About this role
Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Staff Midwife to join The Portland Hospital.
As the only fully private maternity hospital in the UK, delivering 1,500 babies a year, we place great importance on providing safe and high-quality care for expectant mothers. Both consultant-led and midwife-led maternity care is available, and our aim is to provide all the support you need during pregnancy, childbirth and beyond. Womens health issues are treated by a team of 40 consultants, supported by nurses, occupational therapists, physiotherapists and counsellors, with an emphasis on privacy and dignity.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Midwife with recent labour ward/birth suite experience to join a fantastic team.
Main duties of the job
As the Staff Midwife, you will be responsible and accountable for the provision of high-quality care within the maternity setting. You will work within the midwifery team to provide antenatal, intranatal and postnatal care to all women during their inpatient stay and work alongside Obstetric Consultants colleagues to support Consultant Led Care within the maternity service.
About us
At HCA UK we care about what you care about. We care that you want to deliver the very best care. We care that you want a career you can be proud of. We care that you want working conditions that support your health and wellbeing. Let us care for you and your career, the same way you do for others.
Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the worlds leading healthcare providers. In the UK, were one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will work within their scope of professional practice to prioritise people, practice effectively, preserve safety and promote professionalism and trust. Their role principally entails providing women centered, safe, effective and compassionate care to women and babies and meeting the maternity care needs of the woman and her family. The post holder will work within the midwifery team to provide antenatal, intranatal and postnatal care to all women during their in-patient stay. They will work alongside Obstetric Consultants colleagues to support Consultant Led Care as well as Midwife Led Care within the maternity service.
They will communicate effectively at all levels within the multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will demonstrate commitment and consistency in delivering high quality patient care in the maternity setting. The post holder will actively manage their continuing professional development in order to practice autonomously within the maternity services policies of the unit and will access midwifery clinical supervision activities in order to enhance knowledge, skills, values and attitudes needed for safe and effective practice.
They are also expected to have a working knowledge of the policies and procedures of HCA UK and perform against those policies. The post holder will demonstrate commitment, consistency and reliability in delivering high quality patient care communicating effectively at all times and at all levels, using every opportunity to communicate with their patient and as appropriate their family, and the team
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Essential
- NMC registered Midwife
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 2 years post-qualification experience within a UK hospital setting.
- Demonstratable experience within delivery suite/labour ward in last 6-12 months.
- Basic Adult and Newborn Life Support.
- Teaching and mentoring experience.
- Competent at cannulation.
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
HCA Healthcare UK
Address
The Portland Hospital
205-209 Great Portland Street
London
W1W 5AH
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.hcahealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)