Job summary
Would you relish the opportunity to be able to spend more one to one time with your patients and their newborns? At UCLH we are looking for experienced midwives with outstanding customer service skills to work in our private maternity team.
Main duties of the job
Previous experience of working with private patients is not essential, as long as you have strong midwifery skills and superb interpersonal skills - if you are new to working with private patients, it will give you a different perspective on patient care, which you will be able to take with you as you continue your career path.
About us
Based on our four-bedded private ward, The Fitzrovia Suite, your time will be dedicated to the clinical care of our private maternity patients. You will support mothers through their birth and you will be central to providing quality postnatal support, ensuring babies are given the best possible start in life.
As a private midwife you will have a close working relationship with our world-class obstetric consultants and will be given the opportunity to take responsibility for your patients during their care.
Our private patient's team is part of an enthusiastic, friendly, motivated multidisciplinary team within an internationally acclaimed centre of excellence for maternity care. Our caseload is a mixture of straightforward and very complex births, making every day different. Your working environment will offer plenty of opportunities for you to develop a tailored career path.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information regarding the main responsibilities of the role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information regarding the main responsibilities of the role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife on part 10 of NMC register.
- Knowledge of NMC/LSA
- Understanding the statutory requirements for midwifery. (Newly qualified midwives must complete a 6 months development programme).
Desirable
- ENB course 997 or other teaching qualification.
- Neonatal course of relevant experience
Experience
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate awareness of research based practice.
- Evidence of contributing to practice development and research in clinical area
- Ability to motivate and maintain good working relationships, and work as part of a team.
- Ability to supervise junior staff and maintain good standards of care.
- Ability to prioritise own workload and that of others
- Ability to work on own initiative.
- Teaching ability and experience of being an effective facilitator.
- Ability to demonstrates understanding and engagement with quality issues (e.g. benchmarking)
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Evidence of good written and oral communication skills
- Resource for communication with and dissemination of information from the multidisciplinary team.
- Demonstrates understanding of the importance of supportive working in a team.
- Ability to understand and adhere to the equal opportunities policy
- Willing to complete all mandatory training.
- Ability to understand and adhere to the equal opportunities policy. Good general health, hearing and sight.
- Ability to articulate reasons for wishing to work in this clinical specialty area at this grade.
- Demonstrates awareness of audit and quality issues
- Demonstrates an understanding of equal opportunities.
- Able to articulate reasons for desire to work in this clinical area.
- Willing to work on established Nursing/Midwifery information systems, EPR or the relevant information system related to post
Communication
Essential
- Key resource for communication with and dissemination of information from the multi-disciplinary team
- Evidence of good written and oral communication skills.
Personal and People Development
Essential
- Demonstrates evidence of commitment to professional development.
- Demonstrates an awareness of role of facilitator and evidence of ability to educate others.
Specific Requirements
Essential
- Ability to work days / nights/ flexible shifts.
- Rotation in all areas of the unit including the core and group practice
- Strategies to cope with stress / work pressures.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife on part 10 of NMC register.
- Knowledge of NMC/LSA
- Understanding the statutory requirements for midwifery. (Newly qualified midwives must complete a 6 months development programme).
Desirable
- ENB course 997 or other teaching qualification.
- Neonatal course of relevant experience
Experience
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate awareness of research based practice.
- Evidence of contributing to practice development and research in clinical area
- Ability to motivate and maintain good working relationships, and work as part of a team.
- Ability to supervise junior staff and maintain good standards of care.
- Ability to prioritise own workload and that of others
- Ability to work on own initiative.
- Teaching ability and experience of being an effective facilitator.
- Ability to demonstrates understanding and engagement with quality issues (e.g. benchmarking)
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Evidence of good written and oral communication skills
- Resource for communication with and dissemination of information from the multidisciplinary team.
- Demonstrates understanding of the importance of supportive working in a team.
- Ability to understand and adhere to the equal opportunities policy
- Willing to complete all mandatory training.
- Ability to understand and adhere to the equal opportunities policy. Good general health, hearing and sight.
- Ability to articulate reasons for wishing to work in this clinical specialty area at this grade.
- Demonstrates awareness of audit and quality issues
- Demonstrates an understanding of equal opportunities.
- Able to articulate reasons for desire to work in this clinical area.
- Willing to work on established Nursing/Midwifery information systems, EPR or the relevant information system related to post
Communication
Essential
- Key resource for communication with and dissemination of information from the multi-disciplinary team
- Evidence of good written and oral communication skills.
Personal and People Development
Essential
- Demonstrates evidence of commitment to professional development.
- Demonstrates an awareness of role of facilitator and evidence of ability to educate others.
Specific Requirements
Essential
- Ability to work days / nights/ flexible shifts.
- Rotation in all areas of the unit including the core and group practice
- Strategies to cope with stress / work pressures.
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).
