Job summary
- Main area
- Midwifery
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 434-SCS6345914
- Employer
- Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wycombe Hospital / Stoke Mandeville
- Town
- High Wycombe / Aylesbury
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Midwife - Antenatal Clinic and Day Assessment Unit
Band 6
Be part of our BHT family
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.
We care for over half a million patients every year:
- provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
- nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
- regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
- deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.
More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.
We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.
If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [email protected] or phone 01494 734868.
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work – and invite you to join our BHT family.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, enthusiastic Band 6 Midwife to join our team within the Antenatal clinic at Buckinghamshire NHS Trust. This role will have a focus within the antenatal clinic across both sites and providing support to our day assessment unit.
The successful applicant will be motivated, passionate and dedicated to providing high quality women-centred care.
You will work collaboratively within our multidisciplinary team supporting woman and their families through their pregnancy journey.
Your experience will ensure that you provide a high standard of care to our mothers and their families. As a member of our team you will be professional, reliable, safe and compassionate and have excellent communication skills and a progressive attitude to the continual improvement of patient care through evidence based practice.
Hours will be based across sites at Stoke Mandeville and Wycombe Hospitals. The Service is open between 8-6 pm Monday – Sunday and the successful applicant will undertake a variety of shifts between these opening times to ensure clinics are covered.
This position is recruited on a rotational basis which may require the post holder to work in all areas of maternity and cover all shifts.
Main duties of the job
The antenatal clinic sees patients through various specialist clinics and as an antenatal clinic midwife, you will provide support to ensure that patients have a smooth pathway through their clinic appointments, ensuring they are kept fully informed and are provided safe, quality care. You will also support the Day Assessment Unit with providing care to women for both planned and unplanned visits
Working for our organisation
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What do we stand for?
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the Job Description and Person Specification attachment in the advert.
Person specification
Values
Essential criteria
- Communicates openly, honestly and professionally, and actively promotes team working and building strong working relationships
- Patients are always first. Drives service improvements. Strong self-awareness with a desire to grow
- Treats all with compassion and kindness. Ensures everyone feels valued.
- Consults others and listens to their views/opinions. Enables others to take the initiative
Education, and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Midwife
- MSPP
Desirable criteria
- NVQ Assessor
- Evidence of Further Study
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience as a preceptor Midwife
- Ability to be a mentor to student midwives/nurses/MCA’s
- Completion of mentor assessor workshops
Desirable criteria
- Ability to work as part of a team and communicate effectively within it
SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- Clinical skills, in particular:Suturing , Cannulation, Supervision of epidural infusion
- Ability to write clearly and legibly in English
- Knowledge of NMC Code of Conduct, Guidelines and Professional Practice
- Awareness and knowledge of vulnerable adult and child Protection issues
- Computer literate
- Knowledge of evidence informed and research based practice
- Professional appearance and behavious
- Good communicator both verbally and in writing
- Ability to work on own initiative and mange own time
- Willing to undertake further study
- Good previous attendance record
- Flexible approach to working hours and practices
- Satisfactory enhanced DBS with check against vulnerable groups barred lists
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel to other sites. Ability to work internal rotation
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Stefania Del Vitto
- Job title
- Antenatal clinic matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
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