Job overview
There is an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 midwife, who has special interest in working with women with complex social factors and their families, to join a well-established team of midwives.
The Gateway Team of midwives provide continuity of care to vulnerable pregnant women including teenagers, women with learning disabilities, victims of domestic abuse, substance abusers, women experiencing moderate to severe mental health issues, and women with complex safeguarding issues.
You will provide antenatal and postnatal care in community clinics and women’s homes with opportunities to provide intrapartum care in line with Better births, to a caseload of vulnerable women.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and compassionate midwife who wishes to extend their midwifery skills in this field. You must have excellent communication and time management skills and be a proactive team player. It’s vital that you have a special interest in caring for vulnerable women and have a good understanding of maternity safeguarding.
Main duties of the job
To provide safe and effective midwifery care to vulnerable women whilst working in partnership within a multidisciplinary team. This team includes the Specialist Safeguarding Midwife, Specialist Midwife for Perinatal Mental Health, Specialist Midwife for Substance Misuse, Social Services, The Perinatal Mental Health Team, Obstetric and Psychiatric Consultants, Health Visitors, Family Nurses, Neonatal Consultants and Neonatal Nurses. To ensure comprehensive, compassionate and enhanced midwifery care to vulnerable clients while providing the highest standard of individualised and holistic patient care, in alongside the multidisciplinary team.
This is an opportunity to work within a team supporting vulnerable pregnant women. The team work at The Royal London Hospital, in community settings, at local children’s Centre’s and also visit their homes. The Gateway Team support vulnerable women in the antenatal and postnatal period who are experiencing or have experienced the following: Moderate to Severe Mental Health Issues, Domestic Abuse, Teenage Pregnancies, Learning Disabilities, Asylum Seekers, Substance Misuse, FGM, Complex Safeguarding Issues etc.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main 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 below.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Registered Midwife – eligible to practice
Desirable criteria
2. Prep for Mentorship course or equivalent
3. Examination of the newborn
Experience
Essential criteria
4. Experience/knowledge of safeguarding issues in maternity/children’s setting
5. Experience/special interest in working with vulnerable pregnant women
Skills/Knowledge
Essential criteria
6. Ability to communicate effectively at all levels across the Department and Directorate
7. The ability to communicate with patients in an empathetic manner regarding their treatment and procedures.
8. Can demonstrate an enthusiastic, approachable and friendly manner
9. Ability communicate effectively, both written and oral
10. Ability to demonstrate enthusiasm towards teaching and sharing knowledge
11. Understanding of own Knowledge and Skills Framework and ability to identify learning needs and interests
12. Ability to self-reflect, carry out tasks of own job and identify what s/he needs to learn to able to do current job better
13. Ability to take an active role in agreed learning activities and keeps a record of them
Desirable criteria
14. Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
**Visa Sponsorship Information**
Recent changes to UK immigration policy on the Health and Care Visa and Skilled Worker Visa could mean that this role is not eligible for sponsorship or that you may not meet the eligibility criteria.
Sponsorship can only be offered if this post and any individual offered employment meet all the Home Office’s requirements under the UK Skilled Worker visa scheme.
If you are applying from outside the UK or will require sponsorship, please mention this clearly in your application.
To be eligible for sponsorship, the following conditions must be met:
15. Eligible role: The position must be on the UK Skilled Worker visa list. You can check your eligibility here: -.
16. Salary threshold: The role must meet the minimum salary set by the Home Office. Please note that for roles employed under Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions, the High-Cost Area Supplement (HCAS) is not included when calculating the basic salary for the purposes of sponsorship.
17. Skill level: The role must meet the minimum skill requirement of RQF Level 6 or above (graduate level).
18. English language: Applicants must demonstrate English proficiency at CEFR level B2 or higher.
19. Other criteria: Applicants must meet all other criteria as set out by the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI)