Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
An amazing opportunity has arisen to join a small team of midwives to care for a caseload of women and families with socially complex needs; planning and implementing individualised midwifery led care in partnership with the woman and the multidisciplinary team.
You will be working alongside multi professional teams providing personalised care for women whilst breaking down barriers that can inhibit families with socially complex lives accessing high quality maternity care.
Main duties of the job
To provide evidence based care for women and families with socially complex needs; planning and implementing individualised midwifery led care in partnership with the woman and the multidisciplinary team.
Work within the community midwifery teams caring specifically for women and families who have socially complex and/or safeguarding needs during the antenatal and postnatal period.
Work closely with the Safeguarding Team, as well as the wider Multi disciplinary and inter agency teams.
Provide antenatal and postpartum care reporting and deviations from the normal to a more experienced midwife, and respond appropriately to all emergency situations.
About us Proud of our workforce
Our 7,500 staff are recruited from local communities and around the world.
Our staff rate us second among acute trusts in London as a place to work.
Despite challenges in the NHS, our low staff vacancy rate remains significantly better than the national average.
We are passionate about the health and wellbeing of our staff with a huge support offer, including our nationally-recognised free back-up care scheme and Timewise accreditation as a flexible employer.
We love to develop our people, offering a range of development programmes and apprenticeships, with our healthcare support worker apprentices winning
Apprentice of the Year
for two years running.
We offer a fantastic range of salary sacrifice schemes, from season ticket loans, bicycles and vehicles, to gym memberships, home electronics and holidays.
Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.
Job responsibilities
Encourage a holistic, non-stigmatizing approach to socially complex women and their families.
Work in partnership with other health care professionals and liaise closely with other agencies involved in the provisions of maternity services and seek advice from the Safeguarding Midwives/Team Leader as required.
Recognise that the vulnerability factors can be interrelated and that parental factors increase vulnerability to child abuse and neglect.
Work closely with social care and safeguarding team in care planning and assessment of women and families.
Work closely with Early Help agencies and ensure that women and families are linked into additional support at the earliest opportunity.
Contribute to pre-birth assessments and case conference ensuring effective sharing of information.
Work closely with the Community Team Leader, Safeguarding Midwives, Woman's Lead Consultant Obstetrician, and Consultant Midwife for Safeguarding and Public Health.
Attend the monthly internal Psychosocial/safeguarding meetings to give and receive updates on cases.
Attend case conferences, core group meetings and any other meetings required for the case-load.
Ensure that robust pre-birth/discharge planning is in place prior to birth in conjunction with the Safeguarding Team.
Ensure robust information sharing and care planning with primary care teams.
Attend Postnatal Discharge planning meetings on the postnatal ward for any cases with social care involvement.
Please see attached job description and person specification to this advert for further details.
Person Specification Education & Qualifications
Registered Midwife
First degree in Midwifery or equivalent experience
Evidence of post qualification education activity
Evidence of safeguarding post qualification education
Experience
Completion of a preceptorship programme or equivalent, with evidence of working in a variety of settings
Evidence of applying current research to practice
Relevant clinical experience
Excellent organisational skills
Managerial experience
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.
Contract Permanent
Working pattern Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours
Salary £42,939 to £50,697 a year per annum incl HCAS
Job locations Queen Mary Maternity Unit, West Middlesex Hospital
Reference number 289-SC-2224-D
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You will be working alongside multi professional teams providing personalised care for women whilst breaking down barriers that can inhibit families with socially complex lives accessing high quality maternity care.
Main duties of the job
To provide evidence based care for women and families with socially complex needs; planning and implementing individualised midwifery led care in partnership with the woman and the multidisciplinary team.
Work within the community midwifery teams caring specifically for women and families who have socially complex and/or safeguarding needs during the antenatal and postnatal period.
Work closely with the Safeguarding Team, as well as the wider Multi disciplinary and inter agency teams.
Provide antenatal and postpartum care reporting and deviations from the normal to a more experienced midwife, and respond appropriately to all emergency situations.
About us Proud of our workforce
Our 7,500 staff are recruited from local communities and around the world.
Our staff rate us second among acute trusts in London as a place to work.
Despite challenges in the NHS, our low staff vacancy rate remains significantly better than the national average.
We are passionate about the health and wellbeing of our staff with a huge support offer, including our nationally-recognised free back-up care scheme and Timewise accreditation as a flexible employer.
We love to develop our people, offering a range of development programmes and apprenticeships, with our healthcare support worker apprentices winning
Apprentice of the Year
for two years running.
We offer a fantastic range of salary sacrifice schemes, from season ticket loans, bicycles and vehicles, to gym memberships, home electronics and holidays.
Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.
Job responsibilities
Encourage a holistic, non-stigmatizing approach to socially complex women and their families.
Work in partnership with other health care professionals and liaise closely with other agencies involved in the provisions of maternity services and seek advice from the Safeguarding Midwives/Team Leader as required.
Recognise that the vulnerability factors can be interrelated and that parental factors increase vulnerability to child abuse and neglect.
Work closely with social care and safeguarding team in care planning and assessment of women and families.
Work closely with Early Help agencies and ensure that women and families are linked into additional support at the earliest opportunity.
Contribute to pre-birth assessments and case conference ensuring effective sharing of information.
Work closely with the Community Team Leader, Safeguarding Midwives, Woman's Lead Consultant Obstetrician, and Consultant Midwife for Safeguarding and Public Health.
Attend the monthly internal Psychosocial/safeguarding meetings to give and receive updates on cases.
Attend case conferences, core group meetings and any other meetings required for the case-load.
Ensure that robust pre-birth/discharge planning is in place prior to birth in conjunction with the Safeguarding Team.
Ensure robust information sharing and care planning with primary care teams.
Attend Postnatal Discharge planning meetings on the postnatal ward for any cases with social care involvement.
Please see attached job description and person specification to this advert for further details.
Person Specification Education & Qualifications
Registered Midwife
First degree in Midwifery or equivalent experience
Evidence of post qualification education activity
Evidence of safeguarding post qualification education
Experience
Completion of a preceptorship programme or equivalent, with evidence of working in a variety of settings
Evidence of applying current research to practice
Relevant clinical experience
Excellent organisational skills
Managerial experience
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.
Contract Permanent
Working pattern Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours
Salary £42,939 to £50,697 a year per annum incl HCAS
Job locations Queen Mary Maternity Unit, West Middlesex Hospital
Reference number 289-SC-2224-D
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