Job summary
This is a unique opportunity to work alongside the community midwifery team at Birmingham Women's Hospital, covering South Birmingham. We are looking for knowledgeable and passionate professionals, to support women and families throughout their pregnancy and postnatal journey, who meet the criteria for additional and complex needs. This post is a fixed term 12 month post, with service evaluation after 12 months, with aim to review for possible extension. Please read the job description and person specification before applying for this post.
Main duties of the job
Opportunities to gain further development/qualifications and career progression.
A flexible working approach for you to establish with the women in your care.
Multi-disciplinary team working. Working very closely with the safeguarding team to identify women at most need.
Special interest groups we have team members supporting specifically with equality and diversity, safeguarding, auditing, breastfeeding, antenatal education, infection control and more.
Whats next?
Click the link to apply and submit your application.
If you like to speak with us prior to making an application or wish to have an informal visit, please contact Dayna Wright (Deputy Matron of Community Services) dayna.wright@nhs.net, 07772206598.
About us
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Foundation degree or equivalent level 5 study Mathematics and English level 2/GCSE grade 4 or equivalent
Desirable
- Level 3 counseling course or equivalent, or counselling experience
- Mentoring or line managers course or experience
Personal skills/attributes
Essential
- Able to manage own workload and time
- Ability to work under pressure
- Team member
- Prioritise and effectively time manage clinical and other responsibilities
- Punctual and flexible across hours of work when required
- Excellent attendance record
Knowledge
Essential
- Specialist knowledge and experience working with the families with complex needs
- Experience working with families in need
- Knowledge of the Social Services and benefits systems to enable assisting families through benefits applications.
Analytical
Essential
- Able to make judgements and decisions of straightforward, or a range of situations, complex or highly complex of facts or situations and make some analysis
Professional
Essential
- Knowledge of safe guarding procedures
- Able to use microsoft IT and email
- Competent in the use of IT and NHS systems and programmes
- Able to document in the Electronic and written patient records
Other
Essential
- Demonstrate an understanding of the practices of equality and inclusion in the delivery of this role
- Demonstrate alignment with the values and beliefs of the Trust
- Physical: Hand eye co-ordination required Must be physically mobile, good health and attendance able to drive and must be a car owner for attendance of community work Able to attend families in their own home situation, clinics and hospital situations
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Foundation degree or equivalent level 5 study Mathematics and English level 2/GCSE grade 4 or equivalent
Desirable
- Level 3 counseling course or equivalent, or counselling experience
- Mentoring or line managers course or experience
Personal skills/attributes
Essential
- Able to manage own workload and time
- Ability to work under pressure
- Team member
- Prioritise and effectively time manage clinical and other responsibilities
- Punctual and flexible across hours of work when required
- Excellent attendance record
Knowledge
Essential
- Specialist knowledge and experience working with the families with complex needs
- Experience working with families in need
- Knowledge of the Social Services and benefits systems to enable assisting families through benefits applications.
Analytical
Essential
- Able to make judgements and decisions of straightforward, or a range of situations, complex or highly complex of facts or situations and make some analysis
Professional
Essential
- Knowledge of safe guarding procedures
- Able to use microsoft IT and email
- Competent in the use of IT and NHS systems and programmes
- Able to document in the Electronic and written patient records
Other
Essential
- Demonstrate an understanding of the practices of equality and inclusion in the delivery of this role
- Demonstrate alignment with the values and beliefs of the Trust
- Physical: Hand eye co-ordination required Must be physically mobile, good health and attendance able to drive and must be a car owner for attendance of community work Able to attend families in their own home situation, clinics and hospital situations
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).
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Birmingham Womens Hospital Nhs Trust
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
B15 2TG
Employer's website
https://bwc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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