Bank - Registered Midwife

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

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Job summary

Are you an experienced midwife looking to work flexibly around other commitments?

If so, #TeamNNUH's Temporary Staffing team would love to hear from you!

The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital's team of midwives is expanding, so we are therefore seeking applications from experienced midwives, with recent post registration experience, to join the team.

Our busy maternity service provides care for approximately 5000 deliveries per year. We have a team providing community based midwifery services as well as our in-patient facilities. On site, we have 32 postnatal beds incorporating 5 transitional care beds, and 13 antenatal beds. Our Delivery Suite/Triage area has 15 birthing rooms including a birthing pool, 2 obstetric theatres, anaesthetic and recovery rooms that provide a full range of facilities for high dependency care. We also have a Maternity Assessment Unit, which offers a resource for women to attend and be reviewed as required. We also have a co-located Midwifery Led Birthing Unit which comprises of 4 birthing rooms with water birth facilities available.

We are dedicated to providing one to one care to all women in established labour and are really proud to have achieved and maintained BFI Level 3 accreditation.

The Staff Bank is an ideal way of starting a career in the Trust, offering flexibility of working hours and the opportunity to gain experience in different areas.

Main duties of the job

Essential Requirements:

Experience of working in an acute hospital within the last 12 months
Current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)

We're looking for enthusiastic, flexible midwives who share our passion to ensure all patients receive the best care possible - if this sounds like you, please make an application today!

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Hours of Work: as this is a Bank vacancy, the hours/ shifts will vary. Our Team work a variety of shifts, predominantly long days and night shifts, with some availability of shorter early and late shifts, covering a 24 hour service every day of the year.

About us

The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH) is one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom, providing first-class acute care for around one million people living in Norfolk and surrounding areas.

NNUH is a teaching hospital providing specialist services in state-of-the-art facilities. We are lucky to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placements for their students.

Join the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff as we continue to care for our local population. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country, and we are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

NNUH PRIDE values of People-focused, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence sum up perfectly what this role encompasses. We want you in our team if you share our values and core beliefs as our commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion cannot be separated from our PRIDE values and behaviours, which recognise the important role of our people in providing positive experiences for service users.

We're committed to providing training and developmental opportunities that give our team the skills, knowledge and experience they need to carry out their jobs to the highest standard and help them progress in their careers. There is always an opportunity for you to grow.

Date posted

30 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

234-19-TS005-JULY

Job locations

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

Colney Lane

Norwich

NR4 7UY

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please note this post is not suitable for newly qualified midwives or applicants requiring Tier 2 sponsorship.

Please check the job description and main responsibilities for further information about the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please note this post is not suitable for newly qualified midwives or applicants requiring Tier 2 sponsorship.

Please check the job description and main responsibilities for further information about the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

Working towards Mentor Preparation Programme or Equivalent, achieve within 3 yrs of qualifying
RM

Desirable

Neuro-behavioural Physiological Examination of the Newborn Course
Neonatal Life Support Course
Advanced Life Support In Obstetrics Course

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Minimum of 1 years post registration experience.
Evidence of achieving Band 6 competencies

Skills & Abilities

Essential

Ability to participate in the running of an efficient and effective team
Good communication and interpersonal skills

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

Working towards Mentor Preparation Programme or Equivalent, achieve within 3 yrs of qualifying
RM

Desirable

Neuro-behavioural Physiological Examination of the Newborn Course
Neonatal Life Support Course
Advanced Life Support In Obstetrics Course

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Minimum of 1 years post registration experience.
Evidence of achieving Band 6 competencies

Skills & Abilities

Essential

Ability to participate in the running of an efficient and effective team
Good communication and interpersonal skills

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).