Due to retirement we currently have an exciting opportunity for the right individual to provide Senior Charge Midwife Leadership within our Midwife Led unit. Please note post is rotational.
NHS Fife maternity is a modern, thriving and progressive unit with approximately 3000 births per year. The services includes outpatient and community services, and multi faceted inpatient services which include a complex care Consultant Unit and an alongside Midwife Led Unit
We also have our own Planned Caesarean Section team as well as a separate Induction of Labour Suite.
Last year our maternity Assessment unit provided over 17,000 triage phone assessments and in excess of 7000 face to face consultations.
We have an increasing number of Maternity Care assistants who are invaluable to our service.
Our maternity ward is a 13 bedded area that caters to ante and postnatal women as well as provides stage 1 level National Transitional Care. The ward has a multifaceted team of midwives, nursery nurses, maternity care assistants as well as the wider multidisciplinary team.
We are a fast paced thriving unit, looking for a motivated, experienced midwife to assist, lead, nurture and develop our service. To continually provide a high level of training and education to support our staff to meet the changing needs of pregnant woman and families of whom we serve. We are looking for an individual who has the knowledge and capabilities to guide and support our staff to maintain this level of skill. We are looking for an individual with the skills and passion to lead a low risk Midwifery Led unit adapting and developing to the needs of the population we serve.
The right candidate should have exceptional organisational and people management skills.
You will have close working relationships with all grades of medical staff and collaborate in the review and writing of departmental guidelines as well as keep accurate and contemporaneous records of staff training.
We encourage professional development and we have an extremely successful in house leadership programme and regularly encourage staff to participate in external networking.
An organisations culture and values cascades from its leadership. Our Head of Midwifery was a Royal College of Midwives national awards nominated finalist in 2021 for her work and dedication to staff well being during a Global Pandemic. This if nothing else should let you know how much NHS Fife values its staff.
Women and families are at the centre of all we do. We are progressive, dynamic and willing; all that needs added to our service is YOU.
You must be an experienced NMC Registered Midwife, educated to degree level. In addition you should possess enthusiasm, excellent team working skills with effective communication.
For informal enquiries, please contact Pamela Higgins, Inpatient Clinical Midwifery Manager, 01592 729768
A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.
NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application.
We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.