Rotational Midwife

Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital and Charity; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Birmingham seeks an experienced Band 6 Midwife to join their maternity unit. In this role, you will provide clinical care, engage in continuous improvement initiatives, and work within a supportive multidisciplinary team. The position offers flexible hours and opportunities for professional development. Suitable candidates must have a relevant NMC pin and experience in maternity care. This role is ideal for those passionate about providing holistic, evidence-based care to women and birthing people.

Benefits

Opportunities for further development

Flexible working approach

Clinical support 24/7

Engagement in professional improvement initiatives

Qualifications

• Must have relevant NMC pin.
• Experience in providing clinical support in a maternity unit is essential.
• Must be able to engage in continuous service improvement.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical care within the maternity unit.
• Participate in continuous service improvement initiatives.
• Work with a multi-disciplinary team to ensure seamless care.

Skills

Experience in maternity care

NMC pin

Ability to provide holistic care

Job description

Overview

Are you a Band 6 Midwife looking for an exciting change? We have opportunities available for delivery suite with possibility for rotation. We are looking for experienced midwives to join our expanding maternity family at Birmingham Women’s Hospital. Provision of seamless care and wellbeing for all women and birthing people is at the forefront of our practice. Our midwives strive to provide holistic, evidence-based, personalised midwifery care with expertise and knowledge.

Please ensure that you meet the requirements of the job description. We are unable to support applications if you do not have the relevant NMC pin. Please do not apply if you have not completed this already.

Main duties of the job include providing clinical care within the maternity unit as a Rotational Band 6 Midwife. Please see the job description and personal specification for further detail.

Why should you join Birmingham Women’s Hospital?

• Opportunities to gain further development/qualifications and career progression (e.g. NIPE Qualification, Management Matters, Leadership and Management, Aromatherapy, etc.).
• A flexible working approach – for example, full or part-time hours with a supportive flexible working policy.
• Staff improvement huddles – as a midwife with us you will have a key involvement in continuous service improvement initiatives and driving changes within the department.
• Multi-disciplinary team working.
• Professional Midwifery Advocates (PMAs) who provide expert clinical supervision, support and guidance when needed.
• Special interest groups – safeguarding, audit, student mentorship, infant feeding, infection control, equality and diversity, and more.
• Clinical support 24/7 from our Clinical Midwifery Educator team.

Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neonatal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children’s Hospital is a UK-leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas. Birmingham Women’s Hospital is one of two dedicated women’s hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single-site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year and offering a full range of gynecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB, they offer care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We promote inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rachel Dewhurst
Job title: Delivery Suite Ward Manager
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