Current vacancies
Main area: Maternity
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (due to limited funding)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 309-UCLH-5597
Site: Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing, University College London Hospital
Town: London
Salary: £44,806 - £53,134 per annum inclusive of HCAS
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 02/01/2025 23:59
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Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a 12-month developmental Band 6 midwife to work with our specialist perinatal mental health midwife. While extensive perinatal mental health experience is not a requirement, we encourage anyone with a keen interest and passion for perinatal mental health with hopes of further development to apply.
A key part of this role is building strong relationships with statutory agencies, such as social services and the police, in an inter-agency context where activities will be complex to maintain care across professional groups.
Working as part of the midwifery team, the post holder will provide support and education to maternity and multidisciplinary staff, caring for these women and their unborn babies to ensure a safe and appropriate plan of care is made. They will work alongside external agencies, e.g., community perinatal mental health services, mental health services, and partner agencies.
Main duties of the job
1. Work according to the NMC Code and relevant professional guidelines as a midwife with facilitation for a defined group of women and their babies with minimal supervision in the Maternity Care setting.
2. The assessment of care and health education needs of women and their babies.
3. Maintain accountability for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating programmes of care within the necessary framework.
4. Develop leadership skills and experience in the management of the ward/department.
5. Review midwifery practice and implement appropriate changes based on research/best practice.
6. Develop and implement Audit, Quality and Risk Management initiatives.
7. Participate in training programmes as appropriate and teach and act as a facilitator/preceptor to midwifery or non-midwifery staff.
8. Promote and maintain effective communication.
9. Create a supportive blame-free environment for staff and women.
10. Implement Trust policies, evidence-based guidelines, and care pathways relevant to perinatal mental health.
11. Work closely with the Specialist Midwife to redesign pathways to ensure an efficient effective service.
12. Identify and promote ways of improving the service, utilising available research and ensuring alignment with Trust and group objectives.
13. Maintain high-quality contemporaneous records of care, treatment, referrals, and outcomes.
14. Contribute to the specialist midwife clinical support rota as required to meet service needs.
Working for our organisation
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom, and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
* University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
* National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
* Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
* University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
* Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
* University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
* The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
* University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specializes in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal, and oral disease. It has world-class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine, and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff.
Person specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
* Registered midwife
* Educated to Degree Level
* Completed a 12-month preceptorship programme
* Up to date knowledge of professional midwifery issues
Experience
* Experience of teaching and mentoring more junior staff and/or SSSA
* Strong IT skills, familiar with MS Teams, Excel, Word, PowerPoint
* Ability to support women with complex social needs
* Understanding of current issues that relate to perinatal mental health
* Recent experience in the field of perinatal mental health, or specialist training
* Experience of audit/guideline writing
* Experience of undertaking research
Skills and Abilities
* Able to meaningfully engage stakeholders
* Able to communicate sensitively and appropriately
* Able to challenge clinical decisions in the best interest of patients
* Demonstrating awareness of maternity-related clinical governance
* Highly professional role model
* Able to network professionally within the organisation as well as externally
* Organisational skills
* Able to manage time effectively
* Able to prioritise objectives and workload
Communication
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Formal verbal and written presentation skills
Personal and People Development
* Committed to professional and personal development and always maintaining updated mandatory training.
* Self-motivated and proactive to seek out opportunities for development within post and service
Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion
* Understanding the needs of those from marginalised groups, and those at risk of or experiencing health inequalities
Ensure the risk of infection to self, colleagues, patients, relatives, and visitors is minimised by:
* Being familiar with, and adhering to Trust policies and guidance on infection prevention and control.
Specific Requirements
* Monitors and maintains health, mental wellbeing, safety, and security of self and others
* Ability to provide care to women whilst remaining impartial of opinion and maintaining confidentiality
* Commitment to working Monday-Friday but flexible to work unsociable hours on occasion to meet service needs
* Willingness to support maternity department clinically as required
At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values – safety, kindness, teamwork, and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.
At UCLH we take equality of opportunity seriously and are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer, with a culture that creates a real sense of belonging and trust. It is our fundamental aim, to recruit, retain and promote a diverse mix of people who are representative of our local communities. Applications are encouraged from candidates of all backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives to support our world-class research, innovation, and creativity.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff and has a dedicated policy which allows staff to apply for flexible working right from the beginning of employment. For more information please go to: https://www.uclh.nhs.uk/work-with-us/why-choose-uclh/flexible-working.
This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.
Please note that all correspondence regarding your application will be via email. The emails will be sent to you via TRAC.jobs and not via NHS Jobs, we encourage you to check your inbox regularly.
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: Nana Onyinah
Job title: Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Midwife
Email address: nana.onyinah@nhs.net
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