About this role
Job summary
Are you passionate about delivering quality midwifery care to a high standard? Do you enjoy supporting others to develop and grow? We are looking for experienced clinical midwives to support and disseminate learning across the wider workforce.
At Salisbury Maternity Unit, our team of midwives is the heart and soul of our exceptional care. We pride ourselves on providing a friendly, supportive, and safe environment for families.
Salisbury Maternity Services received a CQC 'good' inspection rating Salisbury District Hospital - Care Quality Commission
Join us at Salisbury Maternity Unit and be part of something truly special.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
Work alongside the Maternity Education Team, the wider Quality and Safety Team and Maternity and Neonatal leadership teams to provide mentoring, peer support and clinical supervision to midwifery colleagues and students working in maternity services.
Assist in the development and co-ordination of clinical skills and training programmes to meet the educational and development needs of midwives, MSWs and student midwives, in collaboration with the Maternity Education Team.
To deliver additional training and support in the clinical areas to include POCT systems, IT training, manual handling, perineal suturing etc.
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
About us
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.
Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
Person Specification
As per JD Essential
Registered Midwife Practice Supervisor/ Ability to supervise students and supernumerary staff Experience of being a clinical band 6 midwife for a minimum of 3 years Evidence of Leadership Skills/Able to demonstrate team leadership and ward management skills Experience of working collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams Experience of working in all clinical areas Demonstrates competence in managing obstetric emergencies Demonstrates clinical competences in perineal suturing, cannulation, epidural care, IV drug administration etc. Able to make appropriate clinical decisions in view of recent research, informed choice and individual circumstances Knowledge of fetal physiology and application of this in fetal surveillance, including CTG interpretation Adaptable and responsive to changing needs and able to use own initiative Demonstrate ability to be IT literate, use of word, excel, PowerPoint 1and NHS IT systems.
Desirable
Practice Assessor Able to lead annual appraisals and wellbeing conversations POCT trainer for blood gas analyser and glucometer Leadership training
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 Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Address Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Odstock Road
Salisbury
SP28BJ
Employer's website https://www.salisbury.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)