Job summary
- Main area
- Midwifery
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- 37.5 hours per week (Full Time 37.5 Hours Per Week)
- Job ref
- 331-B7010724
- Employer
- University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Furness General Hospital
- Town
- Barrow-In-Furness
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 Per Annum Pro Rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
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Preceptorship Midwife
NHS AfC: Band 5
''Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work''
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.
Overseas candidates wishing to apply who would require sponsorship can determine the likelihood of obtaining a CoS for the post by assessing their circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website.
Job overview
Please note UK NMC Pin is required for this post.
We have some exciting news at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust.
The team at South Lakes are looking to recruit enthusiastic and dynamic band 5 preceptorship midwives .
This post will offer the opportunity for you to work on our birthing centre based at South Lakes to consolidate your learning as a newly qualified band 5 midwife.
South Lakes Birth Centre is located within Furness General Hospital in Barrow-in-Furness and is our most recent purpose built maternity unit. The Birth Centre included a Day Assessment Unit, two Maternity Theatres. there is a Level 1 Special Care Baby Unit, providing special care to 4 Neonates and also 2 dedicated Transitional Care beds.
On successful completion of your preceptorship and transition to a band 6 midwife, you will then join our community midwifery team who are also based at the south lakes birthing centre and will become part of the community midwifery team.
Ideally you will be happy to work 30+ hours per week, be a car driver and have a flexible approach to work within the team to provide overnight availability in the form of on call, to help facilitate the home birth service and if acuity demands as part of the escalation policy to provide care on the South Lakes Birth Centre (normally once or twice per week) as a community midwife.
Main duties of the job
To work as an autonomous practitioner within multi-disciplinary teams.
After successful completion of the preceptorship and progression to a band 6 midwife, you will work within the community midwifery team and maintain a good relationship with other members of the team ensuring the women receives optimal care.
As a band 6 midwife, to work within the community midwifery team and maintain a good relationship with other members of the team ensuring the women receives optimal care.
To provide high quality women centred maternity care.
To provide effective leadership, optimise teaching opportunities
and give support to all grades of staff; planning and directing
activities to provide the optimal standard of care.
To give appropriate education to women and their families and
give necessary care, advice and supervision throughout the
pregnancy continuum.
To be happy to work alongside and facilitate the learning of both student midwives and medical students.
To ensure appropriate referral for mother or child, as required to
other agencies and Specialist midwifery team.
To give necessary care advice and supervision to women and their families, wherever possible/appropriate.
Working for our organisation
We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
Our community services for adults are provided in people’s homes, community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals and our main hospitals. Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independent, improve their health and manage their conditions through high quality care, advice and support.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.
You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/
Person specification
Education and qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Midwife
Desirable criteria
- 1st level degree in relevant field
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of clinical competence/to work autonomously within multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to make appropriate clinical decisions and prioritise care needs
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
- Helen Graham
- Job title
- Community Midwifery Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01229 403803
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