East Sussex Healthcare Trust is offering the opportunity to join our midwifery team and is seeking enthusiastic midwives who are passionate about promoting individualised care. Eastbourne is on the South East Coast of England with its beautiful seaside towns and villages, a stone's throw away from the beautiful countryside of the South Downs. A perfect place to work!
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a midwife to join our Community team, providing care to pregnant people within Eastbourne and the surrounding areas including Polegate, Hailsham and Seaford. The community team is based out of our standalone midwifery unit and you will have the opportunity to work in a variety of settings. As a community team, we provide on-calls to cover the standalone midwifery unit and home births across the East Sussex countryside, as well as at our consultant-led unit, based on the Hastings site. We are a tight-knit team working closely together to provide women and their families with high-quality, evidence-based midwifery care. You will need to be a highly motivated team player committed to improving and developing the service. The role will include home visits and therefore own transport is essential.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to work confidently and autonomously within the team is essential; you will gain experience in all aspects of midwifery care. There is an on-call provision, so flexibility is essential.
About us
We are proud to provide 'Outstanding' care and be a great place to work
We provide safe, compassionate and high-quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000+ members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people's own homes.
In 2020, the Care Quality Commission rated us as 'Good' overall, and 'Outstanding' for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated 'Outstanding'. Eastbourne DGH rated 'Good'.
In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious 'Building for our Future' programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop, and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Registered midwife on the NMC register
* Diploma Level
Desirable
* D32/33 Teaching & Clinical Assessment (formerly ENB 997/998)
Experience
Essential
* 1 year clinical experience
Desirable
* Project Work
Skills
Essential
* Able to carry out full range of midwifery practice including extended skills.
* Effective and adaptable interpersonal and organisational skills.
Desirable
* Knowledge of quality, audit, research
* Understanding of child protection issues
Employer details
Employer name
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
Eastbourne District General Hospital
Kings Drive
Eastbourne
BN21 2UD
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