Job summary
Birth Centre Lead Midwife Band 7
Are you looking for a change of scene and a new, exciting, way to work?
Are you passionate about ensuring women have a positive experience each and every time?
Are you an enthusiastic midwife who is passionate about promoting normality?
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals (DBTH) have recently undertaken a multimillion pound refurbishment of the labour setting at Doncaster and there has never been a better time to join us.
We are committed to ensuring you have a development plan that meets your needs, with a supportive management team who value the input of team members and the contribution they make. to improve our service
We are a Family friendly Trust and have a compassionate approach to workforce management led by a supportive senior management team, alongside support from our midwifery retention team, PMA's and practice development/education midwives.
Main duties of the job
You will lead of a team of midwives passionate and dedicated to Midwifery led care and the promotion of normality.
You will work closely with the Multi-Disciplinary Team, labour ward midwives and community midwives to enhance the woman's experience of care and ensure that the needs of the woman are placed at the centre of care.
Be flexible and open to new ways of working as we review and re-evaluate our service.
Ensure safe and effective clinical practice ensuring knowledge, skills and competencies are current and act as a clinical expert to disseminate specialist skills and knowledge to others.
About us
At Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust you'll be backed and rewarded by a team that's proud to support its staff in all aspects of their lives. Here are just some of the benefits you will receive
We have a great range ofon-site facilitiesfor our staff to use; these include a Subway, Costa Coffee and WHSmiths.
In addition, we offer a host of other benefits such asPark and Ride, Health & Wellbeing Initiatives, Random Acts of Kindness, Monthly rewards, Staff lottery, STAR Awards, VIVUP discounts via salary sacrifice, NHS Fleet & Tusker lease carsand don't forget that working for the NHS, you will be entitled to other amazingNHS discountsandBlue Light Cardoffers.
We pride ourselves in offering our stafflearning and development opportunities.As one of the region's Teaching Hospitals, we believe it's paramount to encourage our staff to develop their skill set. As part of our appraisal process, we will be able to ensure that you have the support and access to any training and development opportunities that will help you progress in your NHS career.
Finally, working for us, you will become part of the DBTH family and will always have the opportunity to get involved. You will have access to our staffFacebook groupandreceiveupdates via ourWeekly newsletter.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide effective, individualised, women-centred, evidence-based midwifery led care.
Ensure the effective use of resources.
Provide support, education and mentorship to other midwives, student midwives and designated support staff.
Maintain own professional practice and that of others in line with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) guidance.
Please see attached JD for further information
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide effective, individualised, women-centred, evidence-based midwifery led care.
Ensure the effective use of resources.
Provide support, education and mentorship to other midwives, student midwives and designated support staff.
Maintain own professional practice and that of others in line with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) guidance.
Please see attached JD for further information
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Registered Midwife with active NMC registration
- Teaching or mentorship qualification.
Desirable
- oManagement / leadership qualification.
- oEducated to Masters level or working towards
- oNeonatal Life Support Trained or willing to undertake the course on appointment
- oNIPE trained or willing to undertake the course.
Experience
Essential
- oBand 6 Midwife with a minimum of 2 years intrapartum experience.
- oExperienced in caring for low risk women
- oAbility to co-ordinate and manage obstetric emergencies
- oAbility to provide relevant advice to junior midwives and doctors on a variety of management and clinical issues
Desirable
- oEvidence of change management experience.
Interpersonal Skills
Essential
- oDemonstrate ability to work effectively as part of the multi-disciplinary team.
- oAble to demonstrate and promote personal resilience and provide support to the team to maintain a positive workplace culture.
- oMotivated to personal and professional development of self and others.
- oCommitted to quality improvement.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Registered Midwife with active NMC registration
- Teaching or mentorship qualification.
Desirable
- oManagement / leadership qualification.
- oEducated to Masters level or working towards
- oNeonatal Life Support Trained or willing to undertake the course on appointment
- oNIPE trained or willing to undertake the course.
Experience
Essential
- oBand 6 Midwife with a minimum of 2 years intrapartum experience.
- oExperienced in caring for low risk women
- oAbility to co-ordinate and manage obstetric emergencies
- oAbility to provide relevant advice to junior midwives and doctors on a variety of management and clinical issues
Desirable
- oEvidence of change management experience.
Interpersonal Skills
Essential
- oDemonstrate ability to work effectively as part of the multi-disciplinary team.
- oAble to demonstrate and promote personal resilience and provide support to the team to maintain a positive workplace culture.
- oMotivated to personal and professional development of self and others.
- oCommitted to quality improvement.
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).
