Midwifery Led Unit/Homebirth Caseloading Midwife
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
An exciting opportunity has arisen for dynamic and visionary newly qualified and experienced midwives to join the established team of midwives at Mid Cheshire Hospitals Foundation Trust.
Position available to work within the Eden Team. This team provides 24/7 staffing of the Midwifery Led Unit and homebirth service as well as team antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal continuity/caseloading to women within a specific criteria (i.e. homebirth, rainbow pregnancies).
The applicants should have experience in all aspects of midwifery care and have the ability to work with women in antenatal care, during labour and postnatally. You would be responsible for the provision of high quality, effective midwifery care on a day to day basis, working within all areas of the maternity unit.
The post holder must be flexible, innovative and resourceful with excellent organisational skills, a team player with high personal standards of care.
Please get in touch if this opportunity is for you.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be employed as an Eden Team core midwife.
* Team caseloading (caseloads shared between North/South split teams)
* MLU shift lead/care of those birthing on the MLU
* Antenatal/Postnatal appointments
* Homebirth provision
* Intrapartum care in variety of settings for caseloaded women
Job responsibilities
A practicing health care professional who is able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate evidence based care with a passion for specialising in low risk labour care.
The post holder will carry out a range of clinical skills in midwifery practice within the team, whilst working collaboratively and co-operatively with others to give individualised, holistic care to meet the needs of women and their families. The midwife will have decision-making autonomy within guidelines and professional codes of practice, and will participate in the leadership, education, development and supervision of the clinical team.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Midwife with active NMC PIN
* Mentorship and/or relevant experience mentoring students/junior staff
* NIPE
* PMA
Knowledge
* Knowledge of national drivers
* Knowledge of safety and risk
* IIA
Experience
* Evidence or knowledge of all clinical areas of midwifery practice
* Homebirth/MLU experience
* Caseloading/Community experience
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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