Job overview

Are you ready for the next step in your midwifery career?

We are looking for a midwifery practitioner with excellent clinical skills and standards of practice with recent experience of having worked as a rotational Midwife to include antenatal, Intrapartum and postnatal care.

The recruitment and retention  midwife would support the clinical workforce,   including newly qualified midwives, internationally recruited midwives, midwives new to the organisation and Maternity Support workers (MSW’s).

We are looking for a hardworking, dynamic , inspirational, forward thinking midwife who can demonstrate experience of change management. To support and nurture junior midwives to ensure they build on the knowledge and skills acquired during their training to develop into confident and competent midwives. The post holder will create a learning environment conducive to all staff gaining the required knowledge and skills within their role to meet the needs of women and their families. 

Harrogate is a high performing maternity unit and we are seeking highly motivated individuals to contribute and develop the delivery of high quality, evidence-based midwifery care applying the trust values to your philosophy of care

Main duties of the job

This role will also provide pastoral care and be the point of contact for newly qualified midwives, internationally recruited midwives and MSW’s working as part of a collaborative working network with other specialist midwives and members of the senior midwifery management team. To support the retention of midwives, to work alongside all new starters in clinical practice, to enhance confidence, competence and the acquisition of new skills.

The post holder will be required to work alongside the Professional Development Midwives, Professional Midwifery Advocates and core midwives, in the delivery of care and the implementation of the practice development agenda for qualified and unqualified staff working in Maternity Services.

To support the delivery of a high quality, safe, personalised and compassionate care, the post-holder is expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate the values of HDFT; kindness, integrity, teamwork and equality.

Working for our organisation

At Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust we provide ‘outstanding’ care to both our patients and our staff. We support staff through benefits, health and wellbeing initiatives and opportunities for personal and professional development.

• An inclusive and supportive culture – our Trust encourages staff to bring their whole selves to work and active Staff Networks identify areas for improvement.

• Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise staff with our Making a Difference  Awards and GREATix nominations. 

• Employee Support and wellbeing - we have a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and fast track physiotherapy service for employees.

• Staff Benefits - We have a range of staff benefits and schemes to support staff health, engagement, wellbeing and inclusion.