Band 6 Core Fetal assessment unit midwife
Core fetal assessment unit midwife supporting our day case unit over 6 days of the week. Band 6.
You may be asked to support antenatal clinic as part of the team.
Responsibilities
* Work within NMC codes of practice and professional guidelines.
* Work autonomously within Trust guidelines and sphere of professional practice with reference to departmental manager as appropriate.
* Maintain revalidation requirements and meet with named Supervisor of Midwives for an annual review.
* Provide effective and visible clinical leadership.
* Advocate and support the rights of individual women to make informed choices about their care.
* Promote equality, diversity and rights.
* Provide constructive feedback and support to enable junior colleagues and student midwives to develop.
* Undertake all mandatory training required by the Trust and specific to midwifery practice.
* Act up for the departmental ward manager/team leader in their absence.
Main duties of the job
* Facilitate womens involvement in decision making process regarding all aspects of pregnancy, birth and postnatal care.
* Demonstrate sound organisational skills when planning clinical workload.
* Provide high quality, evidence-based midwifery care to women and families throughout maternity pathway.
* Work collaboratively with others to provide seamless pathway of care.
* Recognise deviations from normality and escalate appropriately.
* Demonstrate effective communication skills in order to share information appropriately with women, families and the multidisciplinary team.
* Effectively manage the expectations of women and families whilst in your care.
* Recognise and identify adult and child safeguarding issues and take appropriate action to safeguard the woman, her unborn and other children within the family.
* Work as supportive team member to develop an environment that encourages effective team working among staff.
* Maintain up-to-date knowledge of all clinical equipment utilised within the clinical areas of the maternity services.
* Demonstrate understanding of Trust Risk Management policy and contribute to improve patient care and outcomes.
* Contribute towards audit and provision of statistical evidence relating to the fetal assessment unit activity.
Qualifications
* NMC Registered Midwife
* Educated to Degree level
* Level 3 child protection training / sound knowledge of child protection
Knowledge
* Knowledge of child protection policy
* Experience within in and out patients
* Able to undertake a clinical audit
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Ability to cope with complex obstetric and medical situations
* Able to work to tight deadlines and competing demands
* Ability to manage difficult/stressful situations and conversations
* Excellent problem solving and decision‑making skills
* Ability to communicate effectively
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.
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