An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Women's Services at Leeds Teaching Hospitals as a Community Midwifery Triage Lead.
This role will support the existing community midwifery workforce with a specific focus on Community Triage. This will provide a point of contact for families receiving community midwifery care in Leeds. We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic midwife who is a caring and compassionate individual focused on providing high quality, personalised care to families in Leeds.
For more information or to discuss further please contact Julie Holmes Matron 0113 2065169 or email Julie.holmes4@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
The postholder is responsible for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, and may be required to teach other midwives and non-midwifery staff. S/he takes responsibility as the prime care provider for a group of women.
The postholder is a prime care provider who is required to practice clinical skills developed through experience but at a more advanced level than required for those who have just qualified as midwives.
The postholder is designated to take charge of a ward in the absence of the person who has continuing responsibility.
The postholder will work within the community, caring for women and their babies before, during and after pregnancy depending on the area.
The midwife maintains personal contact with women and meets their needs on an individual basis by listening, assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care. The midwife is aware of the anxieties of women and their families and the support they may need.
The midwife ensures that the appropriate practitioner is informed promptly of a complication or change in the mother's or baby's condition.
S/he ensures effective communication with health care professionals and other personnel to ensure continued care to the patient and assists in the smooth running of the ward/area.
Please review the full job description document for full duties and responsibilities of the role.
About us
The maternity unit has approximately 10,000 births a year. LTHT is a tertiary referral centre for both obstetrics and neonatology. Other specialities within the hospital that impact on the maternity unit are feto-maternal medicine, adult and neonatal cardiology, neonatal surgery and a reproductive medicine unit.
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Job responsibilities
The postholder is responsible for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, and may be required to teach other midwives and non-midwifery staff. S/he takes responsibility as the prime care provider for a group of women.
The postholder is a prime care provider who is required to practice clinical skills developed through experience but at a more advanced level than required for those who have just qualified as midwives.
The postholder is designated to take charge of a ward in the absence of the person who has continuing responsibility.
The postholder will work within the community, caring for women and their babies before, during and after pregnancy depending on the area.
The midwife maintains personal contact with women and meets their needs on an individual basis by listening, assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care. The midwife is aware of the anxieties of women and their families and the support they may need.
The midwife ensures that the appropriate practitioner is informed promptly of a complication or change in the mother's or baby's condition.
S/he ensures effective communication with health care professionals and other personnel to ensure continued care to the patient and assists in the smooth running of the ward/area.
Reports on the changes occurring in treatment and client needs during the shift and is prepared to work in areas of the midwifery service other than where based in order to meet the requirements of the service.
Qualifications
* Degree or equivalent
* Registered Midwife
Experience
* At least 18 months experience as a midwife or equivalent within speciality
* Working with a wide range of professionals including medical and management colleagues
* Teaching/assessing qualification (Desirable)
Skills
* Ability to communicate effectively within a multi-disciplinary team
* Ability to teach, supervise and assess qualified and unqualified staff
* Clinical leadership
* Teaching skills
Personal Attributes
* Professional and patient focused
* Flexible, adaptable, capable of lateral thinking
* Excellent interpersonal skills
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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