Dau Midwife

Midwife - Day Assessment Unit (DAU) - University Hospital Lewisham

Hours - 0.92 WTE - 33 hours / week additional hours available in unit

Do you enjoy working autonomously and as part of a multi-disciplinary team?

Are you confident to care for clients with confirmed PROM, suspected obstetric cholestasis, reduced fetal movements, hypertension, proteinuria and pre-eclampsia?

Are you confident to take charge of shifts advising junior midwives, doctors and community colleagues on the management of high risk antenatal and postnatal women/birthing people?

Are you able to utilise our clinical guidelines to their full potential facilitating midwifery management of high risk antenatal and postnatal care?

Then we are looking for you to become part of the DAU team.

You will be responsible for the assessment development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, both for specific groups of clients as the named care provider and in supporting the care of all clients on the ward / unit.

As a qualified midwife you will be required to provide the necessary supervision, care and advice to women/birthing people during pregnancy, labour and the postpartum period and if required, to conduct deliveries under your own responsibility and care for the newborn.

You should have a sound knowledge in all areas of midwifery care, which facilitates clinical practice development.

You will be required to participate in your continuing professional development and other development activities and have completed a preceptorship programme. The post requires you to be an effective communicator and have the ability to provide support for the shift co-ordinator to ensure the effective running of the ward/unit in their absence.

You will also provide daily clinical and managerial leadership to midwifery and support staff in the delivery of evidence based client centred care.

Our services aim to meet the needs of our local population and we regularly engage with service users to achieve this. We are involved in Transformation projects with the aim of improving our services to be responsive to the needs of the local population.

Our diverse client population provides us with constant challenges and we strive to deliver the highest standard of care. We have considerable expertise at caring for women and birthing people with complex and high risk needs and our specialist midwives consistently provide the highest standard of multi agency care. Our Day Assessment Units have a reputation within the community of delivering high quality, evidence based care. These services have been developed over the years and are led by a team with a passion for facilitating care to women who require additional care during their pregnancies. Our midwives are actively involved in the specialist clinics including Mental Health, Haemoglobinopathy, HIV, VBAC, Diabetes and Alcohol &Substance Misuse.

Excellent learning opportunities are available via close links with Greenwich and Kings College Universities, enabling continuing professional development.

All staff have access to a salary sacrifice scheme which includes lease car hire.

This post is not suitable for newly qualified midwives

**JOB TITLE**: Midwife Practitioner

**HOURS**: 37.5

**GRADE**: 6

**REPORTS TO**: Team Leader

**RESPONSIBLE FOR**: Maternity Support Workers, Maternity Care Assistants

The post holder is responsible for the assessment development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, both for specific groups of clients as the named care provider and in supporting the care of all clients on the ward / unit. As a qualified midwife the post holder will be required to provide the necessary supervision, care and advice to women/birthing people during pregnancy, labour and the postpartum period, to conduct deliveries under their own responsibility and care for the newborn. They should have a sound knowledge in all areas of midwifery care, which facilitates clinical practice development. They will be required to participate in their continuing professional development and other development activities and have completed a preceptorship programme. The post requires effective communication and an ability to provide support for the shift co-ordinator to ensure the effective running of the ward/unit in their absence. The post holder will also provide daily clinical and managerial leadership to midwifery and support staff in the delivery of evidence based client centred care.

The post holder will be expected to work in the hospital or community environment covering all shifts and on call commitments as required by the service.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS
- Work within the trust policies and protocols.
- Work with the Senior Midwives in the monitoring of standards of care.
- Maintain efficient and effective communication and working relationships with other professional groups and staff working within the Trust.
- Identify, act and liaise with inter-agencies regarding safeguarding issu