Job overview
Are you passionate about providing excellent care to women with complex pregnancies and co-morbities who require care on the Consultant led Delivery Suite. If so, we would love you to join our motivated and forward thinking core team.
We are looking for experienced, enthusiastic midwives to join our highly motivated midwifery team, as part of our Band 6 core team providing complex care to antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal women requiring a higher level of surveillance and care within the Delivery Suite setting. The role will involve all aspects of intrapartum care, high dependency care of complex women, support of the Delivery Suite Coordinator and oversight of activity within the Delivery Suite and wider unit. This is an excellent opportunity for midwives wanting to further their knowledge and experience with a view to future career progression.
Main duties of the job
We’re looking for midwives who are as passionate as we are about providing the best service possible. It goes without saying that you will demonstrate a caring and compassionate nature and attention to detail.
You will have a calm professional manner that inspires confidence and promotes safe care, a positive culture and seamless multi-disciplinary working.
You will be an excellent communicator, with good listening and advocacy skills to ensure women and their families are heard, helping them to achieve a high quality, positive and safe experience through the effective planning and management of individualised care.
You will uphold the Trust values at all times and demonstrate a caring and compassionate attitude to women, families and colleagues. You will have the opportunity to learn new skills and will be expected to maintain your own professional development and knowledge to enhance your skills in this role.
The role will involve the support of the Delivery Suite coordinator in the oversight and management of the Delivery Suite and the support and guidance of junior midwives and learners in this complex area.
Working for our organisation
We have 10000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our service users. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.
Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.
You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done. You’ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.
You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Duties to include, but not be limited to:
1. Assist and support the Delivery Suite Coordinator midwife in the safe, effective management of the area including management of personnel, facilities and the associated systems and processes
2. Act as a role model, presenting a positive image of self, team and the organisation
3. Be responsible for the delivery and co-ordination of care, through appropriate professional practice, delegation and supervision of duties carried out by less experienced staff ️
4. Ensure a high standard of Midwifery care is delivered by self and others based on assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care to meet women's needs in accordance with agreed local and National standards and evidence based guidelines
5. Set, monitor and maintain standards of care to improve the patient experience and outcome of care
6. Proactively manage risk and maintain patient safety, conforming to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines ️
7. Communicate all relevant information to the multidisciplinary team internally and with external organisations as required, to ensure seamless care ️
8. Promote provision of education and health promotion
9. Promote equality in care and practice by recognising, respecting and meeting the needs and choices of individuals
10. Ensures environment of care is safe, well equipped and compliant with standards for hygiene and cleanliness
We hope you can you see yourself being part of this dynamic team of midwives who really care about your career development, your ideas and your contribution to make our service the best around. ️
Person specification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
11. Experince in IV additives, venepuncture and Cannulation, Perineal suturing
12. Awareness of changes within Midwifery practice
13. Able to manage /treat obstetric emergencies in hospital/birth unit and community setting
14. Knowledge of Clinical Governance and the relevance to practice
15. Knowledge of relevant policies and procedures
16. Maintains own reflective practice.
17. Demonstrates effective listening skills and communication skills.
18. Confident in teaching and assessing student midwives, midwives and doctors.
19. Ability to implement changes within midwifery practice.
20. Experience in intrapartum care in the Delivery Suite setting
Desirable criteria
21. Evidence clinical competence in area of speciality
22. Knowledge of Leadership and management
23. Research and Development knowledge/experience
24. Experience of high dependency care
25. Evidence clinical competence in area of speciality
26. Experience of high dependency care
Qualifications & Education
Essential criteria
27. Appropriate NMC Registration
28. NMC recognised Mentorship qualification or willingness to work towards, following 18 months commencement in post
29. Evidence of continuing education or development
Desirable criteria
30. Degree