A Vacancy at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Do you want:
• To live and work in a lovely part of the country?
• Develop your career with a friendly and supportive teams?
• Support birthing individuals and their families through quality antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care in a variety of settings?
We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 midwives to join our midwifery teams on our York & Scarborough sites. With a drive for innovation and transformation, our trust is an excellent choice for you to continue your midwifery journey. Please state your site preference on your application.
We are a supportive, dynamic team, and are seeking motivated, progressive midwives to apply to be part of our maternity transformation plans.
Successful candidates will work autonomously within locally agreed policies and guidelines, taking account of the NMC code in relation to practice. You will be responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care to women and their babies throughout pregnancy, Labour and the postnatal period.
There will be a further requirement for more experienced Midwives to support students, our internationally educated midwives, and newly qualified midwives. Participating in an on-call rota may be applicable.
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
• · Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• · 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• · A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager.
• · A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• · Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• · NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• · An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• · Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
• For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact:yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
Armed Forces Friendly Employer
We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.
COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements
Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.
This advert closes on Wednesday 1 Jan 2025
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