Midwife

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Part time

Job summary

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a midwife for a fixed-term Band 6 post in the antenatal core team. The role covers antenatal ward, day assessment and maternity triage, with opportunities for continuity of care across community and hospital settings on a seven-day rota including nights.

The post requires NMC midwifery registration and evidence of current practice, with supervision of staff and ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• Diploma level or above midwifery qualification
• Evidence of consolidated competency skills in midwifery
• NMC midwifery registration, Part 10 of the register
• Experience as a practising midwife
• Evidence of current practice and updating
• Understanding of current healthcare policy, national guidance and CQC standards
• Membership of a relevant professional body
• Experience of organising own workload and leading where appropriate
• Experience of managing a ward area
• Experience of working in the community setting
• Teaching and assessing qualification or mentor preparation course

Responsibilities

• Provide antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care to women and families within the integrated maternity service
• Work in the antenatal ward, day assessment and maternity triage, including induction of labour, speculum examinations and presentation scanning
• Support complex pregnancies and help embed the BSOTS model of care in triage, including involvement in service development
• Assess care needs and plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care
• Work in a continuity of carer team or rotate across maternity clinical areas
• Work in community and hospital settings across a seven-day service, including night duties
• Work autonomously, prescribe care for normal pregnancies and challenge care that is not evidence based
• Take charge of a ward area or equivalent when the person with continuing responsibility is absent
• Supervise junior staff and teach qualified and unqualified staff, including students
• Respond to emergencies, reflect on practice afterwards and inform the Professional Midwifery Advocate when medical support is absent
• Keep up own professional updating, periodic registration and revalidation, and liaise with professional midwifery advocates
• Store drugs safely under the Misuse of Drugs Act and Trust policy and keep high-standard records

Skills

NMC midwifery registration

Midwifery skills

Continuity of care

Education

Diploma or higher in Midwifery

Job description

Fixed-term Band 6 midwife post in the antenatal core team at Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, covering the antenatal ward, day assessment and maternity triage for a minimum of a year. The work centres on antenatal care, including induction of labour, speculum examinations, presentation scanning and complex pregnancies, with heavy triage involvement. The post suits midwives interested in continuity of carer, working across community and hospital settings on a seven-day rota including nights. NMC midwifery registration and evidence of current practice are required.

What the job involves

• Provide antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care to women and families within the integrated maternity service
• Work in the antenatal ward, day assessment and maternity triage, including induction of labour, speculum examinations and presentation scanning
• Support complex pregnancies and help embed the BSOTS model of care in triage, including involvement in service development
• Assess care needs and plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care
• Work in a continuity of carer team or rotate across maternity clinical areas
• Work in community and hospital settings across a seven-day service, including night duties
• Work autonomously, prescribe care for normal pregnancies and challenge care that is not evidence based
• Take charge of a ward area or equivalent when the person with continuing responsibility is absent
• Supervise junior staff and teach qualified and unqualified staff, including students
• Respond to emergencies, reflect on practice afterwards and inform the Professional Midwifery Advocate when medical support is absent
• Keep up own professional updating, periodic registration and revalidation, and liaise with professional midwifery advocates
• Store drugs safely under the Misuse of Drugs Act and Trust policy and keep high-standard records

What’s required

Qualifications

• Diploma level or above midwifery qualification
• Evidence of consolidated competency skills in midwifery

Registration & licences

• NMC midwifery registration, Part 10 of the register

Experience

• Experience as a practising midwife
• Evidence of current practice and updating

Skills & knowledge

• Understanding of current healthcare policy, national guidance and CQC standards, and their implications for engagement

Other

• Membership of a relevant professional body

Nice to have

• Experience of organising own workload and leading where appropriate
• Experience of managing a ward area
• Experience of working in the community setting
• Teaching and assessing qualification or mentor preparation course

What’s offered

• Comprehensive health and wellbeing programme
• Strong commitment to career development
• Development opportunities through the group model with Ashford & St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• Aim of a substantive post at the end of the fixed term