Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity to join us as a Band 6 Inpatient Midwife at our St Helier site!
Our maternity team provides a forward-thinking environment, offering comprehensive and high-quality care to women and their families. Our team are committed to promoting woman-centred, individualised care to a diverse population.
1. We care for approximately 4,300 women annually across our two sites, utilising digital maternity systems.
2. Comprehensive Service Offering: Includes assisted conception, community services, obstetric-led labour wards, birth centres, specialist midwifery teams, and home birth team.
3. Positive Feedback: Women and families consistently report positive experiences, highlighting the quality of care provided. The 2024 Maternity Benchmark survey demonstrated ESTH performed above average, particularly in postnatal care.
4. Active Improvement Culture: On-going improvement projects that aim to enhance service delivery and workforce development.
5. Collaboration with Local Maternity Systems
The successful candidates will benefit from access to extensive in-house training and professional growth opportunities; working in as part of our welcoming, and supportive team; and being at the forefront of midwifery service provision.
If you're ready to advance in your career or seeking a fresh opportunity, we'd love to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
At Epsom and St Helier we pride ourselves in offering flexible working arrangements, a robust in service training package and a positive working culture. Our midwives provide an excellent standard of midwifery care in the inpatient setting. They will be expected to carry out all relevant forms of midwifery care and will supervise other midwives, preceptors, maternity assistants and students as necessary.
Role will include:
6. Fundamentally required to undertake all clinical activities that are required of a midwife
7. Work within the inpatient setting, providing care to women and their families antenatally, intrapartum and postnatally.
8. Demonstrate clinical expertise and act as a professional role model
9. Effectively maintain records in accordance with NMC guidelines
We are seeking experienced midwives with a great work ethic
Working for our organisation
ESTH is a family of nearly 8000 colleagues, serving a population of over 490,000 people in south west London and north east Surrey. Nearly 900,000 patients come to our hospitals for treatment every year. We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. As teaching hospitals working alongside our partnered universities, we play a vital role in the education and development of midwives, doctors and other health professionals. Benefits to working for ESTH are vast, including career development, community, staff benefits, staff wellbeing services, transportation incentives, on-site nursery (STH) and our accredited Simulation Centre.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the Inpatient Midwife role.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
10. Registered Midwife with active UK NMC Pin
11. Completed Preceptorship program
12. Mentorship qualification or SSSA equivalent
Desirable criteria
13. Evidence of post-registration education activity
14. NLS accreditation
15. NIPE qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
16. Recent experience across a range of maternity settings
17. Experience of mentoring junior staff or students
Desirable criteria
18. Post registration Inpatient experience
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
19. Achieved competency in cannulation, suturing and medicines administration
20. Good knowledge of obstetric emergency management
21. Good IT and administration skills
22. Demonstrates excellent communication skills
Desirable criteria
23. Experience in Digital Maternity systems (eg. Badgernet, iClip)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
NameSuzanne PowroznykJob titleMaternity MatronEmail addressTelephone number0208 296 2895Additional information
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