Midwife

Job summary

We would like to invite you to join our passionate, motivated and friendly midwifery team in Shropshire, where commitment to providing high quality, family-centred care is our priority.

You will work closely with the wider multi-disciplinary team to ensure the highest standards of care and safety for women, pregnant people and families.

Main duties of the job

It is an exciting time for our service and we would love you to join our team of Midwives and help us to shape our services to assist women's choice in place of birth. We offer a comprehensive orientation package, covering all aspects of our service. You will have guidance from our excellent practice education team.

You will need to have completed a preceptorship programme and achieved midwifery competencies.

We have designated Practice Education Facilitator specifically for Recruitment and Retention and fully encouraging Team to further develop your midwifery skills. We offer an excellent midwifery training and have a Multidisciplinary Training Faculty to support your training needs.

About us

We have one main Consultant Unit which is a modern and well equipped facility, along-side a modern purpose built Midwife led unit based at The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford. In total our birth numbers average 4,500 per year.

We are currently working to transform our services in line with Better Births and wider National maternity ambitions to improve Maternity Services. We have a newly formed dynamic senior leadership team in place who are embracing and supporting maternity transformation.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NMC Registered Midwife Practice Supervisor and Assessor Training Evidence of CPD

Desirable

Examination of the Newborn (NIPE) qualification Leadership course Management course

Experience

Essential

Completed band 5 Midwifery Preceptorship Programme Extended clinical skills well developed Excellent communication skills

Desirable

Experience in a variety of clinical practice areas

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

A sound understanding of the NMC Code of Professional Conduct Demonstrate clincial experience in relevant clinical role/area Good working knowledge and proficient in electronic records / IT systems

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