Job overview
Are you a Midwife looking for an exciting change? Are you keen to make a difference to the diverse families accessing our care? Are you looking to work in a supportive Homebirth team? Are you looking for access to training, development and other learning opportunities in Midwifery?
A wonderful opportunity has arisen for an experienced Band 6 Midwife to come and join our established Homebirth Team. We know Continuity of Care and Homebirth teams can be some of the most satisfying and empowering teams to work in. We have built this team to not only provide excellent care, but to also care and invest in the midwives within the team.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, compassionate and motivated individual who is dedicated to providing continuity of care for women and their families planning to birth at home. You will be part of a supportive and experienced team providing antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care. You will care for your own caseload, with a collective rostered team on-call commitment to cover the homebirth service 24/7.
The Royal London Hospital is part of Barts Health NHS Trust, which has a worldwide reputation for innovation in the care of expectant mothers and their families. As the largest trust in the UK we provide exceptional care for families.
Main duties of the job
To provide high quality, evidence based holistic midwifery care to women requesting homebirth or a caseload model of care. To provide continuity of care to women from booking, antenatal, intrapartum and beyond. The midwife will be required to work as part of a team and participate in the on-call rota to facilitate the women's desired place of birth.
Supervises: Health care support workers, Student midwives, and junior qualified staff.
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. Band Midwife with UK professional Registration with experience ideally in a Homebirth or Birth Centre Environment
Desirable criteria
2. Practice Supervisor/ Assessor
Experience
Essential criteria
3. Has worked in a variety of settings using all midwifery skills
4. Ability to participate in health promotion activities to include antenatal classes/clinics
5. Ability to prioritise clinical work effectively
6. Can show a non judgemental approach to patient care
7. Ability to record and report back accurately and fully on patient assessments undertaken and risks identified
8. Ability to identify deteriorating patients
9. Able to analyse, interpret and action fetal heart rate monitoring including intermittent auscultation and CTG recordings
10. Able to use both Adult and Neonatal resuscitation skills
Skills
Essential criteria
11. Ability to work as part of a multi -disciplinary team
12. Ability to communicate effectively at all levels across the Department and Directorate
13. The ability to communicate with patients in an empathetic manner regarding their treatment and procedures.
14. Can demonstrate an enthusiastic, approachable and friendly manner
15. Ability communicate effectively, both written and oral
16. Understanding of own Knowledge and Skills Framework and ability to identify learning needs and interests
17. 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
18. Ability to take an active role in agreed learning activities and keeps a record of them
**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:
19. Eligible role: The position must be on the UK Skilled Worker visa list. You can check your eligibility here: -.
20. 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.
21. Skill level: The role must meet the minimum skill requirement of RQF Level 6 or above (graduate level).
22. English language: Applicants must demonstrate English proficiency at CEFR level B2 or higher.
23. Other criteria: Applicants must meet all other criteria as set out by the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI)