Current vacancies
Site: Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing, University College London Hospital
Town: London
Salary: £44,806 - £53,134 per annum inclusive of HCAS
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 24/02/2025 23:59
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Job overview
UCLH, one of the largest teaching hospitals in London, is currently recruiting continuity team midwives. Based near the busy West End of London, we offer a vibrant working atmosphere, with quick and easy transport links to all our sites. These roles offer the opportunity to develop your skills and experience while making a positive difference to the lives of women and families in the local community.
Community midwives work in local teams, providing an integrated service for women and their families in the area. As lead midwife at a local community clinic, you will work as part of a team to support women and babies before, during, and after birth.
Each team provides:
1. antenatal care and support with home birthing, for women and families within Camden, Islington, Barbican, and Soho
2. support for women within our birthing centre in the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson wing, next to University College Hospital
3. post-natal care, in-clinic and via home/community visits.
You will be on-call once or twice monthly for home births. A shift pattern including night and weekend working is in place at the birthing centre; this attracts a pay supplement. Whether working at the birthing centre or within the community, you will be fully supported by the senior maternity team. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the health and wellbeing of our staff: we are ‘one team’. Applications are also welcomed from midwives currently working at Band 5 who have completed their Preceptorship.
Main duties of the job
1. As lead midwife at a local community clinic, you will work as part of a team to support women and babies before, during, and after birth.
2. You will be on-call once or twice monthly for home births. A shift pattern including night and weekend working is in place at the birthing centre; this attracts a pay supplement.
3. Work according to the NMC Code and relevant professional guidelines as a midwife with facilitation for a defined group of women and their babies with minimal supervision in the Maternity Care setting.
4. Assess care and health education needs of women and their babies.
5. Maintain accountability for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating programmes of care within the necessary framework.
6. Develop leadership skills and experience in the management of the ward/department.
7. Promote and participate in the implementation of the UCLH Nursing Midwifery strategy.
8. Review midwifery practice and implement appropriate changes based on research/best practice.
9. Develop and implement Audit, Quality, and Risk Management initiatives.
10. Participate in training programmes as appropriate and to teach and act as a facilitator/preceptor to midwifery or non-midwifery staff.
11. Promote and maintain effective communication.
12. Create a supportive blame-free environment for staff and women.
Working for our organisation
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom, and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
Person specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
* Registered midwife
* Educated to Degree Level
* Completed a 12-month preceptorship programme
* Up-to-date knowledge of professional nursing and midwifery issues
* Neonatal course of relevant experience
Experience
* Experience of teaching and mentoring more junior staff
* Familiarity with basic IT applications
* Experience of undertaking research
* Experience of working within a continuity of carer model/caseloading model of care
Skills and Abilities
* Able to work effectively within multi-disciplinary teams
* Able to meaningfully engage stakeholders
* Able to challenge clinical decisions in the best interest of patients
* Able to network professionally within the organisation as well as externally
* Highly professional role model
* Demonstrating awareness of maternity-related clinical governance
Communication
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Formal verbal and written presentation skills
* Able to communicate sensitively and appropriately
Personal and People Development
* Demonstrable organisational and planning skills
* Able to make decisions under pressure
* Able to manage time effectively
* Able to prioritise objectives and workload
* Committed to professional and personal development and always maintaining updated mandatory training.
* Able to prioritise complex demands as required
Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion
* Understanding the needs of those from marginalised groups, and those at risk of or experiencing health inequalities
Health, Safety and Security
* Monitors and maintains health, safety, and security of self and others
* Being familiar with, and adhering to Trust policy/guidance on infection prevention and control.
* Up-to-date on all mandated training and includes infection prevention and control as part of ongoing continuous/professional development
Specific Requirements
* Commitment to travelling between sites in Trust Catchment Area
* Willingness to clinically support the wider maternity unit to meet service needs as required
* Ability to work shifts, be on call, and work flexible hours
At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values – safety, kindness, teamwork, and improving – are central to the way we work.
At UCLH we take equality of opportunity seriously and are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer, with a culture that creates a real sense of belonging and trust. Applications are encouraged from candidates of all backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives to support our world-class research, innovation, and creativity.
This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.
Please note that all correspondence regarding your application will be via email.
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