Ivy Caseloading Community Midwife
Band: 6
Hours: Full/Part/Flexible working
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as a caseloading midwife for the continuity of carer team based in OX4 The Ivy Midwives.
The Midwifery Continuity of Carer (MCoC) team at OUH is changing. Research has found that MCoC teams are most likely to be sustainable and least at risk of staff burnt out if based in one geographical area. This along with staff feedback of working across the whole of Oxfordshire have led to the decision, to change from a vulnerable women's CoC team to an enhanced continuity of carer team based in an area of high deprivation.
Northfield Brook within the OX4 postcode in the south of the city is the only area in Oxfordshire with the lowest Index of Multiple Deprivation score of 1.
A MCoC team in this area will support the local and national aim to reduce health inequalities and provide an enhanced level of care for those most in need.
Main duties of the job
Vision and Philosophy of the Ivy Midwives:
The team vision & philosophy is to empower women and their families to begin parenting feeling confident, capable and well-supported in giving their child the best start in life. In addition, reduce the impact of inequalities amongst maternal and neonatal healthcare. Delivering this vision and supporting women and their families to make sustainable changes, will help decrease the generational impact often associated with hard-to-reach groups. Furthermore, break down barriers and address the associated links with 'Adverse Childhood Experiences' (ACE's).
The overall primary goal is to achieve: Healthy Pregnancy, Healthy Mother, Healthy Baby.
As a caseloading midwife you will be planning and implementing individualised midwifery led care, in partnership with the woman and the multidisciplinary team. Using continual assessment and analysis you will provide continuity of carer throughout the woman's pregnancy, birth and postnatal period to ensure her medical, psychological and social needs are assessed and holistically cared for. As a caseload midwife you will be working alongside multi professional teams providing the most appropriate care for women whilst breaking down barriers that can inhibit women with socially complex lives accessing high quality maternity care.
About us
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.
We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide a full maternity care pathway to a caseload of approximately 30 women and their families. This will include providing continuity during the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal period, with the aim of improving outcomes for women and their babies. In addition, meet the key performance indicators both locally and nationally.
Person Specification
Essential and desirable criteria
Essential
* Registered Midwife with current UK registration
* Band 6 Midwife
* Education/mentorship qualification
* Aligned to the trust values
* Conducts themselves in a professional manner at all times.
* Positive attitude to all tasks and stakeholders.
* Computer literate with experience of working with the Microsoft Office package
* Experience demonstrating the skills required for the post
* Key skills and knowledge for the post, e.g. knowledge of specialist field
Desirable
* Caseloading experience
* Community experience
* Public health awareness
* Safeguarding experience/knowledge
Employer details
Employer name
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
The Leys Health Centre
Dunnock Way
Oxford
OX4 7EX
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