Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Band 6 Midwife - Full (37.5 hrs) & Part Time hours available
An opportunity has arisen for us to recruit additional midwives to cover Maternity leave to our team on the Maternity Assessment Centre, which includes Antenatal Clinic/Triage/Day Assessment Unit.
This unit supports approximately 20,000 episodes of care per year for women who have high-risk pregnancies, allowing them to be cared for as outpatients, which enables women to remain at home with their families.
This role also involves working with the Obstetric team in consultant-led Antenatal clinics and the newly set up Maternity Assessment Unit. The job role is a fast-paced decision-making environment that requires autonomous practice with medical cover when necessary. It demands in-depth knowledge of a wide range of antenatal complications as well as core midwifery assessment skills in Triage.
Main duties of the job The post holder is required to provide holistic midwifery care to women/birthing people and babies in the antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal periods. This includes working in the newly created Maternity Assessment Centre comprising ANC, Day Assessment Unit, and Triage.
The midwifery care is provided both in hospital, birth centre, and community settings, including the management of individual caseloads, clients, and/or ward areas. The post holder will deputise for the Band 7 in all clinical areas. The role is multidimensional and requires the post holder to integrate and fulfil all the identified dimensions.
About us Our STAR values are at the heart of everything we do. You can expect to see them in the way we act and the way we treat each other. Our values make us who we are.
Service:
We will put our patients first.
Teamwork:
We will work together.
Ambition:
We will aspire to provide the best service.
Respect:
We will act with integrity.
Job responsibilities Please see attached Bands 6 Job Description.
If you are this midwife and would like to be a part of our future and can meet this challenge, we welcome your interest in a post with us. Please apply today!
Person Specification Qualifications
Registered Midwife
Practising Midwife
Maintained an up-to-date professional portfolio
Training in obstetric emergencies
To have obtained or be studying to degree level (or diploma with equivalent experience)
Experience
Recent experience in all aspects of midwifery practice
Competencies relevant to the sphere of practice
Evidence of further study and development of professional and academic skills
Experience of mentoring students
Knowledge
A good standard of written and spoken English is required to undertake the relevant duties
Knowledge of current evidence-based midwifery practice
Ability to demonstrate competence in fetal monitoring
Ability to demonstrate knowledge of effective management of obstetric emergencies
Ability to demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of medicines management
Ability to demonstrate key issues relating to safeguarding
Demonstrate a broad knowledge of current midwifery issues
Competent in IV medicines administration
Competent in cannulation
Competent in care of women with epidural analgesia (Acute unit)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
£37,338 to £44,962 a year pro rata per annum
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An opportunity has arisen for us to recruit additional midwives to cover Maternity leave to our team on the Maternity Assessment Centre, which includes Antenatal Clinic/Triage/Day Assessment Unit.
This unit supports approximately 20,000 episodes of care per year for women who have high-risk pregnancies, allowing them to be cared for as outpatients, which enables women to remain at home with their families.
This role also involves working with the Obstetric team in consultant-led Antenatal clinics and the newly set up Maternity Assessment Unit. The job role is a fast-paced decision-making environment that requires autonomous practice with medical cover when necessary. It demands in-depth knowledge of a wide range of antenatal complications as well as core midwifery assessment skills in Triage.
Main duties of the job The post holder is required to provide holistic midwifery care to women/birthing people and babies in the antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal periods. This includes working in the newly created Maternity Assessment Centre comprising ANC, Day Assessment Unit, and Triage.
The midwifery care is provided both in hospital, birth centre, and community settings, including the management of individual caseloads, clients, and/or ward areas. The post holder will deputise for the Band 7 in all clinical areas. The role is multidimensional and requires the post holder to integrate and fulfil all the identified dimensions.
About us Our STAR values are at the heart of everything we do. You can expect to see them in the way we act and the way we treat each other. Our values make us who we are.
Service:
We will put our patients first.
Teamwork:
We will work together.
Ambition:
We will aspire to provide the best service.
Respect:
We will act with integrity.
Job responsibilities Please see attached Bands 6 Job Description.
If you are this midwife and would like to be a part of our future and can meet this challenge, we welcome your interest in a post with us. Please apply today!
Person Specification Qualifications
Registered Midwife
Practising Midwife
Maintained an up-to-date professional portfolio
Training in obstetric emergencies
To have obtained or be studying to degree level (or diploma with equivalent experience)
Experience
Recent experience in all aspects of midwifery practice
Competencies relevant to the sphere of practice
Evidence of further study and development of professional and academic skills
Experience of mentoring students
Knowledge
A good standard of written and spoken English is required to undertake the relevant duties
Knowledge of current evidence-based midwifery practice
Ability to demonstrate competence in fetal monitoring
Ability to demonstrate knowledge of effective management of obstetric emergencies
Ability to demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of medicines management
Ability to demonstrate key issues relating to safeguarding
Demonstrate a broad knowledge of current midwifery issues
Competent in IV medicines administration
Competent in cannulation
Competent in care of women with epidural analgesia (Acute unit)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
£37,338 to £44,962 a year pro rata per annum
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