Join to apply for the Specialist Midwife for Multiple Births role at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust.
Are you an experienced midwife? Are you ready to step up and make your mark in a specialist midwifery role? Do you want to work in a forward-thinking NHS Foundation Trust?
Applicants will be existing Band 6/7 practising midwives who work with members of the multidisciplinary team within the maternity service across Bristol and Weston. They will facilitate and provide individualised care to people pregnant with twins, multiples and their families.
St Michael’s hospital is located in the centre of the beautiful city of Bristol, which has been voted one of the best places to live. It is bursting with character and provides the perfect work-life balance.
We Are Proud Of Our Services Which Include:
* Co-located midwife led birthing unit
* Regional Fetal Medicine Unit
* A transitional care ward
* Midwifery led day assessment unit
* Continuity of Carer Teams
We pride ourselves on delivering holistic care through our flexible and dynamic approach within a caring, welcoming and friendly team.
The role of the Specialist Midwife for Multiple Births is to promote and monitor safe and effective practice, enhance the patient experience, provide effective leadership and management, and contribute to the delivery of the Trust/Divisional objectives.
The role will involve supporting midwives and other members of the multidisciplinary team, therefore previous experience in teaching and training is required.
The Midwife must show knowledge of services across both sites and a desire and commitment to implement guidance and drive the services forward in both STMH and Weston. There will also be an expectation that the successful applicant ensures a cross city approach to multiple births by liaising with the team in NBT in producing joint cross city guidelines.
The successful applicant will be required to work within an existing experienced team and ensure excellent communication and a willingness to help develop staff for the future.
It is essential that the applicant is a registered Midwife and holds a driving licence and is a car driver.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond.
As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.
UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sam Haines Job title: Midwifery Matron Email address: Sam.haines@uhbw.nhs.uk
Sarah Newell: sarah.newell@uhbw.nhs.uk
Kate Warren: kate.warren@uhbw.nhs.uk
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Health Care Provider
* Industries: Hospitals and Health Care
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