Midwife - Acute unit

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust; Hastings; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Hastings seeks compassionate midwives to join their supportive midwifery team. You'll provide individualized care to all birthing women while working within a motivated team. The role requires registration as a midwife and 1 year of clinical experience. Candidates with strong interpersonal and teamwork skills and an eagerness for ongoing professional development will thrive in this environment. This position offers a competitive salary package.

Benefits

NHS pension scheme

Staff development opportunities

Onsite nurseries

Access to psychological support

Parking available at low cost

Qualifications

• Registered midwife with a strong NMC background.
• Evidence of continued professional development.
• 1 year of clinical experience including use of cardiotocographs.

Responsibilities

• Provide holistic and individualised care to women/birthing people.
• Drive forward an innovative service within a supportive team.
• Engage in all aspects of midwifery care.

Skills

A full range of midwifery practice including extended skills

Teamwork

Interpersonal and organisational skills

Knowledge of quality, audit, research

Understanding of child protection issues

Education

Registered midwife on the NMC register

Diploma level qualification

D32/33 Teaching & Clinical Assessment (ENB 997/998)

Tools

Cardiotocographs

IT literate

Job description

East Sussex Healthcare Trust is offering the opportunity for innovative and compassionate Midwives to join our existing exceptional Midwifery team. We are seeking enthusiastic midwives, passionate about providing high level care to all the patients accessing our services. This opportunity will allow you to develop in a supportive and caring environment, and will allow you to bring choice and support to all birthing women/people. Working alongside out close knit multidisciplinary team, you will provide both low and high risk care. This is one of the most supportive and caring places to work, so don't hesitate in applying now.

Eastbourne and Hastings is on the South East Coast of England with its beautiful seaside towns and villages, a stones through away from the beautiful countryside of the South Downs and Kent. A perfect place to work!

Main duties of the job

We are looking for midwives to join our hospital team at Hastings. You will have the opportunity to work within a variety of settings to provide women/birthing people with holistic and individualised care. Our consultant led unit at Conquest Hospital is based on the Hastings site.

We are a tight knit team working closely together to provide women/birthing people and their families with high quality, evidence based midwifery care. You will need to be a highly motivated team player, committed to drive forward an innovative service with the existing team. Midwives with a commitment to provide safe, cohesive and collaborative working is essential.We offer an excellent induction programme for all and full preceptorship programme for newly qualified midwives and a friendly, supportive and highly driven team to develop with for all experienced band 6's.Excellent communication skills and the ability to work confidently and autonomously within the team is essential. You will gain experience in all aspects of midwifery care and will be supported to provide compassionate care.

Please note - Previous unsuccessful candidates need not apply.

About us

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.

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Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered midwife on the NMC register.
• Evidence of continued professional development to diploma level qualification
• Ability to undertaken further training
• D32/33 Teaching & Clinical Assessment (formerly ENB 997/998)
• IT Literate

Experience

• Evidence of continued professional development
• 1 years clinical experience including use of cardiotocographs
• Experience of undertaking project work

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

• Able to carry out full range of midwifery practice including extended skills
• Work as part of a team
• Understanding of the new NHS and the opportunities it offers
• Effective and adaptable interpersonal and organisational skill
• Knowledge of quality, audit, research
• Understanding of child protection issues

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.

£38,682 to £46,580 a yearper annum, pro rata