Band 7 Rotational Midwife - London, United Kingdom - Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals

Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community.

This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers' money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

Work in accordance with the NMCs rules and code of conduct for midwives.
Maintain and develop professional knowledge and competence in accordance within the NMC recommendations.
Act as a role model for midwifery practice to all staff within the directorate.
Participate in the teaching and dissemination of professional and clinical knowledge to all learners and members of staff.
Provide a mentor support system for students and midwives within the Midwifery practice.
Arrange and develop orientation programmes, which familiarise new members of staff with the organisational and clinical demands of the unit and Midwifery practice.
Ensure that working conditions are safe in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act.
To be fully informed of the risk management strategy, be responsible for reporting incidents, risk assessment and development of action plans to reduce risk and complaints.
See attached JD for full description of duties & responsibilities

Person specification:

Qualifications & Training:

Essential criteria:

R.M
Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable criteria:

Willingness to undertake NIPE
Mentorship Qualification

Experience:

Essential criteria:

Experience at Band 6 in all aspects of midwifery care
Experience of ward management
Experience of conflict management
Experience of Data Collection and Analysis
Ability to prioritise workload and delegate as required
Evidence of child protection awareness and training

Skills & Aptitudes:

Essential criteria:

I.T. Literacy
Commitment to educating junior staff.
Effective role modelling
Ability to work as part of a team
Understanding of current midwifery issues
Sensitivity to the diverse needs of women
Knowledge of change management
Excellent presentation skills
Ability to produce high standards of documentation

Qualities & Atributes:

Essential criteria:

Flexibility
Commitment to women

- centred care

Commitment to furthering knowledge and responsibility

Other:

Essential criteria:

Selfmotivating with the ability to motivate/lead and manage a team of staff
Ability to practice within a fully integrated maternity service
Commitment to the advancement of an integrated maternity service.
Evidence of initiating and implementing change processes.
Knowledge and experience of risk management.
Understanding of complaints management.
Ability to relate NMC Midwives Rules, Code of Practice, The Scope of Professional Practice, Standards for the Administration of Medicines
Ability to assess care needs, develop and implement programmes of care
Ability to use own initiative.
Excellent interpersonal skills.

Trust Values:

Essential criteria:

Demonstrable ability to meet the trust values

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Covid-19 Vaccination

Getting vaccinated, and getting a booster, remains the best defence against COVID1
We encourage and support staff to get COVID19 vaccine and a booster dose as and when they are eligible.
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Apprenticeship Training. Where AT* is entered next to the job title indicates that this vacancy is for an apprenticeship role.
If you are an
EU/EEA citizen who does not have EU Settlement or Pre-Settled status, you will require a visa to work in the UK.
The Trust uses
electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.

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The Trust will request a DBS (CRB) if post involves regulated activities. The Trust is compliant with the Disclosure and Barring Service Codes of practice and the Rehabilitation of offenders act.

Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.

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