Midwife-NewlyQualified - Coventry, United Kingdom - University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

Description

To act as an expert practitioner/ role model, providing professional leadership and support to junior and International Midwives in their preceptorship period, to develop and maintain clinical practice knowledge and skills.

Enhancing the clinical competence of junior midwives and improving the provision of the fundamentals of care.

To spend 90% of time in the clinical setting supporting preceptor midwives.

To provide clinical leadership and support to preceptorship midwives within labour ward, birth centre and clinical areas.
Facilitate changes in midwifery practice which improves the quality of care to woman and their families.

Support preceptorship midwives to complete their preceptorship competencies in a timely manner and be part of the assessment process.

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

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By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society.

We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care.

To demonstrate a high level of leadership and maintain good working relationships within the maternity unit.

To use midwifery expertise as a resource to clinically support midwives, promoting normality as well as providing appropriate guidance for high risk care.

To be an expert in CTG interpretation and support junior midwives to become experts themselves.

To be able to identify with help from other colleagues, who requires support and what level of support is required.

Be able to flex your roster to enable you to work with the junior midwives who require support.
To support midwives on development programmes.

To provide education and training in practice, to include skills, drills and practical skills necessary for the midwifes extended role.

Participate in teaching on the multidisciplinary in-house training programme.

To plan, implement and support key projects as identified by the Head of Midwifery and matrons in line with trust wide/national initiatives.

Plan and facilitate client care in complex/unusual cases in liaison with obstetric consultant.
Evaluate changes in midwifery practice at local level.

To work with the labour ward manager, the labour ward team leaders and the obstetric consultants to reduce the intervention rate on labour ward.

To participate in audit, risk management, quality, practice and education initiatives and drive and support the implementation of change as necessary.

To devise and plan newly qualified Midwives rotations and update the rosters accordingly.
As part of escalation within Maternity you will participate in the on-call Rota

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University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire