Student Midwife

Job summary

** Fixed Term Contract Opportunity from January 2025 - January 2027 **

Are you an Adult Nurse who would like to become a midwife? Do you have at least 12 months post-registration experience as a nurse?

If the answer is 'yes' we would like to help you make the change through our MSc Midwifery (shortened) programme.

We work closely with Sheffield Hallam University to support your application to change career and we currently have vacancies for the January 2025 cohort.

The theoretical components of the course are led by Sheffield Hallam University . Teaching is provided via online remote learning and on-campus teaching, including a requirement to attend 9 weeks on campus learning at Sheffield. Practical placements are offered within the Trust and you will be placed in various clinical locations to enable you to meet the NMC practice requirements. Clinical placements include a community midwifery placement, midwifery led birthing unit, labour suite, antenatal clinic, health visitor placement and neonatal unit placement. During these placements, you will be supported by a practice supervisor and practice assessor.

Main duties of the job

To attain an MSc midwifery qualification and Midwifery registration.

To communicate effectively with women and birthing people and their families throughout the preconception, antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal stages under the supervision of the Registered Midwife (Practice Supervisor/Assessor).

To diagnose pregnancy, assess and monitor women holistically throughout the preconception, antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal stages through the use of a range of assessment methods and reach valid, reliable and comprehensive conclusions under the supervision of the Registered Midwife.

To work towards achieving the NMC Standards of proficiency for midwives (2019) as outlined in the Midwifery Ongoing Record of Achievement.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Provide seamless care and interventions in partnership with women and other care providers during pregnancy, childbirth and the postnatal period which:

Are appropriate for womens assessed needs, context and culture. Promote their continuing health and well-being. Are evidence-based. Are consistent with the management of risk. Draw on the skills of others to optimise health outcomes and resource use. Refer women who would benefit from the skills and knowledge of other individuals; to an individual who is likely to have the requisite skills and experience to assist at the earliest possible time.

Care for and monitor women during pregnancy, childbirth and postnatal period, offering the necessary evidence-based advice and support on baby and self-care under the supervision of a qualified midwife.

Annex 20

This post falls within the provisions of Agenda for Change Annex 20 - Development of Professional Roles, whereby upon completion of an agreed set of competencies you may move onto the next pay band without the need for an application for a post at a higher level.

For further information on Annex 20, please see:

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

GCSEs Mathematics and English Grade 9-4 (A*-C) OR equivalent Functional Skills Mathematics and English Level 2 Active registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council as a Registered Nurse (Adult) first level status. This must be maintained to meet the NMC revalidation requirements for the duration of the course First Degree at or above Evidence of qualification to undertake the supervision, teaching and assessing of students (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 12 month period)

Desirable

Candidates will have undertaken academic study at level 6 or above within the last 5 years.

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