Job summary
An exciting opportunity to join Swansea Bay University Health Board's Maternity Services as our Band 7 Clinical Risk Midwife has arisen.
Our Maternity Services are spread over two sites with the Obstetric Unit in Singleton Hospital and the Stand-Alone Midwifery Unit in Neath Port Talbot Hospital.
We welcome applications from experienced midwives for this role, which will give you the opportunity to join our amazing maternity services multi-disciplinary team.
This position will be based at Singleton Hospital although there will be a requirement to work across both our sites.
Main duties of the job
Work as an autonomous practitioner responsible for supporting the multidisciplinary team in implementing effective governance and risk systems across maternity services.
Take a lead role in the management of governance related topics, following a robust process that identifies potential harm, supports the implementation of patient safety initiatives and contributes to improving quality and safety within the service.
About us
We believe staff are our best asset and wewant you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.
As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.
You might be a nurse ordoctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - wehave a job for you.
There are also apprenticeships, work placementsand volunteering roles available.
We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.
Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show thatour commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.
If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery,with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Person Specification
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential
- Registered Midwife with active NMC Registration
- Educated to Degree level or equivalent relevant experience or evidence of post registration study
- Knowledge of understanding of current professional midwifery issues
- Knowledge of Safeguarding Adults/Children including the Social Services & Well-being (Wales) Act 2014, Wales Safeguarding Procedures 2019, Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse & Sexual Violence (Wales) Act 2015, Mental Health Act (1983)
- Knowledge and understanding of the national patient quality and safety agenda
- Knowledge and understanding of the reporting requirements to external bodies
Desirable
- Evidence of Master's Level education
Experience
Essential
- Substantial clinical midwifery experience in all settings
- Experience of multi-professional working
- Evidence of delivering compassionate, patient-focussed and women-centred care and using service user engagement and feedback to improve services
- Experience of undertaking and evaluating clinical audit
- Evidence of recent commitment to continuous development of self and others
Aptitude & Abilities
Essential
- Can demonstrate SBU values
- Relevant specialist skills and abilities
- Able to demonstrate tact and diplomacy when working with others
- Ability to influence and persuade senior members of staff, including clinicians, to rview and alter practices, where necessary
- Excellent organisational skills including high level of accuracy and ability to work to tight deadlines
- Ability to develop robust action plans
- Ability to work with the multi-disciplinary/agency team within the health board
- Ability to deal with conflicting demands ensuring key priorities and deadlines are met through effective time management
- Ability to use own initiative and work unsupervised
Desirable
- Evidence of undertaking presentations to groups
- Welsh speaker
- Ability to travel within geographical area
- Able to work hours flexibly
Person Specification
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential
- Registered Midwife with active NMC Registration
- Educated to Degree level or equivalent relevant experience or evidence of post registration study
- Knowledge of understanding of current professional midwifery issues
- Knowledge of Safeguarding Adults/Children including the Social Services & Well-being (Wales) Act 2014, Wales Safeguarding Procedures 2019, Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse & Sexual Violence (Wales) Act 2015, Mental Health Act (1983)
- Knowledge and understanding of the national patient quality and safety agenda
- Knowledge and understanding of the reporting requirements to external bodies
Desirable
- Evidence of Master's Level education
Experience
Essential
- Substantial clinical midwifery experience in all settings
- Experience of multi-professional working
- Evidence of delivering compassionate, patient-focussed and women-centred care and using service user engagement and feedback to improve services
- Experience of undertaking and evaluating clinical audit
- Evidence of recent commitment to continuous development of self and others
Aptitude & Abilities
Essential
- Can demonstrate SBU values
- Relevant specialist skills and abilities
- Able to demonstrate tact and diplomacy when working with others
- Ability to influence and persuade senior members of staff, including clinicians, to rview and alter practices, where necessary
- Excellent organisational skills including high level of accuracy and ability to work to tight deadlines
- Ability to develop robust action plans
- Ability to work with the multi-disciplinary/agency team within the health board
- Ability to deal with conflicting demands ensuring key priorities and deadlines are met through effective time management
- Ability to use own initiative and work unsupervised
Desirable
- Evidence of undertaking presentations to groups
- Welsh speaker
- Ability to travel within geographical area
- Able to work hours flexibly
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).
