Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Are you a band 6 midwife looking to develop your career at a supportive Trust? Are you passionate about providing woman-centred care in a forward thinking, innovative unit? Do you want to support our elective caesarean section pathway? If so then Ashford and St Peter's (ASPH) is the place for you!
At ASPH you will work alongside a team that supports around 2,800 births a year whilst working in the picturesque county of Surrey.
We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic midwife to join our elective caesarean section team, to work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team to strive towards achieving the highest standards of maternity care.
You will be empowered to utilise your skills and knowledge in a nurturing environment with your wellbeing and professional development placed at the very center of your midwifery career.
So if you are a motivated and an inspirational candidate looking for a new challenge take a look at our recruitment brochure attached and come on our journey to become an outstanding maternity unit. Let our future be yours!
Main duties of the job
Within ASPH we have a homebirth service, an alongside birthing centre, a level 3 Neonatal Unit and high risk maternal and fetal medicine service. We are also among one of the first Trusts nationally to implement biomechanics to support physiological births and reduce the need for intervention. This will give you the opportunity to be skilled in all areas of midwifery.
An MDT approach is always used within these services and we work extremely closely with our NICU team to provide the best outcome for babies that require their care.
We pride ourselves in our working culture and the senior leadership team strive to improve the wellbeing and satisfaction of our colleagues. You will be provided opportunity for development and training within the trust and courses offsite.
ASPH have recently opened a wellbeing hub and staff will have the opportunity to access the onsite gym and other resources.
Benefits
* 27 days' leave plus bank holidays (29 days after five years and 33 after 10 years' service)
* Enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
* Learning and development opportunities
* Structured development & career progression
* Great maternity, paternity and adoption pay
* Onsite Nursery - at an additional cost
* Wide range of LGBT+ initiatives and staff networks
* Health service discounts & online benefits including 'car salary sacrifice scheme'
* Health & wellbeing opportunities - free onsite gym
* Cycle to Work Scheme and discounts on public transport
About us
Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.
Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.
We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at Ashford & St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with our strong commitment to staff health and wellbeing. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.
Please see the supporting links which you can find on the right-hand side of this job advert. There is guidance on how to make an application on NHS Jobs as well as more information about joining the ASPH Team.
Although it isn't the Trust's normal practice, adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
Job responsibilities
Please note this is a Monday to Friday role with the expectation to cover the elective caesarean section pathway.
In the absence of a theatre list, the successful candidate would be expected to be redeployed within the maternity unit.
Please refer to the full Job description attached for further details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Nursing or Midwifery degree or equivalent
* NMC Registered Midwife
* SSSA/Practice Assessor
Experience
* Experience as a qualified midwife and all clinical competencies achieved
* Clinical experience in a busy NHS hospital (or equivalent)
* Experience of working with technologies commonly used in the NHS (or equivalent)
* Completed band 5 preceptorship programme
* Data collection and audit
Skills
* You have knowledge & awareness of diversity and human rights as appropriate to your role
* You are able to communicate effectively to ensure high standards of care, treatment, service or support as appropriate to your role
* Time management skills and able to remain calm and function effectively under pressure
* Able to be flexible in the workplace
* Demonstrable leadership skills
* Ability to motivate others
Knowledge
* Trust vision, values and strategic objectives
* Evidence based practice and its implementation
* Current issues affecting Maternity Services
* Clinical governance and risk management issues
* Understanding of national policies and guidelines including Clinical risk management, CNST and NICE
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
£39,205 to £47,084 a year per annum inc. HCAS
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