Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Hours: Full time, 37.5 per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: We Care, We Communicate, We Collaborate and We Contribute. Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital; we conduct research and teaching on site to improve the care of our patients.
Milton Keynes University Hospital Maternity team are seeking enthusiastic, motivated, and flexible midwives who have a passion for working with women and their families, supporting personalised choice, and high standards of care.
We are proud to offer the opportunity to work in a progressive environment where we are committed to an ambitious transformation of our maternity services. As a Trust, we are committed to delivering national objectives, including those set out in Better Births. We offer professional development opportunities for all staff.
Main duties of the job
Here at Milton Keynes, we are passionate about ensuring service users have a positive experience each and every time and are committed to listening to their voices and how they want their services to be designed. An excellent comprehensive induction package is provided to enable development of your midwifery skills in all areas, including community midwifery.
If this advert has inspired you and you want to be part of our amazing Midwifery team striving towards excellence, then the Milton Keynes maternity service is the place for you.
We are supportive of Flexible Working and appreciate the importance of ensuring that your successful career is complemented by a work/home life balance. Milton Keynes University Hospital recognises the positive value of diversity and inclusion, and we welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.
Successful applicants will receive a comprehensive orientation programme and are assured that they will receive appropriate support.
Applications are welcome from NMC registrants who are highly motivated, organised and passionate about providing safe, quality evidence-based care to the women/birthing people who use our maternity services.
The post holder will work as a member of the team, providing and leading midwifery care to the service users and families accessing the services at Milton Keynes University Hospital.
Job responsibilities
The postholder will maintain own clinical skills and competencies and have excellent communication skills. The postholder will work within the NMC Code of professional standards and behaviour, and Trust guidelines and procedures.
The postholder will work within the multi-professional team and will be responsible for the delivery of safe, effective and evidence-based midwifery care for service users attending the Milton Keynes University Hospital.
The postholder will be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of midwifery care needs of the individual in hospital and community settings depending on allocation to the in-patient area of continuity of care teams.
The postholder will provide accurate, unbiased, non-judgemental evidence-based information to both the multi-professional team and service users.
To provide professional, high quality coordinated patient care to children & their families, aiming to improve the management of their respiratory condition, within agreed protocols and allocated resources.
To holistically assess, plan, implement and evaluate the care of patients within their sphere of responsibility.
Person Specification
Qualifications and knowledge
* Registered Midwife on the NMC professional register
* Degree or equivalent experience
* Evidence of ongoing relevant continuing professional development, linked to clinical competencies
* MSSP/ENB 997/998 or similar teaching/mentorship qualification
Experience
* Completed Preceptorship and currently working at Band 6
* Proven skills and knowledge in all areas including antenatal/intrapartum and postnatal management
Skills
* Demonstrate an ability to assess, plan, prioritise and evaluate work
* Able to deliver a high standard of evidence-based individual service user care.
* IT literate and good keyboard skills
* Ability to work on own initiative and within a team
* Effective time management
* Clinically competent in clinical competencies e.g.: venepuncture, IV cannulation and perineal suturing
* Ability to be flexible, to have flair and initiative and be able to work in a team
* Motivated/positive - self-directed and committed
* Knowledge of how to handle incidents and clinical complaints
* Understanding of Health & Safety, clinical risk and quality issues
Communication
* Effective communication skills (written and verbal)
* Ability to deal with highly sensitive and complex information
* Ability to delegate appropriately
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.
£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum, pro rata if part-time.
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