You will initially be allocated a specific area within the maternity unit, following a period of time the rotation element will commence. The area’s for rotation are:
• Antenatal clinic and ADU (antenatal day unit)
• Antenatal/postnatal ward care
• Labour care including theatres
• Triage (telephone and clinical care 24 hours a day)
SGH (Scunthorpe General Hospital) has the traditional antenatal and postnatal ward providing tailored care to each woman all within one area. The layout is typically 2 antenatal, 5 bed bays, 1 postsurgical 4 bed bay, 1 5 bed postnatal bay, 1 transition care 4 bed bay and 3 side rooms. On the floor above is the central delivery suite (CDS). Within CDS is the obstetric theatre which is not used 24/7 however the main theatre is opposite the unit and used out of ours. CDS has 8 delivery rooms, one of which has a pool and HDU room which can accommodate 2 women. There is also a suite specifically for families who have experienced a bereavement which is safe space to allow them time together.
Full duties and responsibilities are outlines in job description.
The midwife will work within the sphere of practice in accordance with NMC codes of practice and professional guidelines.
• Assesses, develops, implements, and evaluates programmes of care in a range of environments, without supervision in order to provide and maintain a high standard of informed and holistic care.
• Supports, supervises, and facilitates learning opportunities on the ward/team relevant clinical area.
• Works autonomously within the department/team within Trust guidelines and sphere of professional practice.
NLAG is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.
Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.
For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.
As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.
Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.
We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
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This advert closes on Sunday 24 Nov 2024