Job summary
Expected Shortlisting
Date
08/08/2025
Planned Interview
Date
15/08/2025
An
exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Midwife within the Neonatal
Service at Leeds Teaching hospitals NHS Trust on our Transitional Care Units.
We are looking for dynamic and highly motivated individuals, who can
demonstrate excellent communication and leadership skills and will provide
support and education for junior staff. We are looking for individuals who
are passionate about providing high quality postnatal care with a commitment
to keeping mums and babies together and a focus on ensuring and improving
patient safety and patient experience. If you have a commitment to providing
high quality family integrated care which is evidence based, then this is the
perfect opportunity to join our ever-evolving service.
Main duties of the job
Providing
postnatal and neonatal care as part of a commitment to keeping mothers and
infants together. This may involve caring for mothers from birth and
supporting mothers who have been separated from their babies and are being
reunited prior to leaving hospital.
You
would be working as part of both the neonatal and maternity teams providing
holistic family integrated care. You will work collaboratively with
specialist maternity and safeguarding agencies to care for families with
complex needs including substance misuse and mental health issues.
About us
You
will be based on the Transitional Care Units which forms an integral part of
the Leeds Centre for new born care, one of the largest neonatal services in
the country consisting of a total of 74 cots which includes 19 Transitional
Care cots split over 2 sites..
This
is an exciting time to join the service as we move towards our unification in
the new Leeds Childrens Hospital footprint as part of the building the Leeds
way project.
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'
members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts
are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove
adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the
shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this
process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any
questions.
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'
members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts
are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove
adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the
shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this
process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any
questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
post holder is responsible for the assessment of care needs, the development,
implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, and may be required to
teach other midwives and non-midwifery staff. They take responsibility as the
prime care provider for a group of women.
The
post holder is a prime care provider who is required to practice clinical
skills developed through experience but at a more advanced level than
required for those who have just qualified as midwives.
The
post holder is designated to take charge of a ward in the absence of the
person who has continuing responsibility.
The
maternity unit has approximately 10,000 births a year. LTHT is a tertiary
referral centre for both obstetrics and neonatology. Other specialities
within the hospital that impact on maternity unit are feto-maternal medicine,
adult and neonatal cardiology, neonatal surgery and a reproductive medicine
unit.
The
post holder will work within the maternity unit or community, caring for
women and their babies before, during and after pregnancy depending on the
area.
They
will participate in internal rotation throughout the maternity units and
covers both day and night shifts.
The
midwife maintains personal contact with women and meets their needs on an
individual basis by listening, assessing, planning, implementing and
evaluating care. Is aware of the anxieties of women and their families and
the support they may need.
The
midwife ensures that the appropriate practitioner is informed promptly of a
complication or change in the mother's or baby's condition.
The
midwife ensures effective communication with health care professionals and
other personnel to ensure continued care to the patient and assists in the
smooth running of the ward or area.
Reports
on the changes occurring in treatment and client needs during the shift and
is prepared to work in areas of the midwifery service other than were based
in order to meet the requirements of the service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
post holder is responsible for the assessment of care needs, the development,
implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, and may be required to
teach other midwives and non-midwifery staff. They take responsibility as the
prime care provider for a group of women.
The
post holder is a prime care provider who is required to practice clinical
skills developed through experience but at a more advanced level than
required for those who have just qualified as midwives.
The
post holder is designated to take charge of a ward in the absence of the
person who has continuing responsibility.
The
maternity unit has approximately 10,000 births a year. LTHT is a tertiary
referral centre for both obstetrics and neonatology. Other specialities
within the hospital that impact on maternity unit are feto-maternal medicine,
adult and neonatal cardiology, neonatal surgery and a reproductive medicine
unit.
The
post holder will work within the maternity unit or community, caring for
women and their babies before, during and after pregnancy depending on the
area.
They
will participate in internal rotation throughout the maternity units and
covers both day and night shifts.
The
midwife maintains personal contact with women and meets their needs on an
individual basis by listening, assessing, planning, implementing and
evaluating care. Is aware of the anxieties of women and their families and
the support they may need.
The
midwife ensures that the appropriate practitioner is informed promptly of a
complication or change in the mother's or baby's condition.
The
midwife ensures effective communication with health care professionals and
other personnel to ensure continued care to the patient and assists in the
smooth running of the ward or area.
Reports
on the changes occurring in treatment and client needs during the shift and
is prepared to work in areas of the midwifery service other than were based
in order to meet the requirements of the service.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience with caring for late preterm neonates and babies with additional needs
- Experience of providing postnatal care
- Ward coordination experience
- Experience with complex safeguarding issues
Desirable
- Experience caring for families with complex needs including substance misuse and complicated pregnancies
- Infant feeding support training or additional experience in this field
Qualifications
Essential
- RM Qualification with current NMC Registration
- Completion of initial preceptorship post qualification
- New-born Life support resuscitation course
Desirable
- Neonatal post registration qualification - neonatal examination or qualified in specificality (Neonates)
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Supporting students and other junior clinical staff
- In the absence of the lead nurse taking on decision making and managerial responsibilities
- The ability to lead on quality improvement projects
- Collaborative working
Desirable
- De-escalation and managing challenging conversations skills or training
- Motivational interviewing or behaviour change skills
- Change Management
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience with caring for late preterm neonates and babies with additional needs
- Experience of providing postnatal care
- Ward coordination experience
- Experience with complex safeguarding issues
Desirable
- Experience caring for families with complex needs including substance misuse and complicated pregnancies
- Infant feeding support training or additional experience in this field
Qualifications
Essential
- RM Qualification with current NMC Registration
- Completion of initial preceptorship post qualification
- New-born Life support resuscitation course
Desirable
- Neonatal post registration qualification - neonatal examination or qualified in specificality (Neonates)
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Supporting students and other junior clinical staff
- In the absence of the lead nurse taking on decision making and managerial responsibilities
- The ability to lead on quality improvement projects
- Collaborative working
Desirable
- De-escalation and managing challenging conversations skills or training
- Motivational interviewing or behaviour change skills
- Change Management
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).
