Job summary
The post holder will provide expert advice and guidance on the Midwifery Led Care of women within the areas providing intrapartum care and acute maternity care. The postholder will work as an autonomous clinical midwife and advise staff working in the areas providing low risk and high risk intrapartum care. The postholder will provide clinical, professional and managerial leadership and will have responsibility for the efficient running of the intrapartum care areas and Triage on a shift by shift basis. The postholder will work as part of a team of coordinators who will have responsibility for the seamless running of the maternity unit on a 24/7 basis.
As part of the team the postholder will be responsible for ensuring a high standard of clinical care is achieved by efficient and effective use of resources, liaising with other agencies, organising and ensuring supervision of practice, and teaching of staff and students. The postholder will be expected to participate in the rotational system within the service including night duty and on call.
Main duties of the job
- Participate in the provision of effective individualised, women centred evidenced based midwifery care.
- To advise on the promotion of health and ensure care incorporates the public health agenda.
- Act as the woman's advocate and empower them to promote their own health and well being
- To assess and manage physical, emotional and social situations which may influence the health and well-being of the mother and baby and refer if necessary.
- To assess, plan and implement care within the sphere of practice of a midwife and to meet the physical, emotional and social needs of the mother, partner, baby and the family.
- To liaise with multiprofessionals and agencies and take action when necessary e.g. social services/primary healthcare team.
- To advise, guide and support midwives, women and families where there are emotional and highly distressing circumstances. To offer support to all involved after such events.
- To ensure midwifery practice is evidence based and women centred and support other staff in adopting evidence based care.
- Explore more efficient and effective ways of providing a high standard of women centred care and utilisation of resources.
- To support and implement the risk management process. To work in conjunction with the risk manager to ensure policies, protocols and guidelines are used in practice. To be aware of the incident reporting criteria and work within the Risk Management Strategy.
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About us
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Take overall responsibility for the management of the intrapartum care areas and Triage while on duty maintaining the smooth running of the team and prioritising care.
- Ensure dissemination of pertinent information regarding the women in these areas to the multidisciplinary team.
- As part of the multidisciplinary team ensure appropriate midwifery care is provided for the women in the intrapartum care areas and Triage
- Allocate staff roles according to their level of experience and expertise to meet the individual needs of the women
- Facilitate the role of the practice facilitator midwives to enable them to support newly qualified/newly rotated midwives
- Provide and disseminate professional and clinical knowledge to the multidisciplinary team and provide effective communication and collaborative working within the teams.
- Ensure a system is in place whereby all emergency equipment is checked daily and any malfunctioning equipment is reported and followed up
- Provide ongoing leadership, support and advice to all staff.
- Coordinate and evaluate training and facilitate the training of student midwives and other students allocated to the clinical area. Ensure effective mentorship.
- Guide and support staff in their professional development and clinical competence.
- Review and manage the performance of all staff by identifying their educational and support requirements. Support midwifery and maternity support staff with the completion of annual appraisal and objective setting.
- Promote, encourage, participate and undertake in research, audit and studies related to the area of practice.
- Support and facilitate training sessions as identified by service needs
- To actively participate in developing and updating clinical guidelines
- Act as an effective role model in promoting professional excellence
- Actively promote a learning environment that encourages individuals to learn
- To be aware of the hazards associated with using equipment and to report any failures of equipment
- Be responsible for maintaining own personal PREPP requirements
- Practice within the NMC rules and codes of conduct
- Actively participate in clinical governance strategy, audit and risk management
- Participate in the identification and introduction of best practice in maternity care
- To be conversant with the Fire, Health and Safety Policies and other Policies of the Trust.
- To report all accidents and complaints in accordance with agreed policies and assist in investigations of complaints and accidents as required.
- Update own knowledge and skills in order to develop professionally and to contribute to the improvement of the service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Take overall responsibility for the management of the intrapartum care areas and Triage while on duty maintaining the smooth running of the team and prioritising care.
- Ensure dissemination of pertinent information regarding the women in these areas to the multidisciplinary team.
- As part of the multidisciplinary team ensure appropriate midwifery care is provided for the women in the intrapartum care areas and Triage
- Allocate staff roles according to their level of experience and expertise to meet the individual needs of the women
- Facilitate the role of the practice facilitator midwives to enable them to support newly qualified/newly rotated midwives
- Provide and disseminate professional and clinical knowledge to the multidisciplinary team and provide effective communication and collaborative working within the teams.
- Ensure a system is in place whereby all emergency equipment is checked daily and any malfunctioning equipment is reported and followed up
- Provide ongoing leadership, support and advice to all staff.
- Coordinate and evaluate training and facilitate the training of student midwives and other students allocated to the clinical area. Ensure effective mentorship.
- Guide and support staff in their professional development and clinical competence.
- Review and manage the performance of all staff by identifying their educational and support requirements. Support midwifery and maternity support staff with the completion of annual appraisal and objective setting.
- Promote, encourage, participate and undertake in research, audit and studies related to the area of practice.
- Support and facilitate training sessions as identified by service needs
- To actively participate in developing and updating clinical guidelines
- Act as an effective role model in promoting professional excellence
- Actively promote a learning environment that encourages individuals to learn
- To be aware of the hazards associated with using equipment and to report any failures of equipment
- Be responsible for maintaining own personal PREPP requirements
- Practice within the NMC rules and codes of conduct
- Actively participate in clinical governance strategy, audit and risk management
- Participate in the identification and introduction of best practice in maternity care
- To be conversant with the Fire, Health and Safety Policies and other Policies of the Trust.
- To report all accidents and complaints in accordance with agreed policies and assist in investigations of complaints and accidents as required.
- Update own knowledge and skills in order to develop professionally and to contribute to the improvement of the service.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oRegistered Midwife (NMC)
- oPracticing midwife
- oEvidence of ongoing Education and Learning
- oDegree in Midwifery
Experience
Essential
- oKnowledge of Maternity Triage/BSOTS
- oIntrapartum midwifery experience.
- oExperience of Risk Management
- oAdvanced, expert clinical skills in midwifery & intrapartum care Leadership skills
- oExcellent written and oral communication skills
- oTime management
- oEvidence of advanced midwifery skills eg.
Desirable
- Evidence of innovative practice
- Audit and/or Research
- Evidence of midwifery skills of a band 7 midwife
Personal Characteristics
Essential
- oPositive and Proactive
- oSelf-motivated
- oAbility to Lead
- oIn good health
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oRegistered Midwife (NMC)
- oPracticing midwife
- oEvidence of ongoing Education and Learning
- oDegree in Midwifery
Experience
Essential
- oKnowledge of Maternity Triage/BSOTS
- oIntrapartum midwifery experience.
- oExperience of Risk Management
- oAdvanced, expert clinical skills in midwifery & intrapartum care Leadership skills
- oExcellent written and oral communication skills
- oTime management
- oEvidence of advanced midwifery skills eg.
Desirable
- Evidence of innovative practice
- Audit and/or Research
- Evidence of midwifery skills of a band 7 midwife
Personal Characteristics
Essential
- oPositive and Proactive
- oSelf-motivated
- oAbility to Lead
- oIn good health
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).
