Midwife

3 weeks ago

Worthing, United Kingdom 279 University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust Full time

This is an exciting opportunity to come and make a difference to the women and their families we care for. We would like to invite you to join our highly motivated and friendly Midwifery team in West Sussex, where commitment to providing high quality, woman-centred care is our passion.

We are therefore inviting self-motivated, dynamic, professional midwives with excellent communication and interpersonal skills to join our proactive, professional maternity team and work in our new maternity assessment area.

All posts will include shift working (including night duty) and on call duty. The successful applicants will receive a comprehensive orientation programme and are assured that they will receive appropriate support.

The post holder will be triaging and assessing pregnant people in the new assessment unit located on delivery suite, ensuring they work alongside the multi disciplinary team to ensure appropriate and timely care for the patients.

Join us at UHSussex, every day is different, you can be the change, better never stops

At UHSussex we’re proud to be at the heart of the NHS. As one of the UK’s largest acute Trusts, we’re a leading example of the excellence, the ambition and the values that have embodied the NHS for over 70 years.

**Improving lives**: We are a vibrant and inclusive organisation, with hardworking, talented and dedicated individuals, who work together towards a common goal, to always put our Patient First. Our mission is summed up by our ‘where better never stops’ motto and no matter the role at UHSussex, you will play a part in driving us forwards and in improving the lives of patients across Sussex. We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our wellbeing programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

**Build a career with us**: As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

Communications and Relationship skills

**The post holder is required to**:
Establish and maintain relationships with the women, families and multidisciplinary team through excellent communication

Have the ability to motivate, negotiate and train others.

Demonstrate the ability to empathise and communicate unpleasant news sensitively.

Provide counselling and reassurance within their scope of responsibility. Where barriers and difficulties arise in exercising these skills early identification and referral will be expected.

Empower the woman to make informed choices whilst being aware of safeguarding issues and act as an advocate as necessary

Liaise and participate with child protection issues at all levels.

Analytical and Judgemental skills

**The post holder is required to**:
Be experts in the provision and facilitation of physiological birth

Provide and facilitate the care of women with complex needs in partnership with the multidisciplinary team

Plan and implement individualised care whilst advocating for the women where necessary

Recognise, risk assess and report any deviation from the normal involving senior midwifery and medical staff

Take appropriate action in emergency situations and decide on the best course of action/treatment according to local policy.

Planning and Organisational skills

**The post holder is required to**:
Be aware of their role in the departmental and organisational structure.

To engage in activities which support the day to day running of the Maternity Department

Prioritise own time and workload to ensure priorities are met and quality is not compromised

Participate in the training, supervision and mentorship of junior colleagues and student midwives

Patient/Client Care

**The post holder is required to**:
Refer to departmental guidelines, as well as local and national policies whilst planning and implementing evidence based, safe, holistic care for the woman and her baby

Maintain effective relations with the multidisciplinary team to reassess, and evaluate care plans and promptly act to implement these changes

Take into consideration the needs of women as reported to the Trust through the Friends and Family test (FFT)

Maintain the NMC standards of record keeping.

Comply with the local trust documentation requirements (Maternity Records and IT systems) to ensure that records are maintained to reflect the care, treatment, advice and tests provided

Policy and Service Development Implementation

**The post holder is required to

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