Core MAC Midwife - Full/Part Time

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to create an official Core team within Maternity Assessment unit (MAC)

We are looking for experienced band 6 Midwives with high standards for safety, excellent people skills, who can demonstrate positive leadership skills, are highly motivated and who have a woman centred approach to care.

Main duties of the job

You will be expected to lead the team on a daily basis, advocating for women and the staff; escalating staffing or acuity concerns in line with the Birmingham Specific Obstetric Triage System (BSOTs). You will be required to oversee the delivery of high quality, safe and effective care focused on improving outcome and experiences for parents, families and carers. You will be required to ensure safe and effective clinical practice by maintaining current knowledge, skills, and competencies. You will act as a clinical expert, disseminating specialist skills and knowledge to other staff members. You will demonstrate a caring and compassionate nature, proactive and pragmatic in your work ethos and support with the safety and efficiency of the service to women and their families. You will need to be confident in intrapartum care and obstetric emergencies and lead on training scenarios to support the team and area. Being an acute, fast paced area we will ensure we provide training and exposure on pertinent aspects of the service so you are confident to support women and your colleagues, in what can be a sometimes challenging environment.

You will also need to be flexible, to meet the demands of the service. In MAC, we operate a 24 hr service therefore you will be required to work a variety of 12 hour shifts that include weekends, night duty and public holidays.

About us

Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

We value people
We are one team
We care

We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.

Date posted

13 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

389-24-6263128

Job locations

Womens and Newborn Unit

Smith Lane

Bradford

BD9 6RJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of care for women, babies and their families without supervision.

Co-ordinate and facilitate the delivery of care to assist in implementing personalised midwifery care.

Provide expert midwifery advice to midwives, other health care professionals and to women and their families.

To assist in setting, maintaining and improving the standards of midwifery care (this will include assurance work, quality audits and use of quality improvement methods).

Liaise with and maintain good relationships and communication with a multi-professional team.

Escalate when area exceeds safe staffing skill mix or acuity

To seek advice and support from senior colleagues where appropriate

Initiate and participate in research/evidence based practice

To further own professional development and knowledge

Attend mandatory study days

Maintain and develop own personal professional portfolio of learning and development.

Be aware of and participate in Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Clinical Risk strategies, including guidelines and incident reporting

Maintain high standards of documentation following Trust guidelines

Support and action Trust policy regarding HR processes.

Participate in Roster support/finalisation