Private Caseload Midwife

NHS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in Greater London seeks an experienced midwife to join their private caseload team as a key member. The role involves providing individualised care to women during antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal periods within a supportive environment. Candidates must demonstrate strong clinical leadership skills, effective communication, and the ability to manage a caseload efficiently while adhering to professional standards. This position offers opportunities for career development and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working

Staff recognition scheme

Optional benefits like Cycle to Work

Qualifications

• Evidence of continuing post registration education and development.
• Has attained or is working towards a management qualification.
• Significant post registration experience in a range of settings including labour ward.

Responsibilities

• Provide midwifery care to patients during antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal periods.
• Support Obstetric colleagues to ensure safe patient care.
• Promote and teach antenatal classes.

Skills

Leadership

Communication skills

IT skills (Microsoft Office)

Quality improvement methodologies

Education

Registered Midwife

Bachelor's degree in relevant subject area

Leadership qualification

Master's degree or working towards

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

This is a great opportunity for an experienced and aspiring midwife to progress in their career as a key member of the private caseload midwife team within the Division of Women's, Children and Clinical services (WCCS).

We are looking for an experienced band 6 or band 7 midwife who is passionate about continuity of care to join our team. You will work closely with a small team of private caseload midwives and Consultant Obstetricians to provide individualised women centered care for a specific client group.

Are you seeking to progress your career or looking for a new challenge? This might be the job for you. The role requires proven skills and experience in all aspects of midwifery care. As a band 7 midwife you will also be required to demonstrate strong clinical leadership skills within your role, be easily identifiable, highly visible and accessible to patients, carers and junior staff. Management duties may be required occasionally as required within the role.

You will need to be very organised and efficient to manage the team's caseload. In addition we are looking for candidates with evidence of effective communication and an understanding of the importance of Multidisciplinary decision making skills to influence and sustain high care standards, safety and quality.

If you need to discuss this position please reach out for a confidential chat.

Main duties of the job

• Caseload a small number of Private Patients within the team and provide all aspects of midwifery care to a dedicated group of women within the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal period.
• The role has a 24 hour availability requirement that is split between long days and night shift pattern including weekends to ensure team continuity of care during the intrapartum period.
• Support and work closely with the Obstetric colleagues to ensure care is safe and responsive. Liaising and escalating any concerns to ensure delivery of high standard care.
• Work collaboratively with other departments to manage patient care and ensure safety across maternity thus contributing to effective patient flow.
• Promote and teach Bespoke1:1 antenatal classes for patients on your caseload
• Undertake management duties within the team and department as required and support junior staff.
• Adhere to the NMC's professional regulations and ensure that midwifery practice is within the regulatory framework.

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification

• Registered Midwife
• Evidence of continuing post registration education and development.
• Registered Educated to degree level in relevant subject area
• Has attained or is working towards a management qualification.
• Leadership qualification or equivalent experience
• Master's degree in a relevant subject area or working towards this

Experience

• Significant post registration experience in a range of settings including labour ward.
• Safeguarding.
• Experience in change management
• Caseload experience

Skills/knowledge/ abilities

• Evidence of applying current research to practice.
• Proven experience in supervision of trained staff.
• IT skills including Microsoft office, Excel and PowerPoint
• Demonstrate commitment through involvement in Trust wide initiatives/ committees.
• Quality improvement methodologies
• NIPE trained

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.