Midwife Specialist

This exciting opportunity is available for registered adult nurses to complete an MSc in Midwifery at Sheffield Hallam University. The two-year funded course is designed to equip students with the necessary knowledge and skills to become a registered midwife.

As a midwife trainee, you will be responsible for:

• Providing specialist advice to women and families in relation to pregnancy, labour, postnatal period, and infant feeding.
• Supporting women through the experience of childbirth, assisting them through unpredictable events during the course of labour.
• Performing normal deliveries of babies and developing extended skills in episiotomy, perineal suturing, IV cannulation, and vaginal examination.
• Being involved in dealing with emergency situations that occur, which can be life-threatening.
• Competently caring for high-risk and dependency cases under direct supervision.
• Interpreting CTG tracing and referring to more experienced staff where appropriate.
• Undertaking initial examinations of the newborn under supervision.
• Being involved in the initiation of neonatal resuscitation.
• Attending theatre for caesarean sections and assisting appropriately.
• Administering medicines safely in accordance with NMC guidelines and stage of training.
• Acting as an advocate for women at all times.
• Acting in accordance with the Code of Professional Conduct (NMC).

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust is a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare. We are responsible for delivering over 70 services across 15 main locations and employ more than 6,500 members of staff. Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in delivering 'safe, high-quality care every time.'

We are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work. We are also committed to sustainability and expect all staff to support our efforts to be the greenest region in England by 2030.

We offer a 12-month preceptorship period for all newly registered healthcare professionals and an agreed preceptorship period for healthcare professionals returning to practice, moving into new roles, or changing clinical environments.

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information. If sufficient response is received, this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, so please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.