Job overview
Do you enjoy low risk, homebirth care? Do you enjoy providing continuity of care? Are you an advocate for the women and families you look after?
We are proud of our Maternity Service at Whipps Cross University Hospital. We are a supportive and friendly team dedicated to delivering the highest standard of care to our service users. We serve a diverse community in East London.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced and compassionate midwife to join our home birth team to support our women and birthing people with their choice to birth at home. You will provide holistic care to women and their families during pregnancy, labour / birth and post natal period. You will possess strong communication skills and provide evidence- based care.
You will be supported by the home birth team leader and matron. Your experience in both ante natal care and community setting is essential.
Main duties of the job
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed job description and person specification. The job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge that is required.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application, please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed job description and person specification. The job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge that is required.
Person specification
Skills
Essential criteria
1. Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
2. Ability to communicate effectively at all levels across the Department and Directorate
3. The ability to communicate with patients in an empathetic manner regarding their treatment and procedures.
4. Can demonstrate an enthusiastic, approachable and friendly manner
Knowledge
Essential criteria
5. Registration with experience ideally in a Homebirth or Birth Centre Environment
Desirable criteria
6. Practice Supervisor/ Assessor
Qualifications
Essential criteria
7. Midwife with UK professional registration