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Job summary

Main area
Midwifery
Grade
Band 5 - 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
176-M-5777955-D
Employer
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
North West Anglia
Town
Peterborough
Salary
£28,407 - £42,618 pa pro-rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
27/05/2024 23:59

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North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust logo

Rotational Midwife - Huntingdon/Peterborough

Band 5 - 6

Job overview

Are you a Registered Midwife, final year student, completed a Return to Practice Course or are wishing to return to midwifery following a break?  We would love to hear from you!

As a Rotational midwife, you will be joining a team of well-established professional and compassionate midwives providing safe holistic, women-centred care. You will have the opportunity to make a real difference in our patients and their families by providing clinical midwifery care to women within the Maternity Services.

You must have an NMC registration or in the process of obtaining one.

You will be required to work cross site at Peterborough City Hospital and Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon delivering care to city and rural communities covering a diverse cultural and economic population. We provide a specialist midwifery service to vulnerable women at the Peterborough Prison. We support babies that need more specialised care within our Transitional Care Unit, enabling mothers to stay with their baby throughout supported care, and ensuring Continuity of Care.

We are very proud for achieving the accreditation at Level 3 for the UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative.

We can offer an exceptional preceptorship package to support the newly qualified midwifes in helping you to grow in your first post.

Join the team North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust to provide outstanding care to our local communities!

Main duties of the job

You will provide antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care for women and their families in line with the NMC Code and supported by local policies and guidelines, and the recommendations of the Better Births report.

You will be managing the clinical area during their rostered duty time.

You will demonstrate excellent clinical skills while providing leadership to junior colleagues and students within their area of work.

You will play an active part in the development of the midwifery services within the Maternity Unit.

If you have any further questions on this role, please contact Harriet Spink, Acute Services Lead Midwife on [email protected] or 01733673027 or Charlie Leggott, Acute Services Lead Midwife on [email protected] or 01480 414719 .

*** Please note we are only able to accept applications from those with a live NMC registration or UK nursing students awaiting their PIN as we are unable to support OSCE at this time***

Working for our organisation

We are committed to ensure a work-life balance to all our staff by offering full time and part time roles, flexible working hours on a shift pattern to fit around your family life.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and candidates form our local communities.

Benefits to you

  • 27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 29 days after five years of service and 33 days after 10 years of service, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part time staff)
  • NHS Pension Scheme
  • Flexible working opportunities
  • Increased hourly rates for unsociable hours e.g. night shifts, weekends, bank holidays
  • Career development and training
  • Wellbeing support and activities
  • In-house physiotherapy Service
  • On-site canteens with subsidised meals
  • Subsidised staff parking (currently free)
  • Free Stagecoach Bus Travel to and from work within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As part of your role as a rotational midwife, your responsibilities will be:

  • To assess, implement and evaluate programmes of antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care for women in line with current evidence, Unit policies and guidelines and NMC Midwives’ Rules and Code of Practice.
  • To develop an environment that supports the value of midwifery care.
  • To liaise and communicate with other members of the midwifery and multi-disciplinary team in the planning and delivery of care.
  • To act as an advocate for the women and babies receiving care.
  • To be involved in the development of evidence-based practice in the Maternity Service and to encourage reflective practice providing a supportive framework to ensure that this takes place.
  • To initiate and support innovative change within the Midwifery Service in line with current clinical and academic evidence, national standards and relevant reports.
  • To maintain personal clinical expertise through clinical practice and within NMC requirements under PREP rules.
  • To be aware and have an understanding of the guidelines relating to Safeguarding issues.
  • To liaise with colleagues, GPs and other professionals where necessary in order to provide a seamless service for women receiving care across both health and other agency boundaries.
  • To promote health education for the woman and her family at all times.
  • To provide expert advice and support for students, healthcare assistants, nursery nurses, clerical staff and midwifery colleagues.

Person specification

Education and Qualification

Essential criteria
  • Registered Midwife
Desirable criteria
  • Relevant Degree or evidence of further study and experience to the equivalent
  • Sign Off Mentor

Experience

Desirable criteria
  • Computer Literate and knowledge of digital platforms.
  • Evidence of participation in risk and clinical governance agendas.

Key Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to write reports, guidelines, etc
  • Excellent record keeping skills
  • Ability to develop self and others to use evidence based practice.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Charlie Leggott
Job title
Acute Services Lead Midwife
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01480 414719
Additional information

If you would like to speak to our team and find out first hand what its like to work with us please contact:

Charlie Leggott, Acute Services Lead Midwife on [email protected] or 01480 414719 .