Midwife ( WCH )

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust; Whitehaven; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Cumbria is seeking a Preceptorship Midwife to join their team at West Cumberland Hospital. This role offers a fixed-term, part-time position focusing on providing safe, evidence-based care to women throughout their maternity journey. The ideal candidate should have NMC registration and be prepared to engage in both hospital and community settings, ensuring quality care for low and high-risk women.

Benefits

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 days after 10 years

Flexible working

NHS Pension

Employee Assistance Programme

Retailer discounts

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife with NMC registration.
• Experience with delivering a full range of care to women.
• Ability to work independently without referral to medical staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist expertise during pregnancy, labor, and postpartum.
• Develop and implement evidence-based care programs.
• Contribute to the development of maternity services.

Skills

Safe and evidence-based care

Emergency response

Interpersonal skills

Education

NMC Registration

Tools

CTG monitoring

Job description

Overview

Preceptorship Midwife Band 5/6 at the West Cumberland Hospital. 24hrs per week fixed term for 6 months. The banding will depend on experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist expertise to offer women safe and evidence based choices in labour, promoting a normal birth experience. Assess the full range of care needs, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care throughout the antenatal, intra-partum and postnatal period for women and their babies. Work as an integral part of the multi-disciplinary team providing care to women throughout the antenatal, intrapartum and postpartum continuum.
• Undertake the Maternity department rotational preceptorship programme and an expectation to enter the community on call service.
• Provide a full range of care to low and high risk women and their families throughout the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal continuum within a hospital setting. Develop evidence based guidelines and policies, incorporating NICE guidelines to ensure safe clinical practice and equity throughout the Trust for the maternity services. Ensure clinical risk measures are in place and develop and improve maternity services involving all care provision within the department and community, working towards attaining the next level of CNST. Improve and develop the service, initiating and undertaking audit and research; work in partnership with users of the service through the labour ward forum to improve services.
• Develop specialised evidence based programmes of care for the majority of women throughout pregnancy, labour and the postnatal period, working independently without referral to medical staff, adhering to agreed local and national clinical policies and code of practice.
• Provide specialist advice to women & families in relation to pregnancy, labour and postnatal period, utilising interpersonal skills.
• Perform normal delivery of babies and maintain extended skills (e.g., episiotomy, perineal suturing, IV cannulation, vaginal examination).
• Deal with emergency situations that occur which can be life threatening.
• Arrange for appropriate investigations to be undertaken, interpret and act on these accordingly.
• Competently interpret CTG tracing, referring to more experienced staff where appropriate.
• Competently initiate neonatal resuscitation, referring appropriately if necessary.
• Attend theatre for caesarean sections and assist appropriately.
• Order, assess and safely administer medicines, including controlled drugs, in accordance with NMC guidelines and local policy.
• Act as an advocate for woman at all times.
• Act in accordance with the Code of Professional Conduct (NMC).
• Safeguard and promote the welfare of children at an individual level.
• Participate in emergency drills to familiarise with prompt action/treatment in emergency situations.
• Comply with infection control procedures at all times.
• Contribute to the development of maternity services including clinical governance, audits and service improvement.

Organisation and Values

At NCIC, we aim to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services across the county. Our five key principles demonstrate our commitment to safe, high quality care: being clinically led; quality and safety at the heart of the Trust; a positive patient experience every time; a great place to work; managing our money well.

As an organisation we support a diverse workforce and strive to be an inclusive and compassionate place to work. Across the North East and North Cumbria we work to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Eligibility and Recruitment Notes

Please see attached job description and person specification for the essential and desirable criteria. Note about immigration policy: individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may not be eligible for sponsorship unless the UKVI salary threshold is met or the occupation is on the Immigration Salary List. Applicants should check eligibility before applying. If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and meet all essential criteria, you will be guaranteed an interview. Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants.

The Trust provides a twelve month preceptorship period for new to registration Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals. Returning to practice or moving to new roles may access an agreed preceptorship period.

Notes for Applicants

• Please document evidence of meeting all essential criteria in the supporting information.
• If sufficient response is received this post could close earlier than the specified closing date; please apply promptly to be considered.

Additional Information

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. For Hotmail users or those with strict firewall settings, check junk mail regularly. Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) information and costs are provided where applicable; a DBS check is required for this post and costs may be deducted from salary. A lease car may be available for this position. Benefits include a 27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 days after 10 years, flexible working, development opportunities, NHS Pension, retailer discounts, and an Employee Assistance Programme. Some benefits are subject to availability.

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