Continuity of Carer Midwife

Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital and Charity; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 midwife to provide continuity of carer for women and families, in both community and intrapartum settings, including an on-call service.

Join a dedicated team delivering high-quality care, aligning with Trust policies, attending mandatory training, and developing skills to support continuity across all pathways of care during pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period.

Qualifications

• To work within the policies and protocols of Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust and enable all members of the midwifery team to carry out care within these guidelines.
• To maintain effective communication and working relationships within the team and between the team and other Health Care Professionals.
• To be responsible for the maintenance and development of her own clinical skills and maintain PREP requirements. Including attendance at Trust mandatory training.
• To possess the midwifery skills to undertake midwifery care for a caseload of women during all stages of their pregnancy, intrapartum and postnatal period and be able to facilitate and provide continuity of carer across all pathways of care to women and families as a small team.
• To provide total care to women in liaison with other team members.
• To be responsible for the maintenance and development of her/his own clinical skills.
• To support the development of midwifery practice and new roles within the service.

Responsibilities

• Work as a member of a small team of midwives providing continuity of carer pathway for women and families.
• Maintain effective communication within the team and with other Health Care Professionals.
• Assume responsibility for safe custody and administration of drugs in accordance with Trust Policies and Regulations.
• Assist with orientation programmes which familiarise new members of staff to the team.

Job description

To work as a member of a small team of midwives providing the full continuity of carer pathway for women and their families.

This post is for a Band 6 midwife, preferably with 2 years experience, to work in both community and the intrapartum settings providing continuity of carer to women through an on-call service.

• To work within the policies and protocols of Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust and enable all members of the midwifery team to carry out care within these guidelines.

2 To maintain effective communication and working relationships within the team and between the team and other Health Care Professionals.

• To be responsible for the maintenance and development of her own clinical skills and maintain PREP requirements. Including attendance at Trust mandatory training.
• To possess the midwifery skills to undertake midwifery care for a caseload of women during all stages of their pregnancy, intrapartum and postnatal period and be able to facilitate and provide continuity of carer across all pathways of care to women and families as a small team.
• To provide total care to women in liaison with other team members.
• To be responsible for the maintenance and development of her/his own clinical skills.
• To support the development of midwifery practice and new roles within the service.

8 . To assume responsibility for the safe custody and administration of drugs in accordance with the Trust Policies and Statutory Rules and Regulations.

• To assist the other team members in the co-ordination of the clinical/non-clinical activities of the team.
• To assist with orientation programmes which familiarise new members of staff to the team.

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centered care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Emily Handley Job title: Team Leader for Continuity of carer teams Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07970445181

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