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East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust; Sevington; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for midwives passionate about delivering high-quality care to women and their families. Posts are rotational between the Labour Ward and antenatal wards within an acute site setting.

The role emphasizes using WHO-defined midwifery skills, multidisciplinary collaboration, and involvement in service improvement while adhering to NMC standards. We value new ideas and compassionate care in a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Utilise the full skills of a midwife per WHO definition to provide individualised care.
• Adhere to the NMC The Midwives Rules and Standards and Code of Professional Conduct.
• Develop leadership and contribute to service improvements.

Responsibilities

• Utilise the full skills of a midwife as defined by the WHO to ensure individualised care for women and families.
• Manage the care of defined groups of mothers and babies using assess, plan, do and evaluate within a multidisciplinary framework.
• Develop new practice initiatives that are evidenced-based to ensure high-quality service.
• Lead meetings and foster a positive team spirit.
• Develop leadership/managerial skills to drive team building and performance.
• Use resources efficiently with regular reviews of objectives and appraisals.
• Maintain a safe working environment in line with risk management and statutory guidelines, recording incidents and accidents.
• Take a lead role in a specific area of practice and share knowledge with staff.
• Adhere to NMC standards and professional conduct.

Skills

Midwifery skills

Job description

We are seeking to appoint enthusiastic and proactive Midwives who are passionate about delivering a high quality service to women and their families. We welcome new ideas and suggestions for service improvement for women to have the best possible experience wherever they deliver. The acute site setting posts are rotational between the Labour Ward & the post/antenatal wards.

• To utilise the full skills of a midwife as laid down in the World Health's Organisations definition of a midwife to ensure individualised care for women and families.
• To be responsible for the management of individualised care to a defined group of mothers and babies by using the assessing, planning and implementing and evaluating process within the multi-disciplinary framework.
• To develop with colleagues new practice initiatives that are evidenced based ensuring a first class quality service.
• To develop and maintain good working relationships with colleagues and attend and lead meetings whist promoting a positive team spirit.
• Develop excellent leadership / managerial skills to ensure a dynamic and innovative approach to team building / performance.
• To make efficient and effective use of resources with regular review of personal and service objectives ensuring personal annual appraisal and supervisor of midwives review are performed.
• To maintain a safe working environment in accordance with risk management and statutory guidelines reporting and acting on all accidents and incidents whilst maintaining accurate records.
• To develop an interest or take a lead role in a specific area of practice and share the knowledge and skills gained with other members of staff.
• Adhere to the NMC "The Midwives Rules and Standards" and "Code of Professional Conduct"

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates for a Skilled Worker Visa for roles that are eligible at the time of application. Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with completing their application, including support relating to a disability or other accessibility need. The Trust will consider requests for reasonable adjustments in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.