Job summary
Join Our Team of Dedicated Midwives at St Helier!
Are you passionate about providing exceptional care and a positive experience for women? We are seeking an innovative and flexible Midwife that will work within our well-established integrated team at St Helier hospital. Our approach to providing Continuity of Care (CoC) includes working both in the acute and community setting, and providing birth centre cover.
Why join us?
- Ongoing Development: Access to extensive in-house training and professional growth opportunities
- Collaborative Environment: Work in a warm, welcoming, and supportive team
- Shape the Future: Be at the forefront of midwifery service improvements and help drive sustainable, quality changes in care
This is a fantastic opportunity to advance your career and enhance your midwifery skills in a nurturing and innovative setting. If you share our commitment to excellence in midwifery care, we would love to hear from you. Apply now and make a difference!
**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **
Main duties of the job
Working within our Infinity Team, you will be responsible fordelivering comprehensive and exceptional midwifery care in both hospital and community environments for mothers, babies, and families during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postnatal phase.
Clinical duties include:
- Fundamentally required to undertake all clinical activities that are required of a midwife.
- Give total midwifery care in acute and primary health care setting. This will involve a flexible rota.
- Responsible for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care in accordance with best practice
- Advocate for women and support them in their choices surrounding pregnancy and birth, whilst empowering them and promoting birth as a normal, physiological process.
- Ensure all care is delivered in line with current evidence based practice.
About us
St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Our Epsom & St Heliermaternity team provides a dynamic and forward-thinking environment, offering comprehensive and high-quality care to women and their families. We are committed to promoting woman-centred care, having a well-rounded team providing care to a diverse population.
High Volume of Care: Caring for approximately 4,300 women annually across our two sites.
Comprehensive Service Offering:Includes assisted conception, community services, obstetric-led labour wards, co-located birth centres, specialist midwifery teams, and our home birth team.
Positive Feedback:Women and families consistently report positive experiences, highlighting the quality of care provided. The 2024 Maternity Benchmark survey demonstrated ESTH performed above average, particularly in postnatal care.
Benefits include: Onsite nursery (STH), Cycle and car share schemes, and London HCAs.
For detailed Job Description, please see attached supplementary information attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Our Epsom & St Heliermaternity team provides a dynamic and forward-thinking environment, offering comprehensive and high-quality care to women and their families. We are committed to promoting woman-centred care, having a well-rounded team providing care to a diverse population.
High Volume of Care: Caring for approximately 4,300 women annually across our two sites.
Comprehensive Service Offering:Includes assisted conception, community services, obstetric-led labour wards, co-located birth centres, specialist midwifery teams, and our home birth team.
Positive Feedback:Women and families consistently report positive experiences, highlighting the quality of care provided. The 2024 Maternity Benchmark survey demonstrated ESTH performed above average, particularly in postnatal care.
Benefits include: Onsite nursery (STH), Cycle and car share schemes, and London HCAs.
For detailed Job Description, please see attached supplementary information attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife with valid NMC Pin
- Mentorship qualification/SSSA equivalent
- Completed Preceptorship Programme
Desirable
- Further education in Midwifery
- NLS accreditation
- Examination of the Newborn qualification/NIPE
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of post-registration professional development and acquisition of clinical competencies
- Relevant experience across a broad range of maternity settings
Desirable
- Post qualification community experience
- Experience working in a Continuity of Carer team
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent clinical midwifery skills and knowledge
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Willingness to undertake training on appointment for any relevant skills required
- Awareness of broader Maternity service issues (National reports etc)
Desirable
- Undertaken training in supplementary midwifery skills (eg. theatre scrubbing, biomechanics training, aromatherapy etc)
- Experience using digital maternity systems (Badger/CERNER etc)
Person Specification and Values
Essential
- Team player with collegial working style
- Flexible, responsive approach to work
- Confident working assertively with MDT
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife with valid NMC Pin
- Mentorship qualification/SSSA equivalent
- Completed Preceptorship Programme
Desirable
- Further education in Midwifery
- NLS accreditation
- Examination of the Newborn qualification/NIPE
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of post-registration professional development and acquisition of clinical competencies
- Relevant experience across a broad range of maternity settings
Desirable
- Post qualification community experience
- Experience working in a Continuity of Carer team
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent clinical midwifery skills and knowledge
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Willingness to undertake training on appointment for any relevant skills required
- Awareness of broader Maternity service issues (National reports etc)
Desirable
- Undertaken training in supplementary midwifery skills (eg. theatre scrubbing, biomechanics training, aromatherapy etc)
- Experience using digital maternity systems (Badger/CERNER etc)
Person Specification and Values
Essential
- Team player with collegial working style
- Flexible, responsive approach to work
- Confident working assertively with MDT
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
