Band 5/6 Midwife - Epsom, United Kingdom - Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

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Epsom, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Band 5:

Main area

Midwifery

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Grade

Band 5

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Contract

Permanent

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Hours

Full time
Part time

37.5 hours per week (Nights, days and weekends)
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Job ref
RB-UB-Y
Site

Epsom General Hospital

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Town

Epsom

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Salary
- £32,720 - £48,054 pro rata per annum incl HCAS
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Salary period

Yearly

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Closing

18/12/2023 23:59 As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19._

At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect.

We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork.

This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values

Job overview:

It is an exciting time to join Epsom & St Helier NHS Trust maternity team. We provide care to around 4300 women per year across two sites at Epsom and St Helier.

We pride ourselves in the promotion of women centred care and have well established co-located birth centres in addition to the obstetric led labour wards, fetal medicine and specialist midwifery teams.

We have an established home birth team and pathways in place to look after women with complex care needs.

Women and their families using our maternity service consistently report very positive childbirth experiences, we have an active Maternity Voices Partnership and we have a number of improvement projects underway which will further develop our service and workforce.

We have been awarded the CNST Incentive funding for safety, we are Baby Friendly Gold reaccredited, we have used Badgernet digital records since 2018, and we are are extremely proud of our 'Call the Midwife' advice line.

Main duties of the job:

**Better Births Midwife

Band 5

/6**

We have been awarded the CNST Incentive funding for safety, we are Baby Friendly Gold accredited, we have moved to Badgernet digital records, and our unique Maternity Advice Line has been shortlisted for an HSJ award.

We have a very robust preceptorship programme for newly qualified midwives in addition to many opportunities for in house training and development.

If you are passionate about being at the forefront of the changes occurring in midwifery services and shaping sustainable quality improvements, we would love to hear from you.

This is an excellent opportunity for you to progress in your career and to develop your midwifery skills in a fully supported environment.

Working for our organisation:

Epsom and St Helier

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey.

In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.

We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life.

We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas.

Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.

The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:
Please see attached Job description for further information about this post and working for our organisation.

Person specification:

Qualifications:

Essential criteria:

Registered Midwife
Mentor qualification or willingness to undertake SSSA at earliest opportunity

Desirable criteria:

Experience working with maternity IT systems
NLS

Experience:

Essential criteria:

Evidence of professional development & acquisition of clinical competencies

Desirable criteria:

Experience in a broad range of clinical areas
NIPE course

Skills/ Knowledge:

Essential criteria:

Excellent clinical midwifery skills and knowledge
Excellent communication & interpersonal skills
Excellent IT skills

Desirable criteria:

Experience of working in teams offering continuity of care

Our mission:
'to put the patient first by delivering great care to every patient, every day

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There's never been a better time to join the Epsom and St Helier team.

Our hospitals are facing a bright and busy future, and our staff have a proven track record in providing high quality, compassionate care for our patients.

Boasting incredible