Job summary
Job Title: Lead Community Midwife
Hours per week: 37.5 hours per week
Perm/Fixed Term: Other - Acting up position
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Closing Date: 10th October 2024
Interview Date: 31st October 2024 (subject to change)
An 'Acting up' opportunity has arisen for an experienced band 6 midwife to join our senior Midwifery team as the community manager.
This is a temporary post that will only be open to internal applicants.
The post holder will have a sound knowledge of community midwifery. The post holder, in conjunction with the Head of Midwifery, Director of Midwifery, Clinical Leads and Managerial leadership team will ensure a high-quality service for maternity care at George Elliot NHS Trust, within the available resource.
This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly.
All correspondence for this vacancy will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk and SPAM areas.
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Main duties of the job
To ensure a high standard of midwifery care at all times through the effective management of staff and resources within community team.
To ensure that the Continuity of Carer vision for GEH is implemented
To provide Midwifery leadership and act as a resource to other team members.
To ensure effective communication with the multidisciplinary team/ outside agencies to ensure a seamless care pathway for families is maintained.
To ensure continuous risk assessment processes are in place and reviewed at every contact.
To champion normality, promote and facilitate home birth service within the team.
About us
Here at George Eliot our vision to 'excel at patient care' taking centre stage. An ever evolving clinically- led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive health services delivered by inspiring and compassionate staff who share our corporate values:
Effective open communication
Excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role is to be the lead midwife for community midwifery services at George Eliot. You will be working closely both with the community midwives but also those services that interlink with community such as the multi-disciplinary team, antenatal clinical, community children's centres & GP surgeries.
To support a fair selection process expressions of interest will be welcomed from members of the department who have the appropriate level of competence required for the role. Interviews will then be offered to the suitable candidates.
The post holder will be an integral member of the management team supporting the Directorate in the delivery of key performance targets. They will also be responsible for the day-to-day management of staff within the Community Maternity services on a 24-hour basis. The postholder will provide professional leadership, advice and support to Midwives, doctors and support workers, acting as a clinical expert and as a resource for all staff within the service.
Please note that this list is not exhaustive, for more information please see the attached Job Description and Personal Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role is to be the lead midwife for community midwifery services at George Eliot. You will be working closely both with the community midwives but also those services that interlink with community such as the multi-disciplinary team, antenatal clinical, community children's centres & GP surgeries.
To support a fair selection process expressions of interest will be welcomed from members of the department who have the appropriate level of competence required for the role. Interviews will then be offered to the suitable candidates.
The post holder will be an integral member of the management team supporting the Directorate in the delivery of key performance targets. They will also be responsible for the day-to-day management of staff within the Community Maternity services on a 24-hour basis. The postholder will provide professional leadership, advice and support to Midwives, doctors and support workers, acting as a clinical expert and as a resource for all staff within the service.
Please note that this list is not exhaustive, for more information please see the attached Job Description and Personal Specification.
Person Specification
Personal qualities
Essential
- Demonstrate initiative, motivation and ability to put things into practice
- Advanced communication skills
- High professional standards
- Committed to quality improvement
Other
Essential
- A commitment to Equal Opportunities
- Ability to Travel
Trust Values
Essential
- Effective open communication
- Excellence and safety in all that we do
- Challenge but support
- Expect respect and dignity
- Local healthcare that inspired confidence
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Previous experience at Band 6 within all aspects of Midwifery including community
- Evidence of being up-to-date with current issues relating to professional practice
- Knowledge of key national policy drivers for Acute care
- Can demonstrate practical application of quality standards within the clinical setting e.g. Care Quality Commission, NICE guidance
- Able to demonstrate effective management of, staff and student, experience and performance
- Credible clinical expert
- Evidence of research based practice
- Organisational skills
- Fully aware of clinical governance agenda
- Experience and knowledge within the specialty or related field
- Proven management skills
- Able to promote equality, diversity and rights
- Fully aware of principles of infection control
- Fully aware of health and safety issues
Qualifications and professional training
Essential
- First Level Registration
- Degree or working towards
- Evidence of significant Continuing Professional Development
- Evidence of management experience / training
- Evidence of leadership experience / training
- NMC recognised Teaching / Assessing qualification
Desirable
Person Specification
Personal qualities
Essential
- Demonstrate initiative, motivation and ability to put things into practice
- Advanced communication skills
- High professional standards
- Committed to quality improvement
Other
Essential
- A commitment to Equal Opportunities
- Ability to Travel
Trust Values
Essential
- Effective open communication
- Excellence and safety in all that we do
- Challenge but support
- Expect respect and dignity
- Local healthcare that inspired confidence
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Previous experience at Band 6 within all aspects of Midwifery including community
- Evidence of being up-to-date with current issues relating to professional practice
- Knowledge of key national policy drivers for Acute care
- Can demonstrate practical application of quality standards within the clinical setting e.g. Care Quality Commission, NICE guidance
- Able to demonstrate effective management of, staff and student, experience and performance
- Credible clinical expert
- Evidence of research based practice
- Organisational skills
- Fully aware of clinical governance agenda
- Experience and knowledge within the specialty or related field
- Proven management skills
- Able to promote equality, diversity and rights
- Fully aware of principles of infection control
- Fully aware of health and safety issues
Qualifications and professional training
Essential
- First Level Registration
- Degree or working towards
- Evidence of significant Continuing Professional Development
- Evidence of management experience / training
- Evidence of leadership experience / training
- NMC recognised Teaching / Assessing qualification
Desirable
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).
