Job overview
At Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital's Birth Centre we are looking for an enthusiastic Band 6 midwife who can demonstrate excellent decision making and communication skills, with the ability to liaise with the multi-disciplinary team to facilitate safe care and provide an enhanced patient experience.
This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills in supporting physiological birth, within a bio-psycho-social model of care and minimise unnecessary interventions. You will be supported by the core Birth Centre team including Band 7s and Matron and contribute to the provision of midwife-led care at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
Specifically working at the Birth Centre will enable you to:
• Gain confidence in facilitating water births
• Gain confidence in facilitating active births
• Gain confidence in working autonomously and knowing when to refer to the Multidisciplinary Team.
• Gain confidence in counselling women with personalised care plans
Main duties of the job
• Provide effective, individualised, women-centred, evidence-based midwifery led care.
• Ensure the effective use of resources.
• Provide support, education and mentorship to other midwives, student midwives and designated support staff.
• Maintain own professional practice and that of others in line with Nursing and Midwifery Council guidance.
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full 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 required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Registered Midwife.
2. First degree in midwifery
Desirable criteria
3. Evidence of post registration education activity.
4. Mentorship qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
5. Relevant current clinical experience
6. Experience of staff management
7. Experience in change management
8. Previous mentorship experience
Skills/knowledge/ abilities
Essential criteria
9. Evidence of applying current research to practice.
10. Able to demonstrate a working knowledge in standard setting and quality management.
11. Experience in conducting audits.
12. IT skills including Microsoft office, Excel and PowerPoint
Desirable criteria
13. Experience in supervision of staff.
Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).
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