Job summary
- Main area
- Maternity
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 290-RWCCS-1292-1
- Employer
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Queen Charlotte's Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £44,806 - £53,134 pa inclusive
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/02/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Maternity Triage/Maternity Day Assessment Unit Midwife
Band 6
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
Do you enjoy working autonomously and have variety in your job role?
Do you enjoy assessing different situations and liasing with other departments?
If so, we are looking for experienced Midwives to join our fantastic new service. We are currently redesigning our Maternity Triage and Maternity Day Assessment Unit.
We have a large well-developed space to work efficiently using the Birmingham Symptom Specific Obstetric Triage System (BSOTS). It is a fantastic time to join us at Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital.
We have a kind, collborative and compassionate team, who are committed to the development, safety and quality of our services and the experience of our women, their families and our staff .
Our maternity service has just earned and managed to maintain an 'Outstanding' rating from the CQC!
If this job is for you, we would love to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
To work as a prime care provider in all aspects of midwifery care. To work flexibly within the team to provide service cover for Maternity Triage/Maternity Day Assessment Unit on a long rotation basis.
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 encourage staff to have the Covid vaccination to protect themselves, patients, other colleagues as well as the wider community. Please note it is an operational requirement to comply with infection prevention and control procedures within the Trust such as lateral flow testing, handwashing and the wearing of masks, according to the procedures in place at any time or location.
As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually.
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.
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
- BSc in Midwifery
- Completed preceptorship course
- Assessor/mentorship course or full SSSA equivalent
- Champion for midwifery led care
Experience
Essential criteria
- Completed 1 year post registration clinical experience working as an RM in the UK
- Awareness of professional responsibilities
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of clinical governance and risk assessment
- Experience of working in all clinical settings
- Ability to present information to a multidisciplinary team
Desirable criteria
- Experience working in Maternity Triage/Maternity Day Assessment Unit
- Able to demonstrate conducting annual appraisals
Skills/knowledge/ abilities
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills
- The ability to be flexible
- Excellent clinical decision making skills
- Knowledge of obstetric emergency skills and drills and the ability to perform in an emergency situation
- IV drugs administration and cannulation
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
- Abigail Washington-Iheime
- Job title
- Midwife
- Email address
- [email protected]
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