East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Community Midwife - Colchester

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Job summary

We are looking for enthusiastic and committed midwives to join our community teams.

The role in community is currently a traditional model of care for the antenatal and postnatal period and includes providing care and support for the home birth service.

You must have a passion for providing continuity of care for women and their families and be willing to work as part of a continuity of care model, as this is developed within ESNEFT.

Main duties of the job

You will be expected to work independently and as part of a community team within the Colchester area.

The teams work geographically and each Midwife will have their own caseload.

You will also take part in the on call rota to the cover the home birth service.

The Trust are committed to working towards the introduction of the Continuity of Care model and will be working towards the gradual implementation of this.

About us

One of the largest Trust's in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients' own homes. You will be joining a team of almost 12,000 amazing colleagues providing care to approximately a million people.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (if applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.

To support our employees to achieve their career aspirations you may be eligible to obtain a qualification via an apprenticeship. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a skills review to facilitate this. For full details please see the attached Apprenticeship Handbook.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

Find out about living and working with us - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

Details

Date posted

18 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

432-HR1273-23

Job locations

Colchester

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL


Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description and person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • oRegistered Midwife
  • oDegree in Midwifery
  • oMentorship qualification

Desirable

  • oNIPE qualification

Experience

Essential

  • oExperience at Band 5 in midwifery for a minimum of 12 months.
  • oPrevious experience of midwife-led care.
  • oPrevious experience working across a variety of settings

Desirable

  • oExperience of managing own caseload
  • oHomebirth experience
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • oRegistered Midwife
  • oDegree in Midwifery
  • oMentorship qualification

Desirable

  • oNIPE qualification

Experience

Essential

  • oExperience at Band 5 in midwifery for a minimum of 12 months.
  • oPrevious experience of midwife-led care.
  • oPrevious experience working across a variety of settings

Desirable

  • oExperience of managing own caseload
  • oHomebirth experience

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.

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.

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

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL


Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL


Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Maternity Matron - Community

Alexia Murray

Alexia.Murray@esneft.nhs.uk

07586472291

Details

Date posted

18 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

432-HR1273-23

Job locations

Colchester

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL


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