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Band 6 Midwife

1 month ago

Luton, United Kingdom Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

Are you looking for a new challenge?

We are welcoming applications from Band 6 Midwives and current Band 5 Midwives who are in a process of developing their career in Midwifery.

We are a progressive unit offering personal and professional development opportunities, and opportunities to be involved in Quality Improvement projects.

So why should you work for us?

*Our unit is progressing with BFI accreditation for 2022, with an ambition to sustain level 3 and go for gold

*Staff are supported on Leadership programmes including Mary Seacole, along with clinical based programmes including High Dependency, NIPE and Professional Midwifery Advocates.

*Staff are supported on development programmes working toward B7 leadership roles.

*Staff supported to complete Return to Practice (RtP) programme.

*DAISY international recognition award scheme .

*Collaborative support from a dedicated team of midwives (clinical tutors) employed by the Trust and University of Bedford.

*A range of midwife specialist roles which include: Infant feeding, practice development, diabetes, clinical educators, fetal monitoring, perinatal mental health, audit and guidelines, bereavement and patient experience.

Main duties of the job

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust has an exciting opportunity for an experienced and inspirational midwife to join our team.

Midwives are supported and enabled to practice in the optimal environments for all elements of midwifery care for all women (and their families) to enjoy a normal birth experience. You should be an experienced midwife, able to provide antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care and be able to work flexibly including nights and over weekends.

You will provide a full range of health education, social care and advice to women, liaising with multi-disciplinary/agency groups are to continually improve maternity care for childbearing women and their families, being responsive to the needs of the women and obtain user views as appropriate. Supporting student midwives and junior members of staff as we guide them through their professional development, and receiving excellent senior midwife support to ensure you fulfil your own potential. We understand that that happy fulfilled staff will offer their best, and we aim to achieve this through development within a supportive team approach.

The successful applicants will receive a comprehensive orientation programme and are assured that they will receive appropriate support.

This role requires shift work, including night duty. For community roles the use of a car is helpful.

About us

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job

Job description

Job responsibilities

The midwife has a responsibility to provide holistic woman/baby centred midwifery care; this maybe leading midwifery care or working in collaboration with the multi- disciplinary team that advocates pregnancy as a normal physiological life event. The midwife will assess, plan,implement and evaluate care for the women/baby. The role will encompass taking responsibility for the management/ leadership of the ward/department/ community caseload on a shift-by-shiftbasis. To collaborate with external agencies and consumer groups.

The Midwife (Band 6) participates in the supervision and teaching of staff as well as being a Mentor/Assessor for midwifery students.

Promote the wellbeing and safeguarding of children and young people by implementing the Trusts policy and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately. Assess, plan implement and evaluate care women/babies for a defined caseload, using evidence to rationalise prescribed care. Develop link with all care agencies to facilitate seamless approach to maternity care. Practice within boundaries of autonomy as described by the NMC Code 2015. Review practices to reduce clinical risk. Record and report any untoward incidents and take action to avoid further incidents. Promote health and wellbeing through practice and education of women, relatives, carers and staff Support student midwives and other healthcare professional as a mentors and sign off mentors and assessors to ensure that the hospital/community midwifery experience meets the required practical and educational standards. Facilitate parenting education to women during the antenatal /postnatal period. Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Midwife Evidence of teaching and assessing experience Evidence of ongoing further professional and personal development

Desirable

Degree/Masters level study Fetal monitoring masterclass attendance Teaching qualification/Mentorship/N97

Experience

Essential

Suitable Post-Registration experience within relevant speciality Clinical experience in low and high risk intrapartum areas including cannulation, caring for women with epidurals, suturing Competent in CTG interpretation

Desirable

Human Factors training/attendance Teaching Antenatal classes

Knowledge

Essential

NMC The Code (2015) Ensure care is provided based on evidence and in line with the protocols and guidelines of the unit Ability to deputise in the absence of Senior Midwife Able to support learners achieve department objectives Knowledge of clinical governance

Desirable

Knowledge of audit and research and standard setting

Personal skills

Essential

Organisational skills and the ability to work effectively within a management structure Effective communicator and team player Analytical skills Work with the MDT as well as autonomously when required