About this role
Job summary
A newly qualified midwife who is able to work autonomously in the provision of care during the normal child birthing process A newly qualified midwife prepared to undertake the preceptorship course which is designed to support and develop key additional competencies for newly qualified midwives Interacts with medical staff and other members of the multi-disciplinary team when deviations from the norm occur to promote a healthy outcome for mother and infant To be responsible for the assessment, planning and implementation of evaluation of midwifery care needs of the individual in hospital and community settings
Main duties of the job
To provide holistic women-centered/birthing people care, individualised to the needs of the mother/birthing person and her family Examining women/birthing people, monitoring of observations and reporting of abnormal findings to medical staff or midwife in charge Provide care in labour, perform normal vaginal births, asses mother/birthing person and baby post delivery Identify and report any changes from the 'norm' or emergency situations to senior midwife or medical practitioner To assist the medical staff with medical procedures when required Participate in instrumental deliveries and assisting at operative deliveries Assist experienced practitioners in neonatal resuscitation following delivery Caring for clients with medical complications who require increased dependency on health professionals during the antenatal, labour or postnatal period To provide midwifery expertise and advice, working as an autonomous practitioner accountable to the senior midwife
About us
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
Job description Job responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Knowledge & Experience Essential
Understanding of the role of midwife as defined by the NMC An understanding of the NMC Code of Practice and Midwives Rules An understanding of confidentiality issues An interest in improving the standards of care An understanding of all aspects of evidence-based midwifery practice
Education & Qualifications Essential
Registered Midwife - currently registered to practice
Desirable
Registered Nurse Post graduate Diploma/Certificate in Midwifery
Skills, Abilities & Attributes Essential
Ability to function as a member of a multidisciplinary team Good written skills Good organisational skills Team player Excellent time management skills
Desirable
Counselling skills Teaching skills IT skills
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Address Northwick Park, Central Middlesex & Ealing hospitals
Watford Road
Harrow
HA1 3UJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.lnwh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)