Midwife

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust; Guildford; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Registered Midwife to provide midwifery care throughout the pregnancy continuum in the maternity unit or community settings. The post-holder will join a continuity of carer team delivering 7-day services including night duties.

Responsibilities include assessing care needs, developing and evaluating care plans, and supervising junior staff. A strong commitment to national health priorities and emergency response is essential.

Qualifications

• Post-qualification evidence of working as a midwife in all areas.
• CPD demonstrated to support contemporary maternity practice.
• Understanding of current healthcare policy and guidance.

Responsibilities

• Assess care needs and develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care.
• Provide total care for antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal periods with supervision when needed.
• Supervise junior staff and teach students, within continuity of carer models.
• Respond to emergencies and maintain contemporaneous records.

Skills

CPD

Clinical skills

On-call experience

Education

NMC registered Midwife

PS/PA Qualification

Job description

The Registered Midwife will work as a member of the ward/department team, delivering midwifery care throughout the pregnancy continuum in the maternity unit or community settings to women and babies. The post-holder will be expected to join a continuity of carer team providing this model of care to women across a 7 day service including night duties.

After appropriate skills assessment, the post holder will be expected to act appropriately in emergency situations involving mother and baby. The midwife will take charge of the ward/department/team, in the absence of more senior staff. The midwife will be committed to achieving the Trust’s targets regarding the Government’s public health agenda.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder is responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care. They are also expected to carry out all relevant forms of care and are designated to take care of a ward or equivalent sphere of nursing or midwifery in the absence of the person who has continuing responsibility. The post-holder will be required to work in both the community and the hospital providing care within a continuity of carer model across a 7 day service including night duties. The post-holder is expected to supervise junior staff and to be able to teach qualified and unqualified staff, including basic and/or post-basic students.

Working for our organisation

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5,000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing programme alongside a strong commitment to developing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family ensures you feel valued from your initial interview and throughout your time with us.

We are clinically led and provide joined-up care by bridging hospital and community services, alongside delivering regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford, with community sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh, and services delivered in patients’ homes across Guildford and Waverley.

We work in partnership with Ashford & St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust through a collaborative Group Model, supporting joined-up services, workforce flexibility and development opportunities.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated us as Outstanding. We are proud of our achievements and continue to invest in our people and infrastructure.

To learn more about life at Royal Surrey, please watch our short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

1.0 Clinical

1.1 The Midwife works within all areas of midwifery and works with other agencies involved in the provision of maternity services.

1.2 Responsible for the provision and maintenance of a high standard of care for mothers and babies, planning, implementing and evaluating care appropriately.

1.3 Recognises that the needs of each mother and her family are unique and responds appropriately, throughout and across the variety of environments in which midwives practice. Competently giving care in all areas of midwifery, and prescribing care for women with normal pregnancies. Challenging care that is not evidence based.

1.4 Is expected to provide total care for antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal periods and must keep the supervisor of midwives informed when medical support is absent for whatever reason. Maintaining contemporaneous records.

1.5 Responds appropriately to all emergency situations, reflecting on practice following the event.

1.6 Is aware and identifies concerns relating to child protection, liaising with Health Visitor and reporting to Named Midwife Child Protection.

1.7 Is involved in developing, implementing and evaluating standards of care, practicing from evidence based care, participating in audit when required.

1.8 Continuously develop clinical skills so that she is able to competently give care during labor either in the hospital or home setting.

1.9 Liaise with medical staff, to ensure that a safe approach to care is given following the guidelines within the unit protocol

1.10 Participate in 24 hour on call rota as appropriate.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife with NMC.
• PS/PA Qualification.
• Access to a car and a valid driving license.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• Post qualification evidence of working as a midwife in all areas
• Evidence of CPD.
• Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy/national guidance/CQC/ and appreciate the implications of this on engagement .

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.