Maternity

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed senior midwife with strong clinical leadership skills. You will be joining a well-established team of Labour Ward Sisters, dedicated to the ongoing promotion of woman centred personalised care in line with ‘Better Births’ and delivering high standards of intrapartum care. The role will involve the coordination of the Labour Ward at our Stoke Mandeville site and leadership for a small team of midwives including their appraisals and personal development plans. As a member of our team you will be professional, reliable, safe and compassionate to women, babies and their families. You will work collaboratively within our multidisciplinary team in an environment that is open, supportive and empowering. It is essential that you have the required post registration experience for this post and that you possess excellent communication skills, is flexible and enjoy working within a busy, enthusiastic team. Main duties of the job Manage the clinical area of responsibility. Assess the full range of care needs and develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care in the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal period for women and their babies. Work autonomously within guidelines and sphere of professional practice. Act as a mentor for new qualified and junior midwives and other staff providing leadership within the practice environment. Provide a full range of Health Education and social care advice to women in the hospital setting. Promote commitment to the Trust. Working for our organisation Listen to why colleagues think we’re a great place to work! What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you? As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression. We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes. We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce. Why work for us? What do we stand for? Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work. Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time. Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable. Person specification Knowledge and Ability Logical approach to working, thorough and accurate. Treats all with compassion and kindness. Knowledge of safeguarding policies and procedures. Understanding of risk management processes. Awareness and knowledge of Audit, Quality and Service improvement. Willing to undertake further study. Skills/Knowledge Understanding of learning and teaching styles and their application. Awareness and respect for colleagues, patients and relatives' cultural, religious and emotional needs and beliefs. Demonstrates effective management in the clinical environment. Good verbal and written English which can be evidenced at interview or IELTS level 7 (in all elements) or above. IT literate on Microsoft Office and Excel. Excellent communication skills with all members of the team, patients and relatives. Experience acquiring and interpreting patient feedback. Masters Degree or Evidence of Level 7. Experience At least 2 years as band 6. Ability to mentor students. Evidence of further continued professional development. PPE requirements:

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures. COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations

remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended. If you are successful

at interview, we will require you to complete a Covid-19 risk assessment document. Application deadline:

This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight. If we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the closing date. Application information:

If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. Shortlisting:

The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into. Travel expenses:

It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interview will not be reimbursed. Smoking:

All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited. Employer certification / accreditation badges Please note that if you are NOT a passport holder of the country for the vacancy you might need a work permit.

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