Senior Staff Midwife

The Portland Hospital for Women and Children; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Private Healthcare Insurance

Private pension contribution

Season Ticket Loan

Cycle to Work scheme

Group Life Assurance

Critical illness cover

Enhanced Maternity/Paternity pay

Corporate staff discount

Comprehensive range of health benefits

Discounts with retailers

Job summary

The Portland Hospital for Women & Children in Central London is seeking a Senior Staff Midwife to join our private maternity team. This full-time role supports antenatal, intranatal and postnatal care within a consultant and midwife-led service.

You must be an NMC registered Midwife with UK hospital experience, 2 years post-qualification, and skilled in labour ward care, BLS, teaching and cannulation. Band 6 salary plus excellent benefits.

Qualifications

• NMC Registered Midwife with UK hospital experience.
• Minimum 2 years post-qualification experience.
• Recent delivery suite labour ward experience.
• Basic Adult and Newborn Life Support.
• Teaching and mentoring experience.
• Cannulation competence.

Responsibilities

• Provide antenatal, intranatal and postnatal care to inpatients.
• Collaborate with obstetric consultants on maternity services.
• Ensure high-quality, safe care within the maternity setting.

Skills

NMC Registered Midwife

Post-qualification experience (2+ yrs)

Delivery suite labour ward

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Teaching & mentoring

Cannulation

Job description

Role: Senior Staff Midwife

Site: The Portland Hospital for Women & Children, Central London.

Hours: Full-time 37.5 hours per week between Monday-Sunday

Shifts: 12.5 hour shifts (Long days/nights/Weekends), 13 long days over the month

Salary: Band 6 competitive dependent on skills & Experience + Benefits (pension, health cover, flexible benefits and excellent career development)

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Staff Midwife to join The Portland Hospital, currently rated “Good” by the CQC.

As the only fully private maternity hospital in the UK, delivering 1,500 babies a year, we place great importance on providing safe and high-quality care for expectant mothers. Both consultant-led and midwife-led maternity care is available, and our aim is to provide all the support you need during pregnancy, childbirth and beyond. Women’s health issues are treated by a team of 40 consultants, supported by nurses, occupational therapists, physiotherapists and counsellors, with an emphasis on privacy and dignity.

As the Staff Midwife, you will be responsible and accountable for the provision of high-quality care within the maternity setting. You will work within the midwifery team to provide antenatal, intranatal and postnatal care to all women during their inpatient stay and work alongside Obstetric Consultants colleagues to support Consultant Led Care within the maternity service.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Midwife with recent labour ward/birth suite experience to join a fantastic team.

What You'll Bring

• NMC Registered Midwife
• Minimum 2 years post-qualification experience within a UK hospital setting
• Demonstratable experience within delivery suite/labour ward in last 6-12 months
• Basic Adult and Newborn Life Support
• Teaching and mentoring experience
• Competent at cannulation

Why HCA UK?

Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.

Benefits

We believe that by caring for our employees, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That’s why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day. As a Senior Staff Midwife you’ll be eligible for:

• 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you
• Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals
• Private pension contribution which increases with length of service
• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme
• Group Life Assurance from day one
• Critical illness cover
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
• Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland
• Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you
• Discounts with over 800 major retailers

Culture and values

At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other.

Our Mission Is Simple, Above All Else We’re Committed To The Care And Improvement Of Human Life, a Clear Statement That Extends To Both Our Patients And Colleagues. To Achieve This, We Live And Breathe Four Core Values

• Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual
• Kindness and compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion
• Honesty, integrity and fairness: We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness
• Loyalty, respect and dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity

Reasonable adjustments

We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.