Bank Midwife Band 6 - London, United Kingdom - Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals

Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals
Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals
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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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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:
To work as part of the Multi-professional team providing a high standard of
antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal midwifery care to women and their families within the integrated maternity service.

To rotate within all clinical areas within maternity services to support professional development and maintain safe standards of midwifery care in line with service provision.

Main duties

  • Provide a high standard of midwifery care to mothers and babies during the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal period.
  • Take autonomous clinical decisions in an emergency to ensure safe outcomes for mother and baby
  • Able to work as an autonomous practitioner in all aspects of midwifery practice

Person specification:


Values:


Essential criteria:


  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Education & Qualifications:


Essential criteria:


  • NMC Part 10 register or equivalent
  • Experience (placement or post grad) within both the wards and delivery suite areas

Desirable criteria:


  • Evidence of professional updating
  • Academic and/or professional/vocational training and development

Experience:


Essential criteria:


  • Minimum introduction to IV cannulations, suturing, scrubbing in theatre, epidural top ups, resuscitation of new born

Desirable criteria:


  • Previous experience working as a midwife/Band 5 grade nurse.
  • Working in an environment where 'normality in midwifery' is the main focus (MLC) unit.
  • Previous experience working in a community setting.

Knowledge:


Essential criteria:


  • Ability to evaluate midwifery care.
  • Ability to relate NMC Midwives Rules, Code of Practice, The Scope of Professional Practice, Standards for the Administration of Medicines
  • Able to use appropriate language according to circumstances
  • Legible, literate, grammatically ccurate
  • Able to work well within a team.
  • Ability to use own initiative
  • Ability to prioritise own workload
  • Ability to manage junior staff
  • Have knowledge of the Public Health Agenda
  • Ability to educate parents and students
  • Ability to undertake all midwifery duties within the relevant clinical area.
  • IT literate
- knowledge of Clinical Governance


Desirable criteria:


  • Knowledge of current NSF framework/healthy hospitals initiative

Skills and Aptitudes:


Essential criteria:


  • Ability to adapt to new working practices
  • Ability to remain calm under pressure
  • Ability to deal calmly and courteously with difficult people
  • Adaptable and flexible approach to working within the Unit.
  • Flexible working hours

Desirable criteria:


  • Able to meet the practical requirements of the post. i.e. cross site shift patterns
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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.
    AT
  • 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.
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