Job summary
- Main area
- Private healthcare
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (until 09/12/2025)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 290-PHC-054
- Employer
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Clayton Ward, QCCH
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £54,320 - £60,981 pa inclusive
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/11/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Private Caseload Midwife
Band 7
Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:
Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.
With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 14,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.
We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
Job overview
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced and aspiring midwife to progress in their career as a key member of the private caseload midwife team within the Imperial Private Healthcare division maternity services. This is a collaborative role, and you will be expected to support with the management of the inpatient ward services at Queen Charlottes and Chelsea Hospital.
Who we are looking for?
An experienced midwife who is passionate about continuity of care to join our team on a fixed term basis maternity cover. You will work closely with a small team of midwives and Consultant Obstetricians to provide individualised maternity centred care for private patients.
Main duties of the job
Work collaboratively with other departments to manage patient care and ensure safety across maternity thus contributing to effective patient flow. · Promote and teach Bespoke1:1 antenatal class for patients on your caseload · Undertake management duties within the team and department as required and support junior staff. · Adhere to the NMC’s professional regulations and ensure that midwifery practice is within the regulatory framework. Flexible Working pattern: · You will work within a small caseload team. Hours and pattern of work will include a combination of Early, Long day, Night, and weekend shifts to ensure 24-hour service coverage for our private clients.
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education/ qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Registered Midwife
- • Evidence of continuing post registration education and development.
- • Educated to degree level or Relevant experience in subject area
Desirable criteria
- • Has attained or is working towards a management qualification.
- • Leadership qualification or equivalent experience.
- • Master’s degree in a relevant subject area or working towards this
- • Has attained or is working towards a management qualification. • Leadership qualification or equivalent experience. • Master’s degree in a relevant subject area or working towards this • NIPE trained
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Significant post registration experience in a range of settings including labour ward.
- • Safeguarding
- • Experience in change management
- • Previous mentorship experience
- • Parent education
Desirable criteria
- • Project management experience
- • Patient experience initiatives
- • Project management experience • Patient experience initiatives • Caseload experience
Skills/knowledge/ abilities
Essential criteria
- • Clinically competent.
- current research to
- • Proven experience in supervision of trained staff.
- • IT skills including Microsoft office, Excel and PowerPoint
- • Able to manage difficult situations effectively.
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
- Jennifer badoe
- Job title
- Matron- Private Patient
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07879880421
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