Community Midwife Band 6 - London, United Kingdom - St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Employer St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Location London Salary £42,471 to £50,364 per annum inc HCAS (pro-rata) Closing date 26 May 2024

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in South London, is a teaching hospital and tertiary referral centre with our maternity unit providing care to over 5000 women yearly.

Our midwifery led Birth Centre - Carmen Birth Centre, named after one of our passionate community midwives - delivers approx 600 babies a year.

Our dedicated teams and specialist midwives for AN screening, Infant Feeding, NIPE, Bereavement, Governance, FGM, Maternal Medicine, Diabetes, FMU/DAU, Safeguarding and Perinatal Mental Health have a wealth of experience and are able support you to develop your knowledge in areas you feel passionate about.

If you thrive in an energetic environment, which is rich in culture and diversity, do consider working at St George's to be the right step forward in your career.

With us you will gain experience from working in a tertiary referral unit with opportunities for further training and experience.

We currently have vacancies for midwives to join us as Band 6 Midwives in our Inpatient and Outpatient areas .

We know how passionate you are about midwifery care so if you are ready for a new challenge, we would love to hear from you.

Interviews on Thursday 6/06/2024 at rose Centre, Perimeter road, St Georges Hospital.
We take pride in promoting midwifery by delivering holistic woman-centred care to our diverse community.

The enthusiastic and dynamic midwifery and obstetric teams work closely together with an embedded MDT culture to meet the specific and individual needs of women who come from a wide range of social and cultural backgrounds.

We strive to give outstanding, safe and compassionate care throughout pregnancy and birth to all women, whether they chose to give birth at home, in our Birth Centre or on our Delivery Suite.

Our outstanding maternity HDU cares for women who need more complex care and we offer training and support to all midwives interested in developing the skills to work here.

We are very proud of our well established Fetal Monitoring team that deliver MDT training, twice weekly teaching and clinically support learning on shifts.

You will gain a deeper understanding of fetal well-being, CTG and STAN monitoring that will expand your knowledge and help support a safe and healthy birth.

All contracts are rotational and you will have the opportunity to gain experience in all areas of midwifery with rotations to inpatient and outpatient areas along with opportunities to join our continuity of care teams.

Our Practice Education team are here to support you as you continue your midwifery journey with us and offer a comprehensive orientation package, CPD program and annual mandatory updates.

Our CPF's support all midwives with supporting students and offer training in SSSA so that staff can reach practice supervisor and assessor status.

St George's is committed to building a workforce in which each employee can enjoy a strong sense of belonging and where diversity, difference and uniqueness are truly valued.

Our Trust focuses on staff well-being for all with a wealth of benefits from staff support and the Health and Wellbeing team.

St George's Hospital have active staff groups representing BAME, LGBTQ+, Women's and Disability and Wellness Networks.
We can provide access to staff accommodation upon request, and there is an off-site nursery. To act as an advocate for women and babies receiving care.
Undertake care of mothers and babies throughout pregnancy, delivery and during the postnatal period within the hospital.

Facilitate and continually assess, implement and evaluate all midwifery care, in line with current evidence, unit policies and guidelines, and the NMC Midwives Rules and Code of Practice.

In conjunction with the midwifery coordinator and midwifery management team develop the ward/department/community philosophy and models of care to ensure that all policies and procedures are implemented to deliver evidenced based woman centred midwifery care.

Ensure the safe care and custody of drugs in accordance with the hospital policy and the Midwives Rules and Code of Practice.

Be confident and competent in dealing with obstetric emergencies in hospital and community setting as appropriate such as shoulder dystocia, post partum haemorrhage, neonatal resuscitation, maternal resuscitation and unexpected breech birth.

Ensure that accurate, clear, contemporaneous, legible records are kept with evidence of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care.

Responsible for the protection and safe guarding of children, with an awareness of child protection procedures, and who to contact within the Trust for further help and guidance.

Have involvement in the care of women and their families following bereavement, giving appropriate and sensitive emotional support
Have an understanding of the guidelines relating to mental health issues and the referral process.
Qualifications and Training
Registered Midwife with NMC pin
Role specific training (CTG masterclass/ NLS / Breech etc)

Demonstrates a caring and sensitive approach to woman centred care
St George's Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
St Georges University Hospital