Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the team at Stoke Mandeville Hospital as a Band 6 Fetal Medicine and Antenatal Clinic Midwife.
The post holder will be a midwife with previous experience working in UK and will provide high-quality, compassionate midwifery care within both the Fetal Medicine service and Antenatal Clinic, contributing to the safe, effective, and efficient delivery of maternity care.
We are proud to offer the opportunity to work within a progressive and supportive maternity service, committed to the ongoing transformation and improvement of care for women, birthing people, and families.
At Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, we are passionate about listening to the voices of our service users and involving them in the design and delivery of services. We are equally committed to supporting our staff to develop and fulfil their career aspirations. You will be welcomed into an established and friendly team, with access to a full induction programme and ongoing opportunities for professional development.
We are committed to equality, diversity, and improving the working lives of our staff, fostering an inclusive environment where everyone is valued and supported to deliver high standards of care.
Main duties of the job
Based within the Antenatal Clinic and Fetal Medicine service, the post holder will provide high-quality, woman-centred care across a range of antenatal pathways, including support for women with complex pregnancies and those undergoing screening and diagnostic investigations. The role involves working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to ensure safe, effective, and coordinated care, while promoting a positive patient experience.
Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, the post holder will support the care of women/birthing people across a range of antenatal pathways, including those with complex pregnancies and those undergoing screening and diagnostic investigations. The role involves providing specialist support, including sensitive counselling in the presence of fetal abnormality, as well as supporting women considering antenatal screening and diagnostic testing and providing ongoing care following results.
The successful candidate will be a proactive and resilient practitioner, able to manage the varied demands of the role while ensuring a high standard of woman-centred care and a positive patient experience.
Working for our organisation
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
1. As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
2. We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
3. We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
4. We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
5. As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
6. Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
7. A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.
What do we stand for?
8. Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
9. Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
10. Our care values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Person specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential criteria
11. Registered Midwife
12. ENB 997/MSPP
Desirable criteria
13. NVQ Assessor
14. Evidence of Further Study
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
15. Experience as a preceptor Midwife
16. Ability to be a mentor to student midwives/nurses/MCA’s
17. Completion of mentor assessor workshops
Desirable criteria
18. Ability to work as part of a team and communicate effectively within it
SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
19. Clinical skills, in particular: Suturing Cannulation Supervision of epidural infusion
20. Ability to work on own initiative and mange own time
21. Knowledge of NMC Code of Conduct, Guidelines and Professional Practice
22. Awareness and knowledge of vulnerable adult and child Protection issues
23. Flexible approach to working hours and practices
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Essential criteria
24. Ability to travel to other sites. Ability to work internal rotation
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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