Midwife Practitioner - Westminster Maternity Suite
Band 6
Main area: Women's Services
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours:
* Full time
* Part time
37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 196-NM12466
Employer: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: St Thomas' Hospital
Town: London
Salary: £44,806 - £53,134 p.a inc HCA (Pro rata for part time)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 28/01/2025 23:59
Interview date: 06/02/2025
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has become available for a band 6 Midwife to join our small, friendly and supportive team on the Westminster Private Suite, based on the 12th floor of St Thomas Hospital.
The Westminster Private Maternity Suite contains 6 in-patient beds with additional out-patient clinic space. Midwives working on the Westminster team provide antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care for their women, birthing people and families, allowing the midwife to practice all round holistic family centred care. The successful candidate will work closely with Obstetricians, the wider Westminster team, the Maternity Practice Leader for Westminster and the Lead Midwife.
Shifts include day, night, weekend and bank holiday shifts. The Midwife will work primarily as part of the Private Westminster team, however the Midwife will also work within the NHS areas of the service too, predominately our Hospital Birth Centre, therefore a good all round Midwifery knowledge is essential.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be passionate about providing a high standard of care to the women and families using our private maternity services. This post requires a flexible approach to working and the ability to assess, plan and implement care in a timely manner. You will be working within a small multidisciplinary team, to provide women with high quality care 24 hours a day.
This post requires midwives to undertake all aspects of antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care for women booked under our private obstetric-led service. Antenatal and postnatal care is provided to women within our dedicated private maternity suite whilst intrapartum care takes place under the joint care of Westminster midwives and the lead obstetrician on the main Hospital Birth Centre (Delivery suite) within St Thomas' Hospital.
We are seeking motivated, dynamic and enthusiastic Band 6 midwives who are looking to develop their career and gain experience within the private maternity sector. Midwives who are keen to work closely with a multidisciplinary team in a small and friendly unit are encouraged to apply.
Working for our organisation
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful midwife will provide high quality and effective care to women who have chosen to have private care during their pregnancy journey, ensuring that women are cared for compassionately and sensitively. We aim to provide a high standard of service and support to women, with a particular emphasis on midwifery postnatal care and infant feeding support.
The midwife will ensure that women are cared for appropriately in a timely manner and have individualised plans of care that are documented and agreed with the women and lead obstetrician.
The midwife must be flexible in his/her care of women and be aware that based on unit requirements, on occasion, his/her skills may be required in other ward areas within St Thomas' maternity unit.
Person specification
Values and behaviours
* Values and behaviours that reflect the trust values
Skills/Knowledge
* Must be able to practice in all areas in accordance with the midwives rules and code of conduct
* Has experience working in a multicultural environment
* Can practice as an autonomous midwife in the acute and primary care setting
* Good written skills, well presented and fully completed application
* Completion of a Band 5 Level Preceptorship programme
* Initiates reflective practice
* Confident in teaching and assessing student midwives
Experience
* Worked in a variety of settings utilising all midwifery skills
* Experience of midwifery research and audit
* Knowledge and experience of handling complex relationships
Qualifications
* Registered Midwife (degree or diploma)
* Evidence of professional accountability and responsibility via a professional portfolio
* Post registration teaching qualification (e.g. 998 or mentorship course).
Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitably according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or studies at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.
Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.
As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.
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Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: Colette McGilchrist
Job title: Lead Midwife for Maternity Inpatient Services
Email address: colette.mcgilchrist@gstt.nhs.uk
Our dedicated and talented staff make it their mission to provide outstanding care for our patients.
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