**Main duties of the job**:
This is an exciting time to be working at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation one of the biggest NHS Trusts in the UK, delivering care to more than 1.6 million people a year through our three main hospitals: Barnet, Chase Farm and Royal Free.

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic midwife to cover an upcoming maternity leave within the team. The role will involve supporting the improvement of adoption of the EPR across the maternity service,

**Working for our organisation**:
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6 million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17 million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

**Person specification**:
**Royal Free World Class Values**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

**Education & professional Qualifications**:
**Essential criteria**:

- R.M.
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Mentorship Qualification

**Desirable criteria**:

- Willingness to undertake NIPE

**Experience**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Experience in all aspects of midwifery care
- Experience of ward management
- Experience of conflict management
- collection and analysis
- Ability to prioritise workload and delegate as required
- Evidence of child protection awareness and training

**Skills and aptitudes**:
**Essential criteria**:

- IT Literacy
- Commitment to educating junior staff.
- Effective role modelling
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Understanding of current midwifery issues
- Sensitivity to the diverse needs of women
- Knowledge of change management
- Excellent presentation skills
- Ability to produce high standards of documentation

**Personal Qualities & attributes**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Flexibility
- Commitment to womencentred care
- Commitment to furthering knowledge and responsibility
- Presentable appearance

**Others**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Self-motivating with the ability to motivate/lead and manage a team of staff.
- Ability to practice within a fully integrated maternity service.
- Commitment to the advancement of an integrated maternity service.
- Evidence of initiating and implementing change processes.
- Ability to educate parents/midwives/stud ents and support staff.

**Desirable criteria**:

- Understanding of sickness management.
- Knowledge and experience of risk management.
- Understanding of complaints management
- Ability to relate NMC Midwives Rules, Code of Practice, The Scope of Professional Practice, Standards for the Administration of Medicines.
- Ability to assess care needs, develop and implement programmes of care.
- Able to use appropriate language according to circumstances.
- Legible, literate, grammatically accurate.
- Ability to promote good working relationships within the team.
- Ability to use own initiative.
- Ability to priorities own and others workload.
- Evidence of involvement in Clinical Audit.
- Ability to manage junior staff.
- Car Driver and access to a car
- **Covid-19 Vaccination**

Getting vaccinated, and getting a booster, remains the best defence against COVID-19.
We encourage and support staff to get COVID-19 vaccine and a booster dose as and when they are eligible.
- ** AT* - Apprenticeship Training**. Where AT* is entered next to the job title indicates that this vacancy is for an apprenticeship role.
- If you are an **EU/EEA citizen** who does not have EU Settlement or Pre-Settled status, you will require a visa to work in the UK.** Please Note: We are unable to sponsor Band 2 to 4 as the salary does not meet the UKVI Points Based system threshold.**:

- **If you require sponsorship** for a visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check to ensure you are eligible under the UKVI points based system
- The Trust uses **electronic new starter forms** on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.
- **The Trust will request a DBS** (CRB) if post involves regulated activities. The Trust is compliant with the Disclosure and Barring Service Codes of practice and the Rehabilitation of offenders act.

Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.

**Please note**:

- _Please be advised that due to exceptionally high demand