Job summary
At Barnsley, we are Proud to Care.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for midwives who pride themselves ondelivering personalised, high quality, evidenced maternity care to join ourteams. These could be new career midwives who have some experience withinanother Trust or experienced midwives.
Are you a highly motivated, compassionate practitioner who thrives onworking in a dynamic and forward thinking multi-disciplinary team? If so,Barnsley maternity services could offer you a very exciting career opportunityto work with likeminded professionals. Weare excited to offer a prospect to join our ever-evolving team who arededicated to delivering care which is safe, compassionate and evidence based.
Recent achievements include a prestigious RCM award for SupportingMental Health in Pregnancy project. Wepride ourselves on being a baby friendly accredited unit who are now on ajourney to achieve UNICEF UK BFI Gold Award.
We have an opportunity to work in a variety of areas. In line withBetter Births, we offer both traditional and Continuity of Career models ofworking. We are delighted to be able to offer the successful applicants arobust supernumary period of five weeks, to include mandatory training and anopportunity to work in all inpatient areas. This is led by the Pastoral SupportMidwives and supported by our friendly, welcoming multi-disciplinary team,including Professional Midwifery Advocates.
Main duties of the job
As anIntegrated Midwife you will have the opportunity to rotate between all areas ofmaternity. We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated midwives who arepassionate about maintaining high standards of care for women, birthing peopleand their families in line with The Trusts Proud to Care Values.
This role is for midwives at band 6 level, if you are at band 5 level please apply for our band 5 midwife post.
If you are due to qualify this year please apply via our newly qualified advert.
About us
Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close aposition early.
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high performingTrust achieving a Good rating in our most recent Care Quality Commission(CQC) assessment and achieving significant progress in the delivery of ourstrategic objectives. We are proud of the commitment of our staff to ensuring astrong and sustainable future for this organisation which is highly valued byour local communities.
There has never been a better time to join Barnsley Hospital. Itis moving at pace and a we can do this attitude is evident right through theorganisation, where staff are engaged for change and committed to being part ofthe journey to sustainability and growth.
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promotingequality of opportunity and fair treatment to all applicants regardless of race,nationality, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, mental or physicaldisability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, age or offending history.
The cost of the DBS (criminal records check)for Band 6 and above roles only will be met by the successful candidate(s)through salary deduction.
Certificates of Sponsorship
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**Pleasenote funding for travel and associated relocation costs may not be covered bythe Trust**
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attachedJob Description and Person Specification for full details of the role andresponsibilities.
Person Specification
Skills and Abilities
Essential
1. Effective team working skills
2. Excellent communication Skills
3. Articulate and knowledgeable on current issues in Maternity
4. Organised and ability to manage a busy workload, prioritize appropriately.
5. Car Driver
Values based questions
Essential
6. In around 100 words please describe what Equality & Diversity means to you and why they are important.
7. In around 100 words please describe what attributes you think are important in a midwife.
Knowledge and Awareness
Essential
8. Awareness of current midwifery issues/Practice.
9. Safety culture and quality governance.
10. Awareness of CNST, ATTAIN, BFI the role of the CQC
Experience
Essential
11. Ability to fulfill the Job Description requirements competently. Meeting the Maternity band 5/6 competency assessment criteria.
Qualifications
Essential
12. Registered Midwife- Valid NMC registration.
Desirable
13. Mentorship Qualification
14. NIPE