Job summary
Employer heading
Midwife - Community
NHS AfC: Band 6
Here atÌý East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust,
Our mission is:
Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities
Our vision to 2030 is:
To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service
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Job overview
We are recruiting for a Midwife who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
We are proud of the range of maternity services we provide and the excellent high quality care we give to the women, babies and their families. Our facilities are state of the art, with bright airy modern rooms and an alongside midwifery led birthing unit.
You'll be working as a midwife, according to the World Health Organisation, Local Supervising Authority, and the Nursing and Midwifery Council's Midwives Rule and Code of Practice.
If you're a Midwife looking to return to the profession, we're here to help. We value your experience and skills and can assist you in finding the right role with an active UK NMC PIN.
Join us in providing exceptional care to our patients.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for the holistic care of childbearing patients and their families. Care provided must be evidence based and planned in partnership to meet the needs of the patient.
You are required to use the full range of midwifery skills in a variety of settings. Need to be aware of National/Local health initiatives and develop strategies for the delivery of Health Promotion to meet the needs of the patient.
You will deputise for all aspects of the work of the Band 7 midwife and participate in the development and teaching of staff and students.
Working for our organisation
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
ÌýWe run the following hospitals:
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients.Ìý We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision.Ìý If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees.Ìý Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.Ìý
Person specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
- Registered Midwife
- Willingness to undertake further professional development.
- Willingness to undertake a recognised course of study in teaching and assessing,
- Educated to 1st degree level/Diploma level
- Evidence of professional development
Desirable criteria
- Awareness and participation in units innovations & audit
- Evidence of ongoing personal development and education ie preparation for the Mentorship and Preceptorship course and other relevant courses.
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of experience and ability to utilise the full range of midwifery skills required to work across the whole aspect of midwifery services.
Desirable criteria
- y skills required to work across the whole aspect of midwifery services. Proactive in local developments including education and practice.
Skills
Essential criteria
- The ability to manage an allocated case load
Desirable criteria
- Ability to deputise in taking change of the wards/practice workload and responsibilities at a senior level.
- Leadership skill
- Organisation skill
- Communication skill
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Commitment to evidence based practice.
- Keen to develop own skills and develop Midwifery practice.
- Has up to date knowledge of current Midwifery issues and changes within the NHS.
Desirable criteria
- Research awareness.
- Evidence of projects/research undertaken on own initiative/during training
Other requirements
Essential criteria
- Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Deboarah Macpherson
- Job title
- Matron for community
- Email address
- [email protected]
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