Job responsibilities
Job Title:Registered Midwife
Trust:Royal Devon University Healthcare Trust
Location:Barnstaple - North Devon
Pay Rates:£19.10 to £30.56
Shift Patterns:7:30am to 3:30pm, 7:30am to 12:30pm, 9am to 5pm, 12:30pm to 8:30pm, 3:30pm to 8:30pm, 8pm to 8am. Other shifts times also available.
About the Trust:
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trustwas established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust. Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide for more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital (EX31 4JB) and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford) (EX2 5DW).Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within peoples own homes.We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC). Our hospitals are both renowned for their research, innovation and links to universities.
Why might this job interest you?
Being a midwife in the NHS is a profoundly rewarding career that
revolves around providing essential care and support to expectant mothers and
their families throughout pregnancy, childbirth, and the postnatal period. Midwives build strong relationships with
women and their families, guiding them through the journey of pregnancy with
empathy and compassion. The flexibility in scheduling enables midwives to
manage their work-life balance effectively, ensuring they can deliver
high-quality, personalised care while meeting their own needs and commitments.
Being a midwife is not just a profession but a calling to make a meaningful
impact on the lives of mothers and babies, fostering health and well-being from
the very beginning.
What you can add:
- Assessing the
needs of women, partners, families, and carers
- Plan, deliver and evaluate
standards of evidence-based midwifery care
- Providing full antenatal care,
including parenting classes, clinical examinations and screening
- Identifying high-risk
pregnancies
The role will involve, but not be limited to you
performing the above.
What youll need:
- A minimum of 12
months paid experience as a Midwife within the last 2 years
- Comply with NMC
Professional Registration and keep up to date with current nursing practices
*Depending on the Trust, you may require variable
additional certification and skills.
The benefits we can offer you in
return:
Putting People in Places to Care be part of the NHSP community, by joining the bank and
caring for patients with a team of people from all walks of life.
Weekly pay to give you access to your wages more quickly.
Blue Light Card NHS Discount Provider
First choice of shifts/placements at the Trust of your choice over agencies.
Our team is always happy to help - access our support line any time
Working options to suit your
lifestyle being on the bank gives you the
flexibility to work the shifts you want or choose fixed term placements.
Training and development
opportunities via the Trust and NHSPs own
academy.
Explore different wards, keep your skills up to date whilst gaining vital
experience.
Being part of the NHSP Community means youll get access to member activities such as
member of the month, member appreciation week, key date giveaways, webinar
series and much more.
Who are NHS Professionals?
NHS Professionals is a flexible staff
bank, owned by the Department of Health, our purpose is to provide you with the
autonomy to decide when, how, and where you want to work. Supporting your
lifestyle and making you feel part of the team and community. Offering you
flexible work or alternatively fixed term placements.
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By joining us you can look forward to
a choice of flexible Bank shifts or fixed term placements across any of our
client Trusts in England.
