Band 5/6 Midwife - Hospital & Community

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

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Job summary

East Sussex Healthcare Trust is offering the opportunity to join our midwifery team and is seeking enthusiastic midwives, passionate about promoting normality. Eastbourne and Hastings is on the South East Coast of England with its beautiful seaside towns and villages, a stones through away from the beautiful countryside of the South Downs and Kent. A perfect place to work!

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Main duties of the job

We are looking for midwives to join our hospital team at Hastings and community and continuity of carer teams in Eastbourne and Hastings. With Better Births continuity of carer moving forward as part of the midwifery team you will have the opportunity to work within a variety of setting to provide women with individualised care. Our consultant led unit, based on the Hastings site, A standalone midwifery led unit based in Eastbourne and our community teams cover the East Sussex countryside offering home birth. We are a tight knit team working closely together to provide women and their families with high quality, evidence based midwifery care. You will need to be a highly motivated team player committed to improving and developing the service.We offer an excellent induction programme for all and full preceptorship programme for newly qualified midwives.Excellent communication skills and the ability to work confidently and autonomously within the team is essential, you will gain experience in all aspects of midwifery care. An on call provision so flexibility is essential.

Please note - Previous unsuccessful candidates need not apply.

About us

We are proud to provide Outstanding care and be a great place to work

We provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000 + members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in peoples own homes.

In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated us as Good overall, and Outstanding for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated Outstanding. Eastbourne DGH rated Good.

In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious Building for our Future programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.

Date posted

17 December 2021

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£25,655 to £39,027 a year per annum, pro rata for part time hours

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

374-AM892-D

Job locations

Conquest Hospital

Hastings

TN37 7RD


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered midwife on the NMC register.
  • Diploma Level

Desirable

  • D32/33 Teaching & Clinical Assessment (formerly ENB 997/998)
  • IT Literate

Experience

Essential

  • 1 years clinical experience

Desirable

  • Project Work

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

Essential

  • Able to carry out full range of midwifery practice including extended skills.
  • Effective and adaptable interpersonal and organisational skills.

Desirable

  • Knowledge of quality, audit, research.
  • Understanding of child protection issues
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered midwife on the NMC register.
  • Diploma Level

Desirable

  • D32/33 Teaching & Clinical Assessment (formerly ENB 997/998)
  • IT Literate

Experience

Essential

  • 1 years clinical experience

Desirable

  • Project Work

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

Essential

  • Able to carry out full range of midwifery practice including extended skills.
  • Effective and adaptable interpersonal and organisational skills.

Desirable

  • Knowledge of quality, audit, research.
  • Understanding of child protection issues

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Conquest Hospital

Hastings

TN37 7RD


Employer's website

http://jobs.esht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Conquest Hospital

Hastings

TN37 7RD


Employer's website

http://jobs.esht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Labour Ward Lead Matron

Eleanor Tracey

etracey@nhs.net

03001314933

Date posted

17 December 2021

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£25,655 to £39,027 a year per annum, pro rata for part time hours

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

374-AM892-D

Job locations

Conquest Hospital

Hastings

TN37 7RD


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