Main area: Midwifery
Grade: Band 5
Contract: Permanent (Progression to Band 6 dependent on completion of all rotation time required and passing of competencies)
Hours:
* Full time
* Part time
37.5 hours per week (will consider part time)
Job ref: 196-NM12465
Employer: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: St Thomas Hospital
Town: London
Salary: £35,964 - £43,780 p.a inc HCA (pro rata)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: Today at 23:59
Interview date: 06/02/2025
Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and specialist care for patients from further afield.
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join the preceptorship programme at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. We offer an opportunity to consolidate your skills as a midwife within the maternity unit rotating through several hospital wards.
We have an extensive preceptorship package which includes mandatory training, simulation skills, IV cannulation, suturing, bereavement, and screening study days with orientation and supernumerary in each new area.
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to an assessment centre, where you will be required to pass the practical element before progressing to the interview on the same day.
Main duties of the job
The hospital rotation includes working on the Hospital Birth Centre (Obstetric Labour Ward), Postnatal Ward, and the Antenatal Ward.
You will be supported to develop your competencies in suturing and cannulation. You will participate in the care of women requiring both high and low-risk care, bereavement care, induction of labour, and the immediate postnatal period.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered Midwife
* Evidence of professional accountability and responsibility via a student portfolio
Previous Experience
* Experience in a range of maternity settings
Skills/Knowledge
* Can demonstrate application of theory to practice.
* Is willing to work in all areas
* Well presented and fully completed application with valid reasons for applying for the post
* Has knowledge of Trust’s Policies and Procedures
* Able to prioritise workload appropriately
* Can maintain confidentiality at all times
* Able to work in a multicultural environment
Values and Behaviour
Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects, and values the diversity of its staff and patients.
As an organisation, we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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