Job summary
Expected Shortlisting
Date
05/05/2025
Planned Interview
Date
12/05/2025
An
exciting opportunity has arisen for Band 6 midwives to join our dedicated
team at Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust providing a high standard of
antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal midwifery care to women and their
families in Leeds.
Leeds
maternity service is continually changing and evolving to meet the needs of
our population and ensure our families have a positive birthing experience.
We are looking for midwives who are experienced, professional, kind and
passionate about delivering patient centred care.
By
joining our mulit disciplinary team you will have the opportunity to bring
your wealth of knowledge and experience to our maternity service and rotate
within all clinical areas of the maternity services to support professional
development and maintain safe standards of midwifery care.
We
are a very friendly, supportive team whom welcome innovative ways of working
and new ideas and look forward to receiving your application.
This
position is available externally for all Band 6 midwives.
For
further information please do not hesitate to contact Julie Holmes or Sarah
Harrington - Midwifery Matrons on 0113 206 5169.
Main duties of the job
Maintain
a high standard of women centred care in accordance with Leeds Teaching
Hospitals Trust guidelines and policies. Act as a referral agent and
co-ordinator of care provision. Establishes effective multi-agency
collaboration across the primary/secondary interface to meet the needs of the
patients. Act as a role model for the development of clinical skills and
knowledge within the department team. Maintain a safe working environment.
Support the Senior Midwife in setting and monitoring standards and seek to
continuously improve standards and the quality of patient care, including
national standards. Promote evidence based practice. Participate in the audit
and evaluation of clinical practice in the interests of promoting quality
care. Provide assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of
midwifery care for women and their babies, ensuring written records are kept
to NMC standards.
About us
Leeds
Teaching Hospital Maternity Services support the birth of approximately 9000
babies per year. We are a tertiary unit with the largest Fetal Medicine Unit
in the North. We also have a Quaternary Paediatric and Cardiac Surgery unit
the largest Congenital Cardiac Service in the North of England and we are
specialists in Prematurity Prevention for Y&H.
Our
Vision and purpose.
We
provide outstanding Maternity care. We put women and families at the centre
of everything we do
Our
Priorities
To
be recognised as a leading provider of outstanding Women's healthcare.
To
work collaboratively with our partners in local and regional networks,
providing patient-centred care via effective integrated systems.
We
prioritise the wellbeing of our teams and make sure they have the resources,
training and encouragement they need to be excellent.
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
Job
Title: Midwife
Reports
to: Senior Midwife
Team Leader
Band: 6
Unit/Department:
Maternity Unit/community
midwifery.
Directorate: Womens CSU
Location
Leeds General
Infirmary/St James's University Hospital/Community
JOB
PURPOSE/SUMMARY
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 where based
in order to meet the requirements of the service.
The
jobholder must comply with the wearing of PPE as appropriate to the clinical
situation - this may involve wearing face masks for a considerable length of
time.
For
full job description and personal specification, please see documents
attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job
Title: Midwife
Reports
to: Senior Midwife
Team Leader
Band: 6
Unit/Department:
Maternity Unit/community
midwifery.
Directorate: Womens CSU
Location
Leeds General
Infirmary/St James's University Hospital/Community
JOB
PURPOSE/SUMMARY
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 where based
in order to meet the requirements of the service.
The
jobholder must comply with the wearing of PPE as appropriate to the clinical
situation - this may involve wearing face masks for a considerable length of
time.
For
full job description and personal specification, please see documents
attached.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience as a midwife or equivalent within speciality
- Working with a wide range of professionals including medical and management colleagues
- Insight into clinical speciality
- Insight into current issues in midwifery/professional issues
- Standards of professional practice
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for post
- Car Driver - with a full driving licence (desirable)
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent
- NMC Registered Midwife
- Successful completion of the LTHT Midwifery Preceptorship program (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Teaching/assessing qualification (Desirable)
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Professional and patient focused
- Flexible, adaptable, capable of lateral thinking
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Able to communicate effectively within a multi-disciplinary team
- Able to teach, supervise and assess qualified and unqualified staff
- Time management skills
- Clinical leadership
- Teaching skills
- Teaching skills
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience as a midwife or equivalent within speciality
- Working with a wide range of professionals including medical and management colleagues
- Insight into clinical speciality
- Insight into current issues in midwifery/professional issues
- Standards of professional practice
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for post
- Car Driver - with a full driving licence (desirable)
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent
- NMC Registered Midwife
- Successful completion of the LTHT Midwifery Preceptorship program (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Teaching/assessing qualification (Desirable)
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Professional and patient focused
- Flexible, adaptable, capable of lateral thinking
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Able to communicate effectively within a multi-disciplinary team
- Able to teach, supervise and assess qualified and unqualified staff
- Time management skills
- Clinical leadership
- Teaching skills
- Teaching 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.
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).
