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Do you believe that providing compassionate care is at the heart of midwifery?
Are you seeking an exciting career opportunity in one of the most picturesque parts of the country?
Morecambe Bay Hospitals Trust offers the chance to work with the stunning Lake District on your doorstep, along with excellent transport links to major towns and cities across the North West and beyond.
We are proud to offer a rotational preceptorship programme for newly qualified Band 5 midwives, as well as opportunities for experienced Band 6 rotational midwives to join our dynamic, forward-thinking, and professional team. Covering a wide geographical area that includes both rural and urban communities, our team is dedicated to delivering exceptional care.
Main Duties of the Job
Midwives are accountable as the lead professional and have a unique relationship with the women, newborn infants, partners, and families they care for and support.
Midwives should optimise physiological processes, support safe psychological, social, and cultural situations, work to promote positive outcomes, and to anticipate and prevent complications to promote and provide midwifery-led care to women, working as an autonomous practitioner within a multidisciplinary team.
* To provide 24-hour high-quality women-centred maternity care
* To provide effective leadership, optimise teaching opportunities, and support all grades of staff; planning and directing activities to provide the optimal standard of care
* To give appropriate education to women and their families and provide necessary care, advice, and supervision throughout the pregnancy continuum
* To ensure appropriate referral for mother or child
* To promote personalised care and choice, giving necessary care advice and supervision to women and their families, wherever possible/appropriate
* To liaise closely with the person having overall responsibility and deputise when required
* To ensure that the clinical area is clean and provides a safe environment for women, their families, and staff
We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units, and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, helping with non-life-threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three hospitals provide planned care including outpatient, diagnostics, therapies, day case, and inpatient surgery. Additionally, community outreach services and diagnostics are provided across Morecambe Bay.
Our community services for adults are delivered in people's homes, community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals, and main hospitals. Our aim is to help people remain independent, improve their health, and manage conditions through high-quality care, advice, and support.
For further details or informal visits, contact:
Name: Helena Brown
Job title: Maternity Inpatient Matron
Email: helena.brown@mbht.nhs.uk
Telephone: 01524 583850
Helena Brown
Inpatient Maternity Matron
Email: helena.brown@mbht.nhs.uk
Phone: 01524 583850
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