Job summary
Are you ready for the satisfaction of working in a continuity team, working as an autonomous practitioner in control of your day to day work, building positive relationships with the families you are caring for, and being part of a small supportive team of experienced midwives?
We are looking for an experienced, highly motivated midwife to join the fantastic midwives in our Ivy homebirth team.
You will be the named midwife and first point of contact to a specified caseload of women and their families throughout the pregnancy, birth and postnatal period.
You will work with the team to ensure 24/7 homebirth provision and manage your own diary. This will enable you to meet the needs of your caseload whilst creating a work life balance that best suits your individual lifestyle.
We're looking for people as passionate as we are about providing the best service possible to families in our care. You will inspire confidence and promote our services.
You will be a team player and have excellent communication skills, someone who is great at listening and supporting families to achieve a high quality, positive and safe experience through the development of individualised personalised care and support plans.
Main duties of the job
This is what Midwife Wendy has to say.....
'just over 3 YEARS of working on the best team.
Knowing and supporting women and birthing people through their journey; that support they trust because they know you and you know their story and have their absolutely best interests at heart.
Feeling like scheduled visits are a pop in for a chat with a friend, oh, and doing an antenatal whilst we're there.
The feeling of absolute overwhelming proudness as you see one of your own thoroughly smash birth after many anxious birth chats where you provided evidence based information and supported choice and personalisation.
Supporting a breastfeeding journey through its highs and lows and getting a text 4 months later to say she's still breastfeeding when the odds were against her... YOU facilitated that.
Scheduling my visits around dropping and collecting a teenage grump on school runs and being able to almost guarantee I'll be there for the important things! The teams the best... we've got each other!!
The best bit...
The buzz at 3am when you get the call to say its time!! Literally bouncing out the door in the black of night to meet the little poppet you've watched grow from morning sickness to term plus. We welcome a baby earthside , have another brew, tidy up and leave a brand new arrival safely at home surrounded by love.
In a nutshell, this is what Ivy team is to me and why 3 years on, i have ZERO intention of ever wanting to be anywhere else.
About us
We have 10000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.
Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.
You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you'd never have done. You'll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.
You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.
Job description
Job responsibilities
If this is not enough we have a BIG PLAN to:
- consistently deliver excellent care
- create a great place to work
- deliver value for money
- ensure we are fit for the future
- Develop our staff to be the best they can be
We hope you can you see yourself being part of a dynamic team who really care about your career development, your ideas and your contribution to make our service the best it can be.
Duties to include, but not be limited to:
- Provide professional midwifery care in line with the Nursing and Midwifery Councils (NMC) Professional Code of Conduct/Rules and Standards
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Develop innovative approaches to care to meet the needs of women and their families.
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As the named midwife, be accountable and responsible for clinical decision making.
- As the named Midwife, be the first point of contact for women and birthing people and act as the care coordinator to ensure appropriate referrals when required
- Participate and facilitate innovative antenatal education programmes with a focus on increasing confidence in early parenting skills, including infant feeding practices
- Act as an advocate at all times
- Empower women and birthing people to make informed choices about all aspects of their pregnancy, birth and postnatal care
- Participate in governance and risk management activities including attendance at professional groups and meetings, guideline development, reporting of clinical incidents, research, and clinical audit activities.
- Ensure public health principles are embedded in care provided, to contribute to the improvement of each familys health status
We have a very supportive leadership team who like to listen and encourage your ideas to help continue to make our services the best they can be.
You can chat with Jo Goss our Matron for Midwifery Led Services:joanne.goss@lthtr.nhs.uk or Rebekah Grant our Ivy team leader rebekah.grant@lthtr.nhs.uk to find out more. Their passion and commitment are second to none and we know you will quickly see the impact you will play in our service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
If this is not enough we have a BIG PLAN to:
- consistently deliver excellent care
- create a great place to work
- deliver value for money
- ensure we are fit for the future
- Develop our staff to be the best they can be
We hope you can you see yourself being part of a dynamic team who really care about your career development, your ideas and your contribution to make our service the best it can be.
Duties to include, but not be limited to:
- Provide professional midwifery care in line with the Nursing and Midwifery Councils (NMC) Professional Code of Conduct/Rules and Standards
-
Develop innovative approaches to care to meet the needs of women and their families.
-
As the named midwife, be accountable and responsible for clinical decision making.
- As the named Midwife, be the first point of contact for women and birthing people and act as the care coordinator to ensure appropriate referrals when required
- Participate and facilitate innovative antenatal education programmes with a focus on increasing confidence in early parenting skills, including infant feeding practices
- Act as an advocate at all times
- Empower women and birthing people to make informed choices about all aspects of their pregnancy, birth and postnatal care
- Participate in governance and risk management activities including attendance at professional groups and meetings, guideline development, reporting of clinical incidents, research, and clinical audit activities.
- Ensure public health principles are embedded in care provided, to contribute to the improvement of each familys health status
We have a very supportive leadership team who like to listen and encourage your ideas to help continue to make our services the best they can be.
You can chat with Jo Goss our Matron for Midwifery Led Services:joanne.goss@lthtr.nhs.uk or Rebekah Grant our Ivy team leader rebekah.grant@lthtr.nhs.uk to find out more. Their passion and commitment are second to none and we know you will quickly see the impact you will play in our service.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Education
Essential
- oRegistered Midwife
- oValid NMC registration o Practice assessor qualification or willingness to work towards.
- oEvidence of continuing education or development for more experienced midwives
Desirable
- oDegree
- oAbility to perform Newborn Infant Physical Examination (NIPE)
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience of providing women centred care
- onfident in teaching and assessing student midwives, midwives and doctors
- Ability to implement changes within midwifery practice
- Able to manage /treat obstetric emergencies in hospital/birth unit and community setting
- https://admin.trac.jobs/admin/appman/3615731?ae_result=upd&ae_btn=SaveAnd&vacancyid=3615731&_ts=1310265#:~:text=Awareness%20of%20changes%20and%20challenges%20within%20Midwifery%20practice
Desirable
- Experience of midwifery case loading
- Experience of community midwifery
- Experience of working in a variety of maternity settings/environments
- Experience of implementing changes in practice and service development
Person Specification
Qualifications and Education
Essential
- oRegistered Midwife
- oValid NMC registration o Practice assessor qualification or willingness to work towards.
- oEvidence of continuing education or development for more experienced midwives
Desirable
- oDegree
- oAbility to perform Newborn Infant Physical Examination (NIPE)
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience of providing women centred care
- onfident in teaching and assessing student midwives, midwives and doctors
- Ability to implement changes within midwifery practice
- Able to manage /treat obstetric emergencies in hospital/birth unit and community setting
- https://admin.trac.jobs/admin/appman/3615731?ae_result=upd&ae_btn=SaveAnd&vacancyid=3615731&_ts=1310265#:~:text=Awareness%20of%20changes%20and%20challenges%20within%20Midwifery%20practice
Desirable
- Experience of midwifery case loading
- Experience of community midwifery
- Experience of working in a variety of maternity settings/environments
- Experience of implementing changes in practice and service development
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).
