The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
We would like to invite you to join our passionate, motivated and friendly midwifery team in Shropshire, where dedication to providing high quality, family-centred care is our priority.
You will work closely with the wider multi-disciplinary team to ensure the highest standards of care and safety for women, pregnant people and families.
Main duties of the job
It is an exciting time for our service and we would love you to join our team of Midwives and help us to shape our services to assist women's choice in place of birth. We offer a comprehensive orientation package, covering all aspects of our service. You will have guidance from our excellent practice education team.
You will need to have completed a preceptorship programme and achieved midwifery competencies.
We have designated Practice Education Facilitator specifically for Recruitment and Retention and fully encourage the team to further develop your midwifery skills. We offer excellent midwifery training and have a Multidisciplinary Training Faculty to support your training needs.
About us
We have one main Consultant Unit which is a modern and well-equipped facility, alongside a modern purpose-built Midwife led unit based at The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford. In total our birth numbers average 4,500 per year.
We are currently working to transform our services in line with Better Births and wider National maternity ambitions to improve Maternity Services. We have a newly formed dynamic senior leadership team in place who are embracing and supporting maternity transformation.
Job responsibilities
For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* NMC Registered Midwife
* Practice Supervisor and Assessor Training
* Evidence of CPD
* Examination of the Newborn (NIPE) qualification
* Leadership course
* Management course
Experience
* Completed band 5 Midwifery Preceptorship Programme
* Extended clinical skills well developed
* Experience in a variety of clinical practice areas
Knowledge and Skills
* A sound understanding of the NMC Code of Professional Conduct
* Demonstrate clinical experience in relevant clinical role/area
* Good working knowledge and proficiency in electronic records / IT systems
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.
Salary: £37,338 to £44,962 per annum / pro rata
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