About this role
Job summary
Band 6 midwives- Acute site (Antenatal, Postnatal, Labour)
Part time or Full time
We are looking for enthusiastic and passionate midwives to join our workforce on our Winchester site. We offer excellent education and development opportunities and we are happy to discuss flexible working. We care for nearly 5000 women a year across the trust with births in both of our Basingstoke and Winchester sites, a dedicated homebirth caseloading team and a soon to open, newly refurbished midwifery led birth centre in Andover.
We are a friendly and welcoming team who want to invest in your future to help you achieve your best and give fantastic care to the families we serve.
If you would like to hear more, or would like to visit us, please contact Lauren Brown on [email protected]
Unfortunately at this time we are unable to accept candidates who are applying for an NMC pin and have not yet completed their OSCE. Prior UK experience is essential.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be accountable for the overall provision of high midwifery standards of care and provide evidenced based woman centred midwifery care, which can be delivered in a variety of models. The post holder will work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, other agencies and user representatives.
Promote safe and effective practice Enhance women and families experience Contribute to the delivery of the operational efficiency of the service and deliver against organisational objectives The post holder will provide total midwifery care for both high and low risk mothers within all midwifery environments Able to provide the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of maternity care over a 24-hour period. The post holder will facilitate on behalf of the team leader the development of midwifery and non midwifery staff and act up in the absence of the team leader Be accountable for own actions Promote excellent multidisciplinary communication and teamwork The post holder will generally have a home base (unless multi site working is preferred and agreed) but at times of escalation may be required to undertake cross-site working to meet the needs of the women across the service. To participate in hospital on-calls (currently 4 per year)
About us
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT) provides hospital services to around 570,000 people living in Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire, and specialist services to patients from all over the country. We deliver a full range of district hospital services in a variety of locations.
Job description Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications Essential
Diploma/degree level or equivalent with evidence of further professional development. Provide evidence of personal and professional development.
Desirable
NIPE practitioner
Experience & Knowledge Essential
Experience of working in all clinical settings. Able to make appropriate clinical decisions in view of recent research, informed choice and individual circumstances.
Desirable
Able to demonstrate conducting annual appraisals.
Skills & Ability Essential
Demonstrates competent in dealing with obstetric emergencies in hospital and community setting. Demonstrate competence in: perineal suturing, cannulation, homebirth, epidural top ups, caring for women birthing their babies in water and in the home/birth centre setting.
Desirable
Has participated in research and audit.
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 Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address Royal Hampshire County Hospital
Romsey Road
Winchester
SO22 5DG
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.hampshirehospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)