all touchpoints. The CQC rated Kingston Maternity Services as good overall following inspection in 2022. Our staff are positive about the hospital and the services offered to women and their families, we are proud of our inclusive culture, leadership, promoting valued staff who are committed to continuous learning and quality improvement.
In acknowledging the recommendations of The National Maternity Review Better Births: Improving outcomes of maternity services inEngland, we remain focused on providing a continuity of carer approach for women and birthing people using our services. Many of our midwives work within our geographical community-based teams, providing an integrated model of care within both the hospital and community settings.
Trust Values
Kingston Hospital NHS Trust has 5 key values and we want to employ and work with people who share these values and demonstrate behaviours that support them.
- Caring- Safe- Responsible- Value Each Other- Inspiring
Date posted
21 December 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£32,720 to £48,054 a year pa inc HCAS (pro rata)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
396-5912605-MA-PB-Z
Job locations
Maternity Unit
Galsworthy Road
Kingston Upon Thames
KT2 7QB
Employer details
Employer name
Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Maternity Unit
Galsworthy Road
Kingston Upon Thames
KT2 7QB
Employer's website
https://kingstonhospital.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)
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