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Job overview

* Please note – this vacancy is not suitable for Overseas Registered Nurses/Midwives required to take the OSCE exam.*

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Are you enthusiastic about personalised, woman centre care?
Are you passionate about delivering high quality care?

The Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is offering an exciting opportunity for you, a motivated and inspirational midwife, to join our Maternity Department as a Band 6 Midwife, with plenty of opportunities to rotate in different departments:
- Delivery Suite
- Birth Centre
-Emergency Obstetric Unit
- Antenatal and Postnatal Wards
-Antenatal Clinic
-Community Teams

Our rotational post it is an exciting opportunity to utilise and develop your midwifery skills across low and high-risk settings, as well as gain relevant experience including a community driven antenatal pathway with a dedicated case loading Homebirth Team, an Obstetric led (but Midwifery influenced) Delivery Suite with the very popular Midwifery Led Birth Centre. We are able to offer hydrotherapy and water birth where clinically appropriate throughout all of our departments.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will be a member of a team of midwives providing all aspects of midwifery care within the hospital and community setting, on a rotational basis.
• The post holder will be responsible for the provision of evidence-based midwifery care working in partnership with women.
• Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner.
• Ensure you fulfil your obligations to work responsibly; always evidencing your accountability to the women, the Trust, the NMC and your Supervisor of Midwives.
• An integral part of the role will be the provision of clinical management and leadership in the absence of the Team Leader.

Working for our organisation

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff.  This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan.  All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.