Job summary
- Main area
- Midwifery
- Grade
- 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 384-LM-EMF14541
- Employer
- Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Surrey Hospital
- Town
- Guildford
- Salary
- £37,162 - £44,629 Pro Rata Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Midwife
6
Job overview
The Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting an enthusiastic, band 6 Midwife to join the midwifery team.
This position is open to midwives who are interested in working within a homebirth case loading model of care and are able to meet the challenge of delivering high standards of care, ensuring that each woman’s journey to motherhood is an individualised experience.
We offer the opportunity to join a well-established and highly acclaimed homebirth team who work solely to provide a high standard of personalised care for women choosing homebirth.
Future opportunities will be available to work in other areas of the service in a continuity of carer team or as part of the core ward teams.
You must hold NMC midwifery registration
You will be expected to be able to show evidence of current practice/updating.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder is responsible for the assessment of needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programs of care. This midwife is expected to work in a case-loading model and carry out all midwifery care for women booked within the homebirth service including intrapartum care in the home setting. Excellent risk assessment skills are essential to identify risk factors and refer appropriately, working with the multi-disciplinary team as required.
If working within the integrated service the post-holder would be designated to take charge regularly of a ward area or an equivalent sphere within midwifery in the absence of the person who has continuing responsibility. The post-holder is expected to supervise junior staff and to be able to teach qualified and unqualified staff, including basic and/or post-basic students.
Working for our organisation
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To work initially within the well-developed homebirth service in a case-loading model of care.
There may also be a requirement to work a shift pattern in the integrated maternity service and rotate within all clinical areas to support professional development and maintain safe standards of midwifery care in line with service provision.
Responsible for the provision and maintenance of a high standard of midwifery care for mothers and babies and is responsible for planning, implementing and evaluating care appropriately.
Recognizes that the needs of each mother and her family are unique and responds appropriately, throughout and across the variety of environments in which midwives practice. Competently giving care in all areas of midwifery, and prescribing care for women with normal pregnancies. Challenging care that is not evidence based.
Is expected to provide total care for antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal period and informs the Professional Midwifery Advocate when medical support is absent for whatever reason. The midwife will maintain contemporaneous records as required.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Midwife - NMC
- Diploma level or above midwifery qualification
- Shows consolidation of experience through achievement of Competency Skills in midwifery.
Desirable criteria
- Teaching and Assessing qualification/ Mentor preparation course
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience as a practising midwife
- Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy/national guidance/CQC/ and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within the community setting
- Experience of managing a ward area
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Clare Cardu
- Job title
- Head of Midwifery
- Email address
- [email protected]
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