About this role
Job summary
Are you a midwife with experience or interested in working in a ward-based Transitional Care?
If so, we'd love to have you as part of the SWFT maternity team!
Over 3000 babies a year are born at South Warwickshire University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and we are proud to have been at the forefront of successful service improvements and developments.
We have an exciting opportunity for midwives with an interest or experience in Transitional Care to join our team. Our successful postnatal ward-based Transitional Care has been in operation since April 2024. If you have excellent communication, organisational and clinical skills alongside enthusiasm, self-motivation and a commitment to the provision of high-quality services then we'd love to hear from you.
In-house training will be given, following a competency framework as well as opportunity to undertake the Foundations in Neonatal Care.
We would expect that you would be able to work in all areas of Maternity Servicesat SWFTfulfilling a normal roster pattern, working all shifts throughout the week to provide all aspects of maternity careto mothers and babies.
As a midwife at SWFT we would anticipate that you would be able to act as a lead professional, where appropriate, to plan and evaluate care in partnership with the woman for both her and her baby referring when necessary.
Main duties of the job
To work in all areas of Maternity Services at SWFT fulfilling a normal roster pattern, working all shifts throughout the week to provide all aspects of maternity care to mothers and babies. To ensure the maintenance of high standard of midwifery care at all times. To act as a lead professional where appropriate in planning and evaluating care in partnership with the woman for both her baby and referring when necessary.
About us
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion we encourage all applicants to complete a short survey. This can be accessed via the link below:
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We appreciate you completing the survey.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Result Areas
The main responsibilities and duties are
Knowledge skills and experience required
To maintain a professional manner at all times, developing the role of the midwife in the best interests of the profession and the client in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct and Trust Policies.
To view pregnancy and birth as a normal physiological process, able to assess and respond appropriately escalating any deviation from the norm in a timely manner.
To use research based practice
Willingness to innovate or be part of an innovation to improve practice and care
To promote informed choice and autonomy.
To provide intrapartum care in a variety in all settings: home, Midwifery Led Unit and the Obstetric Unit
To practice autonomously and cooperatively as part of a team, supporting colleagues clinically and personally.
To promote public health issues particularly breastfeeding.
To be aware of social issues and refer where appropriate.
Aptitude and openness to acquire new skills to improve the care and experience of women and their families
Competent in Neonatal life support (NLS), PROMPT, CTG, willingness to do NIPE training, antenatal education training, motivational conversation training.
Liaise appropriately with services to ensure safe and effective care is provided to women at the right place, and at the right time. Act as an advocate for women, whilst safeguarding her and her wider family and social group where appropriate.
Provide and perform accurate assessments and procedures during antenatal appointments, labour care (including supporting home birth, water birth, perineal suturing, cannulation and intravenous administration of drugs) and in the postnatal period.
Provide evidence-based education to women and the facilitate Parent Education initiatives.
Support womens choices regarding feeding their infant, whilst encouraging and promoting UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiatives.
Regularly attend practice support 1:1s
Able to drive
To act up in the absence of the Band 7.
To have acquired skills in suturing, IVs and epidural administration.
To participate in the provision of health education within the Hospital and Community.
Measurable Result areas
To provide woman centred care and continuity of care.
Planning and implementing individualised care in partnership with the woman and the multidisciplinary team.
Provide high quality, evidence-based care and advice to women throughout the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal periods in a variety of settings such as the community, hospital and womans home.
To work collaboratively with colleagues from wider health team.
Maintain confidentiality.
Works flexibly to meet the needs of women you are providing care for, which also supports the ethos of personalisation and choice of care.
Abide by legal requirements and statutory rules, relating to practice in accordance with NMC Code of Professional Conduct, Midwives Rules and Midwives Code of Practice.
Administer medications under the scope of Midwifery Exemptions/Patient Group Directives when required or appropriate.
To attend team/departmental meetings regularly and make contributions to professional and service development.
Be aware of the individual midwifes responsibility for effective use of Trusts resources
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Register Midwife
- Completed preceptorship
Desirable
- Recognised Teaching and Assessor Qualification
- Neonatal Life Support
- Newborn Infant Physical Examination
- PROMPT
- Solihull Approach training
- Motivational Interviewing
Experience
Essential
- Administer IV drug
- Ability to suture
- Ability to cannulate
Skills
Essential
- Teaching/ assessment skills
- Effective communicator
- Leadership and motivation skills
- Computer literate
- Ability to motivate self and others
Personal qualities
Essential
- Diplomatic
- Assertive and confident
- Personal and professional maturity
- Recognition of own limitations
- Demonstrates enthusiasm
Other job requirements
Essential
- Ability to work both on own initiative and within a team
- Flexibility to work days, nights, weekends, bank holiday and on calls
- Full driving licence
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Warwick Hospital
Warwick
CV34 5BW
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.swft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)