Job overview
This is a maternity service post and the post holder is required to work in one of the areas within the Maternity Services providing community, inpatient, intrapartum, and outpatient care. The post holder will participate in quality improvements, and service developments.
The post holder will have an annual appraisal and undertake continuing professional development. It is expected that midwives work autonomously within the Trust guidelines and sphere of professional practice.
Main duties of the job
Promote continuity of care to provide a high standard of midwifery care to mother and baby and to provide help and support to the family unit.
Actively promote the concept of total holistic woman centred care within the maternity services offering choice to women regarding place of birth.
Is expected to take part in the appraisal process, to supervise, mentor and provide preceptorship for junior staff.
Is able and expected to teach, lead and manage qualified and other staff, including students and student midwives.
Working for our organisation
Why colleagues think we are
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
What do we stand for?
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.
We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.
We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
Person specification
Education, Qualification & Training
Essential criteria
1. Registered Midwife
2. ENB 997/MSPP
Desirable criteria
3. Evidence of Further Study
4. NVQ assessor
Experience
Essential criteria
5. Experience as a preceptor Midwife
6. Ability to be a mentor to student midwives/nurses/MCA’s
7. Completion of mentor assessor workshops
Desirable criteria
8. Ability to work as part of a team and communicate effectively within it
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Essential criteria
9. Professional appearance and behaviour
10. Clinical skills, in particular: Suturing Cannulation Supervision of epidural infusion
11. Good communicator both verbally and in writing
12. Ability to write clearly and legibly in English
13. Ability to work on own initiative and mange own time
14. Knowledge of evidence informed and research based practice
15. Willing to undertake further study
16. Knowledge of NMC Code of Conduct, Guidelines and Professional Practice
17. Awareness and knowledge of vulnerable adult and child Protection issues
18. Good previous attendance record
19. Flexible approach to working hours and practices
20. Satisfactory enhanced DBS with check against vulnerable groups barred lists
Desirable criteria
21. Computer literate
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
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