Job overview

We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated, and compassionate midwives to join our community midwifery teams and midwifery continuity of carer MCoC teams. You will be joining a team of friendly and supportive midwives who are passionate about the community care we provide.  Our traditional community teams are based across our four Midwifery Hubs, covering Northampton and surrounding villages.  We also have a specialist safeguarding community team caring for vulnerable families in the antenatal and postnatal period.  

We provide evidence-based care in the antenatal, intrapartum, and postpartum period, supporting women’s choice of birthplace, including homebirths.  We work collaboratively with the wider multi-disciplinary team and support our colleagues in the hospital setting. 

You will be responsible for a caseload of birthing people, running clinics within a hub setting and providing care within the home. You will have sound clinical skills, good communication and interpersonal skills. You will be supporting students on their learning journey.  We offer CPD opportunities to help you achieve your career aspirations.

Successful candidates will be booked on to a thorough induction package, with yearly maternity training weeks to keep your mandatory and role specific training up to date.

This post will be subject to internal rotation as required and participating in an on-call provision to support homebirths to support future service needs.

Main duties of the job

Provide midwifery care to birthing people during the antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal periods in all areas including their home, maternity hubs, and hospital settings.

As a community midwife you will be bringing continuity of care to our local families, supporting the vision of Better Births and Saving babies Lives.  Working autonomously and within a team of passionate community midwives within a geographical area, supporting home births and community to have a rewarding work experience.

Promote collaborative working partnerships and effective communication between all members of the multi-disciplinary team.

To be responsible for the maintenance and development of their own clinical skills and maintain revalidation requirements. Including attendance of a yearly protected Trust mandatory training week.

Ensure professional and clinical standards are maintained and developed in response to new evidence.

Act as a professional role model for midwifery.

To observe the NMC Code of Conduct.  Maintain standards of recordkeeping within the practice setting, utilising accepted standards where appropriate.Undertake relevant clinical practices in accordance with the Scope of Professional.

Working for our organisation

Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.

Our Excellence Values

Compassion

Accountability

Respect

Integrity

Courage

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone’s full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.

The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals.

We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.

We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.