Job summary
Community midwives work in local teams, providing an integrated service for women and their families in the area. As lead midwife at a local community clinic, you will work as part of a team to support women and babies before, during and after birth.
Each team provides:
- antenatal care and support with home birthing, for women and families within Camden, Islington, Barbican and Soho
- support for women within our birthing centre in the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson wing, next to University College Hospital
- post-natal care, in-clinic and via home/community visits.
You will be on-call once or twice monthly for home births. A shift pattern including night and weekend working is in place at the birthing centre; this attracts a pay supplement.
You will probably already be working as a Band 6 midwife and looking to broaden your skills and experience. You will be comfortable working autonomously, as part of a well-supported team. Applications are also accepted from midwives currently working at Band 5 who have completed their preceptorship.
As the role offers the opportunity for clinical rotation into all areas of our maternity service, you will be looking to maintain and develop your wider clinical skills.
Main duties of the job
- As lead midwife at a local community clinic, you will work as part of a team to support women and babies before, during and after birth.
- You will be on-call once or twice monthly for home births. A shift pattern including night and weekend working is in place at the birthing centre; this attracts a pay supplement.
- To work according to the NMC Code and relevant professional guidelines as a midwife with facilitation for a defined group of women and their babies with minimal supervision in the Maternity Care setting.
- The assessment of care and health education needs of women and their babies
- To maintain accountability for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluation programmes of care within the necessary framework
- To develop leadership skills and experience in the management of the ward/department.
- To promote and participate in the implementation of the UCLH Nursing Midwifery strategy:
- Reviewing midwifery practice and implementing appropriate changes based on research/best practice.
- Developing and implementing Audit, Quality and Risk Management initiatives.
- To participate in training programmes as appropriate and to teach and act as a facilitator/preceptor to midwifery or non-midwifery staff.
- To promote and maintain effective communication.
- Create a supportive blame-free environment for staff and women
About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
- University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
- University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
- Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
- University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
- The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
- University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
At UCLH, we have a real 'One Team' ethos, and our values - safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Whether working at the birthing centre or within the community, you will be fully supported by the senior maternity team. We pride itself on our commitment to the health and wellbeing of our staff: we are one team.
Alongside the opportunities for learning and development afforded by this wide-ranging role, UCLHs size and resources enable it to offer staff unparalleled education and development opportunities. These include academic and clinical courses ranging from personal development to clinical excellence and leadership skills.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
For more information regarding the main responsibilities of the role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Whether working at the birthing centre or within the community, you will be fully supported by the senior maternity team. We pride itself on our commitment to the health and wellbeing of our staff: we are one team.
Alongside the opportunities for learning and development afforded by this wide-ranging role, UCLHs size and resources enable it to offer staff unparalleled education and development opportunities. These include academic and clinical courses ranging from personal development to clinical excellence and leadership skills.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
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
- Educated to Degree Level
- Completed a 12-months preceptorship programme
- Up to date knowledge of professional nursing and midwifery issues
Desirable
- Neonatal course of relevant experience
Experience
Essential
- Experience of teaching and mentoring more junior staff
- Familiarity with basic IT applications
- SSSA
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking research
- Experience of working within a continuity of carer model/caseloading model of care
Communication
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Formal verbal and written presentation skills
- Able to work effectively within multi-disciplinary teams
- Able to meaningfully engage stakeholders
- Excellent negotiation skills
- Able to communicate sensitively and appropriately
- Able to challenge clinical decisions in the best interest of patients
- Demonstrating awareness of maternity related clinical governance
- Highly professional role model
- Able to network professionally within the organisation as well as externally
Personal and People Development
Essential
- Organisational skills
- Decision making skills
- Able to manage time effectively
- Able to prioritise objectives and workload
- Committed to professional and personal development and always maintaining updated mandatory training
- Able to prioritise complex demands as required
Health, Safety and Security
Essential
- Monitors and maintains health, safety and security of self and others
- Demonstrable organisational and planning skills
- Able to make decisions under pressure
Specific Requirements
Essential
- Commitment to travelling between sites in Trust Catchment Area
- Willingness to clinically support the wider maternity unit to meet service needs as required
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered midwife
- Educated to Degree Level
- Completed a 12-months preceptorship programme
- Up to date knowledge of professional nursing and midwifery issues
Desirable
- Neonatal course of relevant experience
Experience
Essential
- Experience of teaching and mentoring more junior staff
- Familiarity with basic IT applications
- SSSA
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking research
- Experience of working within a continuity of carer model/caseloading model of care
Communication
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Formal verbal and written presentation skills
- Able to work effectively within multi-disciplinary teams
- Able to meaningfully engage stakeholders
- Excellent negotiation skills
- Able to communicate sensitively and appropriately
- Able to challenge clinical decisions in the best interest of patients
- Demonstrating awareness of maternity related clinical governance
- Highly professional role model
- Able to network professionally within the organisation as well as externally
Personal and People Development
Essential
- Organisational skills
- Decision making skills
- Able to manage time effectively
- Able to prioritise objectives and workload
- Committed to professional and personal development and always maintaining updated mandatory training
- Able to prioritise complex demands as required
Health, Safety and Security
Essential
- Monitors and maintains health, safety and security of self and others
- Demonstrable organisational and planning skills
- Able to make decisions under pressure
Specific Requirements
Essential
- Commitment to travelling between sites in Trust Catchment Area
- Willingness to clinically support the wider maternity unit to meet service needs as required
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).
Employer details
Employer name
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
UCLH, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing
25 Grafton Way
London
WC1E 6DB
Employer's website
https://www.uclh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
