Job overview
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 midwife to work as a Close Relative Marriage Midwife. This is a new role and will work with specific communities to enhance identification, empowered decision making and appropriate referral to genomic services. The role will support families at increased genetic risk associated with close relative marriage. The midwife will also ensure maternity staff are supported to undertake training on genetic literacy. The midwife will work closely with genetic/genomic services.
To join us, you will be an experienced Band 6 Registered Midwife with a desire to make a difference. You’ll find working with us extremely rewarding as part of a team dedicated to providing the best possible care and experience to all our patients. You’ll be joining our Trust at an exciting time as we grow and improve our services, and you will be able to make a positive contribution to its future success.
Main duties of the job
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
The ability to support and contribute to a team approach
Excellent time management skills
Experience to manage your own workload
The ability to problem-solve, analyse and resolve issues.
Current NMC registration
In addition to this, you’ll be motivated to develop personally and professionally and have exemplary personal standards of conduct.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
Although this position is a 3 months fixed-term contract, the actual contract duration will be adjusted to account for the time taken to advertise the post, complete the hiring process, and finalise pre-employment checks. This means the contract will begin when the candidate starts the role and may be slightly shorter than 3 months.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Clinician with current NMC midwifery registration
2. Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
3. Further training or significant experience in project management, financial management or supporting change management processes
4. Certificates/portfolio of evidence
5. Ongoing personal/professional development
Desirable criteria
6. Evidence of genetic training/ experience in field of genetics
Experience
Essential criteria
7. Experience and understanding of evaluating and measuring the performance of health services
8. Experience in communications and stakeholder management
9. Previous experience in similar role in public sector
10. A good understanding of the health and social care environment and roles and responsibilities within it
11. Experience in a leadership role Formal teaching to group of staff
12. Post-registration experience
Knowledge
Essential criteria
13. Subject matter expertise across a number of key areas, including an understanding of both genomics/genetics and midwifery
14. Specialist knowledge in a relevant subject to post graduate level
15. Aware of cultural and social influences on health and importance of respecting diversity and differences
16. Understanding of research and its application to practice Standard-setting and quality assurance
17. Importance of cost containment and resource management
18. Clinical supervision and reflective practice
Desirable criteria
19. Workforce development knowledge and experience
20. Working knowledge of Microsoft Project
21. Current nursing practice developments and NHS reforms
Skills
Essential criteria
22. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
23. Evidence of expanded clinical skills – e.g. IV drug administration, cannulation, phlebotomy etc
24. Clear communicator with excellent writing, report writing and presentation skills; capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately for diverse audiences
25. Evidence of success in effective project and programmed management
26. Skills for communication on complex matters and difficult situations, requiring persuasion and influence
27. Skills for nurturing key relationships and maintaining networks
28. Ability to analyse and interpret information, prempt and evaluate issues, and recommend and appropriate course of action to address the issues
29. Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
30. Strategic thinking – ability to anticipate
31. Attention to detail combined with the ability to extract key messages from complex analysis
32. Independent thinker with demonstrated good judgement, problem -solving and analytical skills
33. Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action
34. Skills for supporting project management
35. Previous experience in project management and planning
36. Ability to engender trust and confidence and demonstrate integrity in the provision of advice and support
37. Skills for managing projects ensuring they meet financial targets
38. Skills for manipulating information
39. Intermediate keyboard skills
40. Clinical expertise, able to work on own initiative ad sound decision-making
41. Works effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team
42. Understanding of own knowledge and skills Awareness of own limitations, realism in own abilities
43. Ability to work without supervision
44. Able to work on own initiative, organising and prioritising own and others workloads to changing and often tight deadlines
45. An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust
Other
Essential criteria
46. Ability to travel across sites where required
47. Commitment to and focused on quality, promotes high standards in all they do
48. Able to make a connection between their work and the benefit to patients and the public
49. Consistently thinks about how their work can help and support clinicians and frontline staff deliver better outcomes for patients
50. Works well with others, is positive and helpful, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others
51. Consistently looks to improve what they do, looks for successful tried and tested ways of working, and also seeks out innovation
52. Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of equality of opportunity and diversity
Desirable criteria
53. Fluent in Urdu