Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
We are looking to recruit experienced band 6 midwives to join our Public Health Team for Mental Health and Substance Misuse. If you are an experienced & NMC registered midwife who has an NMC PIN Number and would like to make a difference to women and their families, then we would like to hear from you. By joining our team you will have the opportunity to bring your wealth of knowledge and experience to our maternity service.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide a high standard of maternity care for women with mental health or substance misuse problems and their babies in the antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal periods.
About us
We're an organisation that is getting better and better. We were the most improved Trust in England for A&E performance in 2023/24; we're no longer in special measures; and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal.
Many of our 8,000 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. More than 400 of them are on apprenticeship programmes and we're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.
We operate from two main sites - King George Hospital (KGH) in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London - more than 300,000 people visited our A&Es in 2023.
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification. The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
* Registered Midwife
Experience/ Knowledge
* Substantial Post Registration Practice and relevant competencies
* Knowledge of mental health in pregnancy
Knowledge of mental health in pregnancy
* Commitment to quality initiatives, research and their application to practice.
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.
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Lead Mental Health and Substance Misuse Midwife
£42,939 to £50,697 a year per annum inclusive
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