Job summary
Band 6 Community Midwife - 37.5 hours per week **There is an on call requirement and a car driver is essential**
An opportunity has arisen for us to recruit additional midwives to our team in Community Midwifery. The role offers the opportunity to provide care across the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal period.
The job role is varied and gives the opportunity for midwives to work in community hubs as well as the homes of women, birthing people and their families.
There is the opportunity to provide care for birth ,offer antenatal education and be a proactive member of the wider Multi-professional teams.
**PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY**
Main duties of the job
The post holder is required to provide holistic midwifery care to women/birthing people and babies in the antenatal, Intrapartum and postnatal periods.
The midwifery care is provided both in hospital, birth centre and community settings including the management of individual caseloads, clients and/or ward areas.
The post holder will deputise for the Band 7 in community . The role is multidimensional and requires the post holder to be willing to work in different community settings.
About us
Our STAR values are at the heart of everything we do. You can expect to see them in the way we act and the way we treat each other. Our values make us who we are.
Service We will put our patients first
Teamwork We will work together
Ambition We will aspire to provide the best service
Respect We will act with integrity
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. To assess, implement and evaluate programmes of antenatal, intrapartum, postnatal and neonatal care for women and babies (within their family unit) in line with current evidence, Trust policies,guidelines and the Code.
2. Provide appropriate advice, knowledge and counselling to women and their partners regarding all aspects of antenatal, intrapartum (including home births) and postpartum care.
3. To act as an advocate for the women and babies receiving maternity care.
4. Demonstrate appropriate behaviour/attitude (helpful, kind, caring, compassionate and respectful) when dealing with service users and colleagues, acts as a professional role model for other staff inaccordance with the NMC Code (2015).
5. Provide parenting education, advice on health issues, and support in altering health behaviours, thereby improving health and wellbeing.
Please see attached Bands 6 Job Description.
If you are this midwife and would like to be a part of our future and can meet this challenge we welcome your interest in a post with us please apply today!
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. To assess, implement and evaluate programmes of antenatal, intrapartum, postnatal and neonatal care for women and babies (within their family unit) in line with current evidence, Trust policies,guidelines and the Code.
2. Provide appropriate advice, knowledge and counselling to women and their partners regarding all aspects of antenatal, intrapartum (including home births) and postpartum care.
3. To act as an advocate for the women and babies receiving maternity care.
4. Demonstrate appropriate behaviour/attitude (helpful, kind, caring, compassionate and respectful) when dealing with service users and colleagues, acts as a professional role model for other staff inaccordance with the NMC Code (2015).
5. Provide parenting education, advice on health issues, and support in altering health behaviours, thereby improving health and wellbeing.
Please see attached Bands 6 Job Description.
If you are this midwife and would like to be a part of our future and can meet this challenge we welcome your interest in a post with us please apply today!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife - NMC
- Practising Midwife
- Maintained an up to date professional portfolio
- Training in obstetric emergencies
Desirable
- Teaching/Mentoring qualification
- To have obtained or be studying to degree level (or diploma with equivalent experience)
Experience
Essential
- Recent experience in all aspects of midwifery practice
- Competencies relevant to sphere of practice.
Desirable
- Evidence of further study and development of professional and academic skills
- Experience of mentoring students
Knowledge
Essential
- A good standard of written and spoken English is required to be able to undertake the relevant duties.
- Knowledge of current evidence based midwifery practice.
- Ability to demonstrate competence in fetal monitoring.
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge of effective management of obstetric emergencies.
- Ability to demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of medicines management
- Ability to demonstrate key issues relating to safeguarding
Desirable
- Demonstrate a broad knowledge of current midwifery issues
- Competent in Perineal suturing.
- Competent in IV medicines administration.
- Competent in cannulation.
- Competent in care of women with epidural analgesia. ( Acute unit)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife - NMC
- Practising Midwife
- Maintained an up to date professional portfolio
- Training in obstetric emergencies
Desirable
- Teaching/Mentoring qualification
- To have obtained or be studying to degree level (or diploma with equivalent experience)
Experience
Essential
- Recent experience in all aspects of midwifery practice
- Competencies relevant to sphere of practice.
Desirable
- Evidence of further study and development of professional and academic skills
- Experience of mentoring students
Knowledge
Essential
- A good standard of written and spoken English is required to be able to undertake the relevant duties.
- Knowledge of current evidence based midwifery practice.
- Ability to demonstrate competence in fetal monitoring.
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge of effective management of obstetric emergencies.
- Ability to demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of medicines management
- Ability to demonstrate key issues relating to safeguarding
Desirable
- Demonstrate a broad knowledge of current midwifery issues
- Competent in Perineal suturing.
- Competent in IV medicines administration.
- Competent in cannulation.
- Competent in care of women with epidural analgesia. ( Acute unit)
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).
