Job summary
We have 52.5 hours available for Band 6 Midwives to join our team in the Antenatal Clinics & Maternity Assessment Centres in Cheltenham & Gloucester.
The Antenatal Clinics provide care to ladies with complex pregnancies & those requiring extra monitoring. Our team of Midwives & Maternity Care Assistants work closely with Obstetricians to prepare & coordinate clinics for ladies with a variety of complexities including maternal medical conditions, multiple pregnancies, mental health concerns & obesity.
Antenatal Clinic is a great learning environment to increase knowledge of how complexities affect a pregnancy and how care is planned to improve outcomes.
We need Midwives who are passionate about Antenatal care, are motivated, dynamic, with a keen eye for detail & want to help us develop and improve the service we offer.
You would need to be able to work at both Cheltenham and Gloucester hospitals. Shifts are predominately Monday to Friday, 8.30am-4.30pm.
Main duties of the job
Midwives in the Antenatal Clinics undertake varied roles. These include:
- Coordinating the running of antenatal clinics.
- Providing antenatal care and midwifery advice
- Working in the Maternity Assessment Centre, providing unscheduled care.
- Liaising with other teams including Diabetes, Anaesthetics and Fetal Medicine, to plan care.
- Communicating & supporting ladies and their families, potentially in emotional circumstances and with difficult decision making
- Undertaking Carbon Monoxide Screening and providing smoking cessation advice.
- Administering Flu vaccination
- Supervising a team of Maternity Care Assistants and supporting them in their roles.
- Preparing notes, filing paperwork, completing forms.
- Documentation on paper and computer systems
About us
The Antenatal Clinic team comprises of Midwives, Maternity Care Assistants and clerical support staff.
We are a hard working but supportive team of staff who enjoy working and socialising together.
We aim to provide high standards of care for pregnant ladies in Gloucestershire.
We staff both Cheltenham and Gloucester clinics, and you would need to be able to work in both locations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Antenatal Clinic Team work closely with other teams & departments, including:
- Ultrasound
- Community Midwifery services
- Obstetricians
- Specialist Midwives
- Clerical staff
The job description attached is the generic Band 6 Midwife role for the Trust, as whilst these hours are allocated to the Antenatal Clinics you may be asked to move and work in any other Midwifery setting.
If you require any more details on this position, then please contact:
Name: Susan Cooper
Job Title: Antenatal Clinic Lead Midwife
Phone Number: 0300 422 6104 or 07500 127081
Email address: susan.cooper25@nhs.net
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Antenatal Clinic Team work closely with other teams & departments, including:
- Ultrasound
- Community Midwifery services
- Obstetricians
- Specialist Midwives
- Clerical staff
The job description attached is the generic Band 6 Midwife role for the Trust, as whilst these hours are allocated to the Antenatal Clinics you may be asked to move and work in any other Midwifery setting.
If you require any more details on this position, then please contact:
Name: Susan Cooper
Job Title: Antenatal Clinic Lead Midwife
Phone Number: 0300 422 6104 or 07500 127081
Email address: susan.cooper25@nhs.net
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Active registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
- United Kingdom recognised Degree in Midwifery Practice
- Evidence of ongoing professional development through maintenance of professional portfolio and registration revalidation
Experience
Essential
- Experience (through placement or employment) of working in an acute clinical environment
Desirable
- Previous experience in a relevant speciality
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
Essential
- Able to prioritise own workload and that of others as appropriate
- Acts as a role model and are able to lead by example to ensure the Trust's values and behaviours are reinforced throughout their area of practice.
- Able to supervise non-registered and less experienced staff to ensure effective service and care delivery.
- Able to effectively and appropriately escalate concerns to reduce risk and promote patient safety
Desirable
- Demonstrates ability to keep up to date with professional issues that influence midwifery practice relating to area of clinical practice, management, education and research.
- Able to contribute to the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies/protocols/guidelines relevant to area of practice.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Active registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
- United Kingdom recognised Degree in Midwifery Practice
- Evidence of ongoing professional development through maintenance of professional portfolio and registration revalidation
Experience
Essential
- Experience (through placement or employment) of working in an acute clinical environment
Desirable
- Previous experience in a relevant speciality
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
Essential
- Able to prioritise own workload and that of others as appropriate
- Acts as a role model and are able to lead by example to ensure the Trust's values and behaviours are reinforced throughout their area of practice.
- Able to supervise non-registered and less experienced staff to ensure effective service and care delivery.
- Able to effectively and appropriately escalate concerns to reduce risk and promote patient safety
Desirable
- Demonstrates ability to keep up to date with professional issues that influence midwifery practice relating to area of clinical practice, management, education and research.
- Able to contribute to the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies/protocols/guidelines relevant to area of practice.
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).
