Midwife - Maternity Assessment Suite

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust; Rishton; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced midwife to join the Maternity Assessment Suite. You will provide compassionate care, develop personalised care plans, and work with a multidisciplinary team in a fast-paced environment.

Applicants must hold current UK NMC registration; mentorship qualification or willingness to develop is essential. A robust focus on patient safety and education will be required in this busy maternity unit.

Qualifications

• Appropriate NMC Registration.
• NMC recognised Mentorship qualification or willingness to work towards.
• Evidence of continuing education or development.

Responsibilities

• Assist and support the lead midwife in the safe, effective management of the area including management of personnel, facilities and the associated systems and processes.
• Act as a role model, presenting a positive image of self, team and the organisation.
• Be responsible for the delivery and co-ordination of care, through appropriate professional practice, delegation and supervision of duties carried out by less experienced staff.
• Ensure a high standard of Midwifery care is delivered by self and others based on assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care to meet patients needs in accordance with agreed local and National standards and evidence based guidelines.
• Set, monitor and maintain standards of care to improve the patient experience and outcome of care.
• Proactively manage risk and maintain patient safety, conforming to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Communicate all relevant information to the multidisciplinary team internally and with external organisations as required, to ensure seamless care.
• Promote provision of education and health promotion.
• Promote equality in care and practice by recognising, respecting and meeting the needs and choices of individuals.

Skills

NMC Registration

Mentorship qualification

Continuing education

Education

NMC registration

Job description

Job summary

Are you a passionate midwife who is as passionate as we are about providing the best service possible. It goes without saying that you will demonstrate a caring and compassionate nature, attention to detail and enjoy working in a busy environment.

We currently have an opportunity for an experienced midwife to join our existing Maternity Assessment Suite team.

You will have a reassuring style that inspires confidence and promotes our range of services to the families you are supporting.

You will be an excellent communicator, who is also great at listening to women and their families, helping them to achieve a high quality, positive and safe experience through the development of personalised care plans.

Please note: Appropriate UK NMC Registration is a requirement for this role and international candidates who only holds PRN need not to apply.

Main duties of the job

You will work collaboratively with the Maternity Assessment Suite midwives and wider multidisciplinary team to provide efficient and safe care to women and families using the triage service.

Women can access the service from sixteen weeks gestation up until four weeks following birth. Around 1000 women attend each month with a variety of health concerns relating to themselves or their unborn baby.

Maternity Assessment Suite is a fast paced, acute environment requiring autonomous practice and effective team working. It requires prompt decision making skills and appropriate and timely escalation when necessary to ensure safe care provision.

About us

We have 10000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our service users. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you'd never have done. You'll learn about interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.

You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

Job responsibilities

The Maternity Assessment Suite is a growing service provided for women and families throughout pregnancy and the postnatal period.

Duties to include, but not be limited to:

• Assist and support the lead midwife in the safe, effective management of the area including management of personnel, facilities and the associated systems and processes
• Act as a role model, presenting a positive image of self, team and the organisation
• Be responsible for the delivery and co-ordination of care, through appropriate professional practice, delegation and supervision of duties carried out by less experienced staff
• Ensure a high standard of Midwifery care is delivered by self and others based on assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care to meet patients needs in accordance with agreed local and National standards and evidence based guidelines
• Set, monitor and maintain standards of care to improve the patient experience and outcome of care
• Proactively manage risk and maintain patient safety, conforming to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines
• Communicate all relevant information to the multidisciplinary team internally and with external organisations as required, to ensure seamless care
• Promote provision of education and health promotion
• Promote equality in care and practice by recognising, respecting and meeting the needs and choices of individuals

To find out more about the role please contact Samantha Hindle, Maternity Assessment Suite Lead Midwife

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential

• Appropriate NMC Registration
• NMC recognised Mentorship qualification or willingness to work towards, following 18 months commencement in post
• Evidence of continuing education or development

Desirable

• Degree

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Willing to expand clinical role e.g. IV additives, venepuncture and Cannulation, Perineal suturing
• Awareness of changes within Midwifery practice
• Able to manage /treat obstetric emergencies in hospital/birth unit and community setting
• Knowledge of Clinical Governance and the relevance to practice
• Knowledge of relevant policies and procedures
• Maintains own reflective practice.
• Demonstrates effective listening skills and communication skills.
• Confident in teaching and assessing student midwives, midwives and doctors.

Desirable

• Evidence clinical competence in area of speciality
• Knowledge of Leadership and management
• Knowledge of Research and Development

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.