About this role
Job summary
Kingston Birth Centre is an extremely popular choice for women with a straightforward pregnancy. Amongst the South West London Trusts, our Birth Centre remains open, with consistently high birth numbers and excellent feedback as a testament to our excellent midwifery care and facilities.
The post holder will be responsible for providing clinical excellence and managerial leadership for Community within Kingston & Richmond Maternity Services. To provide women and babies with a high quality, safe midwifery care, throughout the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal period.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be a highly visible champion of midwifery lead care through demonstration of excellent clinical knowledge and practice.
To provide women and babies with a high quality, safe midwifery care in a variety of practice settings, throughout the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal period. The care will be evidenced based and holistic in meeting women's individual needs and the midwife will be expected to work autonomously within the guidelines and sphere of professional practice. Act as a mentor and or preceptor as required. To act as a leader and effective role model, providing essential managerial support in complex and sensitive situations.
Kingston is proud of its strong multi-disciplinary (MDT) culture. We provide a well evaluated, in-house MDT programme, and staff have the opportunity to attend external study days or enrol for academic modules at our local higher education institutes.
If you are a passionate midwife with excellent communication skills and a drive to provide high quality care to women, please apply to join our multi professional maternity team.
Please be aware that this post requires you to work a mixture of day and night shifts, weekends and bank holidays.
You will be required to travel, therefore a valid driving license and access to a vehicle would be desirable.
About us
Development and staff wellbeing
Your growth and personal happiness matters to us. After all, we can't expect the best from you if we don't invest in your development and nurture your wellbeing. From the moment you join us, we're committed to fostering your professional and personal development with a supportive, empowering environment. Whether you're just starting your career or looking to advance further, we provide you with the tools and opportunities you need to succeed. We actively support colleagues to take part in research, quality improvement and innovation, whatever their role or level in the organisation.
To support your wellbeing, we offer an extensive range of resources, including on-site staff nursery at Kingston Hospital, wellbeing practitioners, regular wellbeing classes, dedicated staff physiotherapist, comprehensive occupational health services, 24/7 employee assistance programme, and a range of other support and activities.
We also take every opportunity to thank and recognise the work our teams do, through weekly "shoutouts" and patient feedback, monthly and staff awards.
Our Trust values
These words are important reminders, but it's our behaviours that tell people who we are. We expect all colleagues to bring values to life in their work.
Compassionate Inclusive Collaborative Inspiring
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information and also the person specification for this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered midwife with current NMC registration and evidence of ongoing education
Desirable
Managerial/Leadership qualifications
Experience Essential
Relevant experience as a band 6 Experience in managing a ward or equivalent area Experience in low and high risk care
Desirable
Experience of managing people and involvement in Clinical Audit. Experience in both hospital and community settings.
Skills Essential
Ability to provide leadership and coordinate effectively within a multi-disciplinary team Demonstrates understanding of role boundaries
Knowledge Essential
Knowledge of statutory regulations governing nursing and midwifery. Knowledge of evidence-based practice and relevant theoretical frameworks.
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 Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust
Address Kingston
Galsworthy Road
Kingston
KT2 7QB
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.kingstonandrichmond.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)