Job overview
*This vacancy is for UK trained, newly qualified midwives and is not suitable for internationally educated midwifes as a bridging programme*
At Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust, we pride ourselves on providing a supportive, holistic Midwife Preceptorship programme to support you in transitioning from a student to a fully qualified midwife. This programme will see you complete placements in all areas including community, labour ward and the antenatal and postnatal wards alongside tailored study days to support your development. Community placements may be at any of our locations which includes Buckingham community hospital, Amersham hospital, High Wycombe hospital as well as Stoke Mandeville Hospital.
It is expected that midwives work autonomously within the Trust guidelines and sphere of professional practice.
Main duties of the job
You will join our enthusiastic and committed midwifery team as a rotational midwife, working in both in - and out-patient settings. We have a dedicated team of midwives who will ensure you are supported through supernumerary shifts, and a structured, supportive package. You will be joining a well-established team, dedicated to the on-going promotion of women-centred care and better births.
As a member of our team you will be professional, reliable, safe and compassionate for women, babies and their families. You will work collaboratively within our multidisciplinary team in an environment that is open, supportive and empowering.
Your experience will ensure that you provide a high standard of care to mothers and their relatives/carers. This in turn will be supported by our well established and robust in-house training programmes alongside an accessible approach to supervision.
On successful completion of your preceptorship year, you will gain your Band 6 midwife position.
Flexible shifts including days, weekends and nights are available to support our growing population and service needs.
1. Competitive rate of pay
2. Paid annual leave
3. Training and development opportunities
Working for our organisation
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
4. As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
5. We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
6. We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
7. 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.
8. As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
9. Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What do we stand for?
10. Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
11. Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
12. Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Person specification
Education, Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
13. Registered Midwife (or awaiting PIN)
Experience
Essential criteria
14. Ability to work as part of a team and communicate effectively within it
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Essential criteria
15. Professional appearance and behaviour
16. Good communicator both verbally and in writing
17. Ability to write clearly and legibly in English
18. Ability to work on own initiative and mange own time
19. Computer literate
20. Knowledge of evidence informed and research based practice
21. Knowledge of NMC Code of Conduct, Guidelines and Professional Practice
22. Awareness and knowledge of vulnerable adult and child Protection issues
23. Good previous attendance record
24. Flexible approach to working hours and practices
25. Satisfactory enhanced DBS with check against vulnerable groups barred lists
Special Circumstances
Essential criteria
26. Able to travel to other sites and off site as necessary
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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