Are you an experienced midwife interested in working in a friendly unit with 2200 births committed to implementing the Better Births Agenda? We currently have a number of permanent Band 6 posts available in our Midwifery team. Flexible working requests are supported where possible Our posts are currently rotational and would give the successful candidate the opportunity to work with us as we move forward in implementing the Ockenden requirements. This post will be subject to an Enhanced DBS (with barred list for vulnerable adults/ children disclosure) This vacancy may close early if a sufficient number of applications is reached. Providing antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care to women and their families We pride ourselves on delivering holistic care through our flexible and dynamic approach within a caring, welcoming and friendly team. The Ideal Candidate For The Role Will Be able to demonstrate leadership and management skills Be flexible with a caring attitude. Have excellent and extended clinical skills Be able to develop their clinical skills and participate in continuing their professional development Have experience in solving problems and using their initiative Have the ability to take the lead when caring for women and their babies Be able to communicate and work together in a multidisciplinary team Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites. We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care. Our Services Acute Care Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites. Primary Care Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital. Community Services Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancs. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre. Specialist Regional Services We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales. Achievements Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018 Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal) National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Janet Calland Job title: Matron Maternity Services Email address: janet.callandmerseywestlancs.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01695 656356 For more information please contact Shirley Pennington 01695 656538