Core Midwife

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and enthusiastic midwife to join antenatal services at Warrington and Halton Hospitals. We are looking for midwives who are motivated to advocate for and support women and families to receive high quality, safe and effective antenatal care.

The successful post-holder will be a band 6 midwife with a current NMC registration. The role will involve working across both antenatal clinic and antenatal day unit to provide a 7-day service. Candidates will primarily work Monday to Friday, covering the weekend service on a rostered basis. This role will involve no night duty.

CQC have recently rated our Maternity Services as "Good" and as a team, we are committed to providing families with a positive experience. As a result, we recognise that our staff are the key contributing factor in providing this care to families and we endeavour to provide a positive and supportive working environment.

Main duties of the job

The role will involve working across both antenatal clinic and antenatal day unit to provide a 7-day service.

From time to time the role may involve redeployment to support inpatient areas dependent on service needs, including triage, mixed antenatal and postnatal ward, induction of labour suite, birth suite and the Nest (midwifery-led unit). We ask our staff to be flexible within their role so that we can provide the most effective and safe care, working within a well-functioning multi-disciplinary team.

A brief summary of main duties would involve:

Working closely with our consultant obstetricians, consultant midwife, ultrasound department and specialist midwives to develop and deliver evidence-based, personalised care pathways to women and their families Actively listening to families and advocating for their choices whilst maintaining safety Provide exceptional antenatal care in line with our Trust core values Embracing and facilitating change, whilst working within Trust guidelines and NMC code of conduct. Recognise and respond to emergency situations as they arise.

About us

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full details of this role are available within the job description and person specification- please see attached documents.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Practice as an accountable Band 6 midwife in an acute setting

Desirable

Experience of working in Antenatal Clinical and Antenatal Day Unit Willingness to work in other areas if escalation requires

Qualifications

Essential

NMC Registered Midwife

Desirable

Vaccination Qualification

Knowledge

Essential

Understanding and insight into current issues in Maternity and NHS Has knowledge of Trust values, policies and procedures

Skills

Essential

Able to practice in all areas of maternity Demonstrates a forward thinking approach to care, informed choice Exercises own initiative, can prioritise and can work to deadlines Can work collaboratively and demonstrates effective listening and communication skills

Desirable

Has delivered parent education classes Has worked as a practice assessor

Specific Job Requirements

Essential

Able to meet all occupational health requirements

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