Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, enthusiastic Band 6 Midwife to join our team within the Maternity Day Assessment Unit (DAU), providing support to high-risk antenatal women. Our unique and multifaceted service will give you the opportunity to be more autonomous and experience a variety of roles. We are a progressive service and endeavour to be forward thinking to maintain local and national standards.
As well as planned and unplanned appointments, DAU provides women with the opportunity to have an outpatient foleys induction which is midwifery lead, support the consultants with ECVs, offer acute scanning service and provide monofer infusions to our symptomatic women. We are delighted to have moved into our new building, offering a more comfortable and aesthetically pleasing environment which is well equipped and spacious.
In DAU and as a maternity service we are committed to meeting the Trust CARE Values and pride ourselves in promoting safe, quality and inclusive care. The successful applicant will be motivated, passionate and dedicated to providing high quality researched based care, dedicated to promoting the well-being of our women, their babies and families. You will work collaboratively within our multidisciplinary team, including maintaining professional links with our maternity triage team, community midwives and sonographers.
Main duties of the job
The maternity Day Assessment Unit is based at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, with close links to Amersham and Wycombe Hospital. We provide a 7 day a week service throughout the year, which covers of the day. There will be a supporting role in the Antenatal Clinic when required.
About us
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What do we stand for?
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the Job Description and Person Specification attachment in the advert.
Person Specification
Education, and Qualifications
Essential
1. Registered Midwife
2. MSPP
Desirable
3. NVQ Assessor
4. Evidence of Further Study
Experience
Essential
5. Experience as a preceptor Midwife
6. Ability to be a mentor to student midwives/nurses/MCA's
7. Completion of mentor assessor workshops
Desirable
8. Ability to work as part of a team and communicate effectively within it
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Essential
9. Clinical skills, in particular:Suturing, Cannulation, Supervision of epidural infusion
10. Ability to write clearly and legibly in English
11. Knowledge of NMC Code of Conduct, Guidelines and Professional Practice
12. Awareness and knowledge of vulnerable adult and child Protection issues
13. Computer literate
14. Knowledge of evidence informed and research based practice
15. Professional appearance and behavious
16. Good communicator both verbally and in writing
17. Ability to work on own initiative and mange own time
18. Willing to undertake further study
19. Good previous attendance record
20. Flexible approach to working hours and practices
21. Satisfactory enhanced DBS with check against vulnerable groups barred lists
Special Circumstances
Essential
22. Ability to travel to other sites. Ability to work internal rotation