Full Time/ Part Time hours available- Permanent
Closing Date: 20th October 2024
Interview Date: TBC
This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly.
Please note: At present we are not looking to recruit international candidates without complete NMC registration due to the time scales involved.
All correspondence for this vacancy will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk and SPAM areas.
A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.
Main duties of the job
Come and join our friendly, professional and caring midwifery team at George Eliot Maternity Unit.
We are a forward thinking maternity unit where we offer amazing care to women and their families, whilst caring for each other at the same time. Being led by a supportive management team we value all members of the team and their ability to provide excellent patient experience at all times.
As a maternity unit we are innovative and offer excellent opportunities for further career development. You too can help us make a difference.
We are positively promoting the better births vision to provide women in North Warwickshire continuity of care throughout their pregnancy, labour and postpartum period. Successful candidates will work as part of our teams in both the community and/or the hospital setting. The need for a skilled flexible workforce is vital to ensure we meet women's needs and ensure that our midwifery teams are able to keep their clinical skills up to date. We have excellent in house training and close links with Coventry University for our post registration courses.
Full and part time hours are available and visits or informal chats are very welcome.
About us
Here at George Eliot our vision to 'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
Xcellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Job responsibilities
* To be able to work in all areas of midwifery practice according to service needs.
* To work as an autonomous practitioner within the community & hospital setting, recognising any medical, obstetric or neonatal problems that arise and referring women or babies to the appropriate medical support.
* As required dependant on rotation allocation participate in a community rota and in the 24-hour on-call system.
* Develop and maintain the clinical skills and knowledge necessary to provide individualised, clinically effective, evidence-based midwifery care, as reflected within the Scope of Professional Practice and to be competent in the following Midwifery led care: Neonatal and adult resuscitation, Supporting women choosing to labour and give birth in water, Supporting breastfeeding in line with the trust policy, Perineal repair, Interpreting cardiotocograph recordings.
* To work in partnership with the midwifery team and managers reporting problems/concerns relating to clinical practice.
* To ensure that all policies and procedures relating to drug storage, administration and record keeping are adhered to.
* To ensure the provision of excellent, evidence-based care for the women and their families.
* To act as an advocate for the women ensuring the provision of appropriate information and support services.
* Communicate effectively, promoting open and trusting relationships.
* To be aware of the uses, safety precautions and handling of equipment.
* To assist in the development and review of policies and standards for the safe use of equipment and any new equipment introduced to the team.
* Participate in and assist in the planning and implementation of programmes of parent education offered to women and their partners.
* To be aware of the George Eliot's Strategic Plan and be part of change management to ensure Choice, access and continuity of care in a safe service and to contribute where able to the development of the service to meet these strategies.
Person Specification
Experience and Knowledge
* Good level of post registration experience including experience within relevant clinical environment.
* Recent experience of managing the care of women in antenatal, intrapartum and post-natal periods.
* Participation in patient education programmes.
* Experience of midwife led care in the community.
* Caring for women choosing to labour and give birth in water.
* Previous experience of participating in research and audit.
* Knowledge of safeguarding children procedures.
Qualifications
* Registered midwife.
* Evidence of ongoing relevant continuing professional development, linked to demonstrate clinical competencies.
* Assessing and Mentoring OR Practice Assessor Qualification or willing to work towards.
* NVQ Assessors course.
* Possession of a relevant degree or studying towards it.
Skills and Abilities
* High standard midwifery skills.
* Perineal repair.
* Effective teaching, training and mentoring skills.
* Effective organisational and time management skills.
* Computing skills to input data, use of the NHS intranet, email and word programmes.
* Able to problem solve and initiate change.
* Able to work across professional team and organisational boundaries.
* Interviewing skills.
Personal Qualities
* Effective time management.
* Motivated, enthusiastic and committed to the department.
* Takes responsibility for own actions and promotes good team working.
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.
£37,338 to £44,962 a year pro rata.
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