Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
We are seeking enthusiastic and dynamic midwives to join our highly motivated Midwifery team at The Countess of Chester. The post holder will have completed their preceptorship and will be expected to rotate around Community with an opportunity to rotate into Labour ward, Triage, Inpatient Ward and Antenatal Clinic. There is an on call rota as part of this role. we welcome interest from those midwives keen to work or experience of working in the community. We are looking to develop an opportunity to work within a continuity model for those midwives who wish to provide an enhanced model of care.
We are committed to providing a safe and positive experience to our women, while recognising that staff are our greatest asset. We engage with our staff at all levels to discuss ideas to improve our care, while providing staff development opportunities.
With 1800 births per year, our Maternity Service includes the following:
* An alongside midwifery unit
* An 8 bed consultant led obstetric Unit
* A Community midwifery service
* A 27 bed antenatal and postnatal ward providing 4 transitional care beds .
* Close relationship with our local Maternity Voice Partnership
We are also excited to announce we are looking forward to move into our new maternity unit which is planned to open in July 2025.
Main duties of the job
* Work autonomously within guidelines and Sphere of Professional Practice within a designated area whilst being responsible for performing a comprehensive assessment plan, implementation and evaluation of care delivery according to the health and social needs of women and their babies.
* Work collaboratively with other professionals and agencies to ensure women and their families' needs are met especially in relation to ongoing health/social requirements and discharge arrangements.
* Work collaboratively to ensure care women receive is safe, kind and effective.
* Establish and maintain effective communication with women and their families.
* Collect, collate and report information, ensuring accurate records are maintained
* Recognise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations
* Involve women and their families in the planning and delivery of care.
About us
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
* The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
* Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
* Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costswill be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person Specification
Qualification
* Registered Midwife
* Relevant speciality qualification i.e Examination of the Newborn / NALS/relevant experience
Knowledge and Experience
* Able to maintain accurate records within the diversity of midwifery
* Able to present factual information and deal with questions
* Willingness to develop speciality knowledge if applicable to post
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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