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    Rotational Midwife - London, United Kingdom - Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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    Job summary

    * Please note - this vacancy is not suitable for Overseas Registered Nurses/Midwives required to take the OSCE exam.*

    You must have a valid UK NMC pin to apply for this job

    Are you enthusiastic about personalised, woman centre care?Are you passionate about delivering high quality care?

    The Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is offering an exciting opportunity for you, a motivated and inspirational midwife, to join our Maternity Department as a Band 6 Midwife, with plenty of opportunities to rotate in different departments:- Delivery Suite- Birth Centre-Emergency Obstetric Unit- Antenatal and Postnatal Wards-Antenatal Clinic-Community Teams

    Our rotational post it is an exciting opportunity to utilise and develop your midwifery skills across low and high-risk settings, as well as gain relevant experience including a community driven antenatal pathway with a dedicated case loading Homebirth Team, an Obstetric led (but Midwifery influenced) Delivery Suite with the very popular Midwifery Led Birth Centre. We are able to offer hydrotherapy and water birth where clinically appropriate throughout all of our departments.

    Main duties of the job

  • The post holder will be a member of a team of midwives providing all aspects of midwifery care within the hospital and community setting, on a rotational basis.
  • The post holder will be responsible for the provision of evidence-based midwifery care working in partnership with women.
  • Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner.
  • Ensure you fulfil your obligations to work responsibly; always evidencing your accountability to the women, the Trust, the NMC and your Supervisor of Midwives.
  • An integral part of the role will be the provision of clinical management and leadership in the absence of the Team Leader.
  • About us

    Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

    We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

    Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

    Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

    We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

    Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

    Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.

    The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

    Person Specification

    Education / Qualification

    Essential

  • Registered Midwife
  • Current and Valid UK NMC PIN
  • Desirable

  • Mentorship/SSSA
  • Evidence of professional development and updating
  • Skills / Abilities

    Essential

  • Ability to work autonomously within professional and Trust guidelines.
  • Possess good written communication skills to maintain clear, concise, contemporaneous records.
  • Ability to lead, motivate and work within a team.
  • Ability to work unsupervised and manage workload using own initiative to prioritise appropriately.
  • Comprehensive IT skills
  • Ability to act up for the Midwifery Team Leader in their absence
  • Able to communicate effectively with multidisciplinary team and outside agencies.
  • Able to assess and devise, implement, monitor and evaluate plans of care.
  • Able to demonstrate effective customer care skills.
  • Able to speak, receive and issue instructions in English without risk of misunderstanding
  • Ability to delegate as necessary.
  • Able to take the professional lead in caring for low-risk women.
  • Desirable

  • Ability to use MS Office, Cyber lab, EPR, K2
  • Experience

    Essential

  • Experience of working in a variety of settings utilising all midwifery skills and knowledge
  • Completion of Pre/ Post registration midwifery program or return to midwifery practice.
  • Experience of multiprofessional and multi-agency working
  • Desirable

  • Experience of successfully managing conflict
  • Knowledge

    Essential

  • Understanding the role of the midwife as defined by NMC Rules and Code of Practice
  • Knowledge/understanding of confidentiality issues
  • Knowledge of the need to ensure that practice is evidence based.
  • Knowledge of needs of high and low risk women and neonates.
  • Knowledge of legal and ethical principles in midwifery for choice, consent, client autonomy.
  • Understanding of professional accountability and delegation issues
  • Trust Values, Equal Opportunities & Other Requirements

    Essential

  • Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values.
  • Commitment and adherence to the Equality Act, diversity and inclusion
  • Flexible in approach to work arrangement
  • Lead by example
  • Have a high level of commitment, motivation and initiative
  • Understanding the needs of ethnic minorities and disadvantaged groups

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