Preceptorship Midwife

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS trust in the United Kingdom is seeking newly qualified midwives for a rotational position within their maternity service. This fixed-term role offers valuable hands-on experience and aims to provide safe, high-quality care during pregnancy, labour, and postpartum. Candidates must possess current NMC registration and be prepared to handle the physical, emotional, and psychological demands of this vital role.

Qualifications

• Candidates must have current NMC registration to practice.
• Ability to perform abdominal palpation and vaginal examinations.
• Experience in providing emotional and physical support to women.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, high-quality evidence-based midwifery care.
• Liaise and collaborate with the multi-disciplinary team.
• Facilitate women's involvement in care decisions.

Skills

Manual dexterity

Emotional resilience

Psychological support skills

Education

Current NMC registration

Job description

Overview

Here at CHFT we are excited to advertise for newly qualified midwives with current NMC registration. The position will be a rotational post and the NQM will work throughout our maternity service gaining valuable experience as a newly qualified registrant. The position is a fixed term contract and will be for 12 months.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, high quality evidence based care throughout the maternity pathway.
• Ensure information is communicated in a clear and unbiased way to facilitate informed decision making.
• In partnership with the woman, assess needs, plan, implement and evaluate care on an individual basis, promoting equality and considering diversity and rights.
• Liaise and work collaboratively with the multi‑disciplinary team and other agencies when complex needs are identified.
• Continuously assess risks and deviations from normal and ensure timely referral, intervention and escalation.
• Consider the diverse needs of women and their families and ensure the delivery of individualised plans of care.
• Facilitate women’s involvement in the decision making process regarding all aspects of their pregnancy, birth and postnatal care when necessary.
• Work flexibly across different wards/departments as indicated by service needs.
• Maintain compliance with Trust policies in relation to Infection Control to reduce HCAI.
• Communicate in a clear and unbiased manner with women, families and the multi‑disciplinary team.
• Work within national and local guidelines in relation to midwifery practice.
• Liaise with outside agencies to enhance individualised care for more complex situations such as safeguarding, domestic abuse or substance misuse.
• Maintain professional conduct, including appearance at all times, adhering to the local Trust uniform policy.

About CHFT

CHFT is an integrated Trust of 6,500+ colleagues providing hospital and community services to patients and communities across Calderdale and Kirklees. We are rated as ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission, are a top performing Trust for Elective Recovery, Emergency and Cancer Care, and are widely acknowledged as a national digital lead when it comes to caring for people across our local and regional systems. Our people are at the core of everything we do; our commitment to One Culture of Care means we care for and support each other to provide outstanding compassionate care to our patients. That is why we are looking for an inclusive, collaborative, creative, innovative and compassionate leader to join us in this role.

Physical Effort

The post holder is required to have highly developed physical skills such as manual dexterity to perform abdominal palpation, vaginal examinations, taking blood samples, applying fetal scalp electrodes, performing episiotomies, responding rapidly to emergency situations such as haemorrhage or neonatal resuscitation, and the ability to run to the scene when necessary. There is a daily requirement to undertake moderate physical activity for several short periods less than 20 minutes at a time, including transferring mothers from bed to wheelchair or operating table, to bed (using a slide board), assisting women into the lithotomy position for instrumental deliveries, and maintaining awkward positions for less than 20 minutes when women give birth in standing, squatting, all fours or in a waterbirth pool.

Mental Effort

Supporting women throughout the perinatal period requires psychological resilience, providing emotional and physical support. The midwife must be able to concentrate for long periods, typically 2–3 continuous hours, varying from every shift to once a week. Daily concentration is needed when checking and calculating drugs and inputting data into the computer. The post holder must practice self‑care for emotional and physical wellbeing and access support when required. The LMNS understands that the transition from student to newly qualified midwife can be challenging and has a commitment to supporting you throughout this journey.

Emotional Effort

Directly provides emotional and psychological support to women during pregnancy, labour and postpartum on a daily basis. Involvement in obstetric emergencies leads to exposure to highly distressing situations such as shoulder dystocia, birth asphyxia, postpartum haemorrhage at least once per week, and regular exposure to stressful situations such as unexpected transfer to a special care baby unit, fetal abnormalities, fetal or maternal death, or supporting women in labour who are having a termination of pregnancy. The role may include preparing a baby for mortuary.

Working Conditions

The post holder is frequently exposed to challenging working conditions including bodily fluids, conflict management, shift work including nights, weekends, bank holidays, and on‑call models.