George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust opened in 1948 and provides a range of elective, non-elective, surgical, medical, women’s, children’s, diagnostic and therapeutic services to a population of more than 350,000 people.
The hub of the Trust is located on the outskirts of Nuneaton and its services cover a large footprint, including north Warwickshire, south west Leicestershire, and north Coventry. We also provide primary and community services across Coventry, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.
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Integrated Midwife
Full Time & Part Time Roles
Permanent
Closing Date: 23rd October 2024
Interview Date: TBC
This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly.
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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
The successful post holder will provide ante-natal, post-natal and intrapartum care to women with low and high-risk pregnancies. They will rotate through all areas of the services as required including Continuity of Carer and Community and will be supported by the newly appointed midwifery retention support midwife.
We are a unit who provide personalised care for women, babies and their families ensuring a first class service and experience. The benefits include:
* Dynamic and supportive management team
* Forward thinking in response to new national initiatives, including the saving babies lives care bundle
* Provision of preceptorship for newly qualified members of the team
* Named professional midwifery advocate
* On-going professional development and support
* Rotation and integration within all areas of the service
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will provide high quality integrated midwifery care in both hospital and community settings as required for mothers, babies and their families throughout pregnancy, labour, and the postnatal period, this may be part of an integrated continuity of carer team as required by service needs.
* Act as the woman’s advocate in promoting, and delivering the highest standard of midwifery care, ensuring all fundamentals of care are addressed, and current, relevant policies and procedures are adhered to.
* Using evidence-based practice, assess the woman’s physical, psychological and spiritual needs, plan, implement and evaluate midwifery care involving the woman and her family, as appropriate.
* Write reports, record observations and maintain plans of care, including electronic data storage; and other appropriate records, accurately, legibly, concisely and contemporaneously.
* Monitor the woman’s condition, interpret observations and identify deviations from normal. Report and refer to relevant health professionals, carrying out midwifery interventions as needed.
* Keep the woman and her family informed, when appropriate maintaining client confidentiality.
* Ensure midwifery care is flexible to meet the diverse needs of women.
* Undertake clinical skills, as per the trust’s Health Board Policy, relevant to role and the woman’s care.
Person specification
Experience and knowledge
* Good level of post registration experience including experience within relevant clinical environment
* Previous experience of participating in research and audit
* Knowledge of safeguarding children procedures
Qualification and Professional Training
* Evidence of ongoing relevant continuing professional development, linked to demonstrate clinical competencies
* Registered band 6 midwife
* Possession of a relevant degree or studying towards it
Skills and abilities
* High standard midwifery skills
* Understanding of resource management, health and safety, clinical risk and quality issues
* Able to work across professional team and organisational boundaries
* Able to problem solve and initiate change
Personal Qualities
* Motivated, enthusiastic and committed to the department
* Takes responsibility for own actions and promotes good team working
Other qualities
* Able to effectively manage work-based stressful situations, both in self and others – liaising with outside agencies when appropriate.
* To participate in on-call rota (when required)
* Dealing with death/bad news. Ability to sensitively inform service users on emotional and complex issues such as stillbirth, maternal and neonatal death, diagnosis and treatment, complaints investigation and resolution.
Please note:
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust utilises a third party recruitment system (TRAC). When applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into TRAC where all subsequent information regarding your application will be generated.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of individuals and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice, if appropriate for the role, it is a mandatory requirement for all newly appointed staff to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service application.
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees as they are at the heart of our patients journey. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued, respected, empowered and included within an organisation that is representative of all members of the community.
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