Band 6 Community Midwife - Maternity

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Community Midwife to join our team. We currently have positions available at Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull Hospital.

Our community team care for a diverse group of women and families providing high quality midwifery care. The community midwife teams work in a named midwife model in GP practices, Children's centres and at home. The service is led by the Community Matron and each team compromises of the Team Leader, Community Midwives, Maternity Support Workers and Community Administrators. Appointed applicants will be well supported and offered a personalised orientation on appointment.

Our midwives work a varied range of shift patterns which includes weekends, bank holidays and an on call rota system to support women who choose to labour at home and the Birth Centre.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

To be able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate midwifery care, using a holistic and innovative approach to practice and to develop a plan of care, which is women centred and evidence based.

Support, supervise and teach junior staff, students, supports workers on the relevant clinical and non-clinical procedures and practices. Act as a practice assessor and mentor to students as required.

Competently use clinical equipment, undertaking relevant training as required.

Communicate and work effectively with the wider team.

Ability to prioritise workload.

Lead professional in providing total care and support for women who request a homebirth.

Participate in Clinical Governance by reporting serious incidents and taking a proactive role in service development.

Participate in programmes of parent education and within the hospital/community setting.

Accountable for own professional actions undertaking all duties having regard to the NMC 'Code of Professional conduct'.

Advise on the promotion of health and the prevention of illness.

Maintain clinical records in accordance with NMC 'Guidelines on Record Keeping' and Trust policies.

To work a varied range of shift patterns which includes weekends, bank holidays and an on call rota system to support women who choose to labour at home and the Birth Centre.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Job description

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Registered Midwife on the NMC register

*Diploma/BSc in Midwifery Studies

Desirable

*Examination of the Newborn (NIPE)

*Mentor/assessor training or willing to work towards

*Newborn Life Support Training

Experience

Essential

*Has worked in a variety of settings

using all midwifery skills

*Understands the application of

the child protection processes

and the mental health act

*Can demonstrate a knowledge of

current and emerging health care

issues

*Experience of caring for at

risk/socially excluded service users

Desirable

*Experience in attending Home Births 

Additional Criteria

Essential

*Full UK/ EU driving licence

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Professional Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

For help with your application, contact: 

Sarah Sawyer 

sarah.sawyer@uhb.nhs.uk 

07971303667