Band 6 Midwife

Job description

Job responsibilities

It is an exciting time at the Luton and Dunstable University Hospital as maternity, neonatal, critical care and theatre services will be moving to the brand new Acute Services Block (ASB) and New Ward Block in Autumn 2025.

Through this work, the Trust will be able to increase capacity, improve sustainability and efficiency, maintain and improve quality standards and support patient-centred clinical services. Care will be delivered in modern, uplifting and fit for purpose environments, that will also enhance the patient and staff experience.

The maternity services that will be moving to the new clinical buildings are antenatal ward, antenatal services, delivery suit and obstetric theatres, postnatal ward, day assessment unit, triage unit, bereavement suites and transitional care.

Benefits for staff:

Modern and spacious facilities for our pregnant women / birthing people, their families and our staff

Dedicated courtyard for to support mobilisation in labour

Separate courtyard for staff to use

Co-designed areas with service user and stakeholder input which is highly valued

The midwife has a responsibility to provide holistic woman/birthing people/baby centred midwifery care; this maybe leading midwifery care or working in collaboration with the multi- disciplinary team that advocates pregnancy as a normal physiological life event. The midwife will assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for the women/birthing people/baby. The role will encompass taking responsibility for the management/ leadership of the ward/department/ community caseload on a shift-by-shift basis. To collaborate with external agencies and consumer groups.

The Midwife (Band 6) participates in the supervision and teaching of staff as well as being a Mentor/Assessor for midwifery students.

Promote the wellbeing and safeguarding of children and young people by implementing the Trusts policy and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

Assess, plan implement and evaluate care women/birthing people/babies for a defined caseload, using evidence to rationalise prescribed care.

Develop link with all care agencies to facilitate seamless approach to maternity care.

Practice within boundaries of autonomy as described by the NMC Code 2015.

Review practices to reduce clinical risk. Record and report any untoward incidents and take action to avoid further incidents.

Promote health and wellbeing through practice and education of women/birthing people, relatives, carers and staff

Support student midwives and other healthcare professional as a mentors and sign off mentors and assessors to ensure that the hospital/community midwifery experience meets the required practical and educational standards.

Facilitate parenting education to women/birthing people during the antenatal /postnatal period.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Midwife
• Evidence of teaching and assessing experience
• Evidence of ongoing further professional and personal development

Desirable

• Degree/Masters level study
• Fetal monitoring masterclass attendance
• Teaching qualification/Mentorship/N97

Experience

Essential

• Suitable Post-Registration experience within relevant speciality
• Clinical experience in low and high risk intrapartum areas including cannulation, caring for women with epidurals, suturing
• Competent in CTG interpretation

Desirable

• Human Factors training/attendance
• Teaching Antenatal classes

Knowledge

Essential

• NMC The Code (2015)
• Ensure care is provided based on evidence and in line with the protocols and guidelines of the unit
• Ability to deputise in the absence of Senior Midwife
• Able to support learners achieve department objectives
• Knowledge of clinical governance

Desirable

• Knowledge of audit and research and standard setting

Personal skills

Essential

• Organisational skills and the ability to work effectively within a management structure
• Effective communicator and team player
• Analytical skills
• Work with the MDT as well as autonomously when required

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Luton and Dunstable NHS Trust,

Lewsey Rd,

Luton

LU4 0DZ

Employer's website

https://www.bedfordshirehospitals.nhs.uk/working-here/ (Opens in a new tab)