DAU Midwife

NHS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health service provider in Greater London is seeking a confident and competent midwife to work days only in a supportive and inclusive environment. This role requires the assessment, development, and evaluation of care programs for expectant women and birthing people. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in midwifery skills and the ability to lead a team effectively. This position offers a salary between £38,682 and £46,580 per annum.

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife qualification required.
• Ability to assess and plan midwifery care.
• Knowledge of normal and abnormal CTG parameters.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the assessment and implementation of care programs.
• Provide care and support during pregnancy, labor, and postpartum.
• Lead midwifery and support staff in delivering client-centered care.

Skills

Ability to assess and plan care for women/birthing people

Effective communication

Leadership and interpersonal skills

Competence in suturing, venepuncture, and cannulation

Education

Registered Midwife

Working towards a degree

Job description

Are you looking to work in an award winning, well-supported, friendly, dynamic, culturally astute, inclusive environment that puts women/birthing people at the centre of a high standard of care.

Our latest CQC report has been published and we have maintained our good rating since 2017 and have been awarded as outstanding for leadership,

Are you wanting to stop working Nights? If so, we have a great opportunity for you.

We are looking for a confident, competent midwife to work days only. We know how difficult it can be to juggle your home/work life balance so we can be flexible with hours to suit your needs. Please note however, this service is 7 days a week.

Do you enjoy working autonomously and as part of a multi-disciplinary team?

Are you confident to care for clients with confirmed PROM, suspected obstetric cholestasis, reduced fetal movements, hypertension, proteinuria and pre-eclampsia?

Are you confident to take charge of shifts advising junior midwives, doctors and community colleagues on the management of high risk antenatal and postnatal women/birthing people?

Are you able to utilise our clinical guidelines to their full potential facilitating midwifery management of high risk antenatal and postnatal care?

If подв can answer yes to the above, then come and join us on a secondment in the DAU team at University Hospital Lewisham.

Previous applicants need not apply if unsuccessful in gaining a post in the last 6 months

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for the assessment development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, both for specific groups of clients as the named care provider and in supporting the).

As a qualified midwifeRockyou will be required to provide the necessary supervision, care and advice to women/birthing people during pregnancy, labour and the postpartum period and if required, to conduct deliveries under your own responsibility and care for the newborn.

You should have a sound knowledge in all areas of midwifery care, which facilitates clinical practice development.

You will be required to participate in your continuing professional development and other development activities and have completed a preceptorship programme. The post requires you to terrem effective communicator and have the ability to provide support for the shift co-ordinator to ensure the effective running of the ward/unit in their absence.

You will also provide daily clinical and managerial leadership to midwifery and support staff in the delivery of evidence based client centred care.

About us

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:

• Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
• Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
• Improving the experience of staff with disability
• Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training_initialize development
• Making equalities mainstream

Job responsibilities

The post holder is responsible for the assessment development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, both for specific groups of clients as the named care provider and in supporting the care of all clients on the ward / unit. As a qualified midwife the post holder will be required to provide the necessary supervision, care and advice to women/birthing people during pregnancy, labour and the postpartum period, to conduct deliveries under their own responsibility and care for the newborn. They should have a sound knowledge in all areas of midwifery care, which facilitates clinical practice development.

They will be required to participate in their continuing professional development and other development activities and have completed a pre destinations preceptorship programme.

If working in the hospital, the post requires effective communication and an ability to provide support for the shift co-ordinator to ensure the effective running of the ward/unit in IN the absence.

The post holder will also with to provide daily clinical and managerial leadership to midwifery and support staff in the delivery of evidence based client centred care.

The teaching and supervision of student midwives, student nurses and medical students are included.

Person Specification

Qualification & Training

• Registered Midwife
• Practice Assessor / commitment to complete
• Working towards a degree

Experience, Knowledge & Skills

• Ability to assess and plan care for women/birthing people in all aspects of midwifery care.
• Understands the needs of postnatal women/birthing people
• Knowledge of how(chars 服務 ATPS system in both hospital and community settinggapity.)
• Can interpret CTGs and identify features which deviate from accepted parameters of normality
• Experienced in resuscitation of the new-after birth
• Experience in caring of women/birthing people in low risk setting including home births and waterbirths.
• Able to deliver a high standard of evidence based individual client care
• Effective communicator with good leadership and interpersonal skills
• Evidence of ability to take charge in the absence of their direct line manager
• Demonstrate midwifery skills underpinned by current evidence to include suturing, venepuncture and cannulation or operineal repair/ commitment to achieve competence within 12 months of appointment
• Demonstrate an awareness of the importance తరువాత audit and policy
• Demonstrate competence in the promotion of infant feeding using experience based practice
• Examination of the newborn
• Is competent in delivering antenatal parent education session/committed to achieve competence within 12 months of appointment

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_worlds submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum pro rata plus HCAS