Job overview

Rotational Midwife

Permanent

37.5 hours per week (Part time available)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Registered Midwives who has completed their Preceptorship Programme, to join the Maternity Services of Hillingdon Hospital.

We are looking for dedicated and motivated midwives with high standards of clinical and communication skills. The successful applicant must have knowledge and experience in working in a highly pressurised and busy Maternity Unit, as well as all aspects of midwifery practice. They will be expected to provide supportive care to women throughout all stages of pregnancy.

This is a rotational midwifery post to include community, for which you will need to be a car owner/driver. You would be involved in the continuity of carer model as part of the Maternity Transformation project. This is demonstrated in different models of team working to provide continuity, and therefore rotation within different areas will be necessary. 

We offer a strong commitment to professional development through appraisal, personal development plans and postgraduate study. Our Practice Development Team provides staff with a comprehensive package of training & clinical support and all our midwives are released from clinical work to attend an annual mandatory training programme.

For further information please contact the Recruitment and Retention Midwife, Jess Lloyd, [email protected]

Main duties of the job

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• The post holder will practise as a midwife within the maternity services at Hillingdon Hospital.
• They will work in all areas of the maternity services.
• The Midwife is responsible and accountable for their own midwifery practice.
• Plan and deliver evidence-based midwifery care in partnership with the birthing person in the antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal period, ensuring liaison with all relevant agencies and escalation to members of the multi-disciplinary team as required.
• To provide antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care, reporting any deviations from the normal to a more senior member of the team.
• Practice within the parameters of both local and national guidance always ensuring compliance with the specific standards set
• Administer the drugs permitted under legislation during midwifery practice.
• The Midwife will provide professional health and social advice, through supporting and encouraging birthing people and their families in active parenting skills in the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal period liaising with multi-disciplinary and agency groups where appropriate.

Working for our organisation

These are exciting times at The Hillingdon, and whether you are an experienced or newly qualified midwife, we invite you to join our dynamic, friendly and supportive midwifery team.

Hillingdon Hospital has been part of the NWL Better Births Project and has successfully developed continuity models. This collaborative work has now evolved into the Maternity Transformation project.  

We are looking to develop our staff to provide continuity across a variety of care pathways for the women across this sector. We hope you will consider joining us on our journey and being involved in this inspirational work.

If you are interested, we would be delighted to have you join us in further developing these exciting new pathways, offering continuity and providing case loading care to women using different models.