Job summary
This is an opportunity to join our friendly and dynamic team at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking for experienced midwives with at least two years' experience at a band 6 level.
The successful candidate must demonstrate enthusiasm, motivation, flexibility and a passion for midwifery. We strive to provide an outstanding standard of care for every woman and her family every time.
We need midwives who can evidence professional integrity and an honest approach to embracing new opportunities and challenges.
Main duties of the job
Ensuring the provision of safe, clinically effective, evidence-based individualised care to all women who are either planning a pregnancy, during the course of pregnancy, labour or post-partum period. This role will involve working as part of a team across all areas of the maternity services including the birth centre to respond to the needs of women and their families, providing support and advice based upon current research and public health agenda. You will take charge of the ward/department in the absence of more senior staff and facilitate teaching, learning and development of all staff and students.
About us
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Essential
1. Midwife with NMC registration
2. At least 2 years experience as a band 6 midwife
3. Evidence of ongoing professional development
Desirable
1. NIPE practitioner
2. Practice assessor
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.
UK Registration
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Employer details
Employer name
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Odstock Road
Salisbury
SP2 8BJ
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