Job overview
Are you looking for a new challenge?
Luton Hospital are looking for an enthusiastic Band 6 Fetal Medicine Midwife to work within our Fetal Medicine team.
The post holder will work with the Fetal Medicine Lead Midwife to support the Fetal Medicine Service, providing care for high risk women in liaison with the multidisciplinary team. The post holder will take responsibility to advise staff in the acute and primary care setting in relation to Fetal Medicine and will be actively involved in client/family education, supporting midwives, obstetricians and GP's to provide on-going antenatal care and management and care planning for clients with diabetes in the intrapartum and postnatal period.
So why should you work for us?
We are a progressive unit offering personal and professional development opportunities, and opportunities to be involved in Quality Improvement projects.
*Staff are supported on Leadership programmes including Mary Seacole, along with clinical based programmes including High Dependency, NIPE and Professional Midwifery Advocates.
*Staff supported to complete Return to Practice (RtP) programme.
*DAISY international recognition award scheme
Main duties of the job
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust has an exciting opportunity for an experienced to join our Fetal Medicine Team. Midwives are supported and enabled to practice in the optimal environments for all elements of midwifery care for all women (and their families) to enjoy a normal birth experience. You should be an experienced midwife, able to provide antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care and be able to work flexibly.
You will provide a full range of health education, social care and advice to women, liaising with multi-disciplinary/agency groups are to continually improve maternity care for childbearing women and their families, being responsive to the needs of the women and obtain user views as appropriate. Supporting student midwives and junior members of staff as we guide them through their professional development, and receiving excellent senior midwife support to ensure you fulfil your own potential. We understand that that happy fulfilled staff will offer their best, and we aim to achieve this through development within a supportive team approach.
The successful applicants will receive a comprehensive orientation programme and are assured that they will receive appropriate support.
Working for our organisation
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See attached Job Description attached for further information on the requirements of the post holder.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. •Registered Midwife
2. •Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
3. •Evidence of further education in research and audit
4. •Education at masters level
5. •ENB 997 course or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
6. •Evidence of relevant clinical experience
Desirable criteria
7. •Previous experience in fetal medicine
Sklls, Knowledge and ability
Essential criteria
8. •Ability to provide clinical expertise in fetal medicine and antenatal screening
9. Can demonstrate a forward thinking approach towards care provision and women’s choice
10. Ability to prioritise, and demonstrate decision making skills
11. •Able to work in a team or independently as required
12. •Able to work in a multicultural environment
13. •Able to use information to plan, implement and evaluate care
14. •IT literate including ability to use Excel, Datix or other incident reporting system, Word
Desirable criteria
15. •Experience in Antenatal Screening Ability to interpret, analyse and present complex data
16. •Knowledge of National Screening Committee Standards and Guidelines
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.