Job overview
Come and Join our friendly midwifery team at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, London.
We have an exciting opportunity for a band 7 lead midwife to join our well established midwifery team looking after elctive c.section and induction of labour ( IOL) clients. we would like to improve the experience for such clients within our unit.
As a senior clinical leader you be responsible for the safe, effective and woman centred care within our maternity department. The role provides strategic and operational leadership to ensure high standards of care, clinical governance and adherence to national and local guidelines. The post holder will work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, including obstetric, anesthetic and neonatal colleague to provide clear clinical leadership and expertise. you will oversee the planning, coordination and implementation of evidence-based care pathways, ensuring safe escalation, timely decision making and positive experience for our service users.
This role requires a highly motivated and experience senior midwife with strong leadership, communication and decision making skills. As the lead midwife, you will be pivotal in shaping the future of induction and elective c.section services, ensuring safety, quality and compassion remain at the heart of our maternity service. you will be conducting audits and analysis service performance, patient outcome, and feedback to identify areas for improvement and sustainability.
Main duties of the job
1. You will be required to care for the women/birthing people admitted for elective c.section/ IOL as an autonomous practitioner.
2. This will involve liaising with the obstetric team and working closely with the labour ward coordinator.
3. You will manage the daily IOL and elective c.section admissions, ensuring the clients are accommodated according to their clinical priority. you will be conducting individual risk assessment to ensure appropriate place for each inductions and priority for elective c.sections.
4. You will be competent in providing the necessary care and advice to the women under your care depending on their needs and carry out total midwifery care during the whole period of admission. we expect you to have a sound knowledge of all areas of midwifery practice.
5. You will be working in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team to ensure the safety of both mothers and babies.
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
Essential criteria
6. Degree level or equivalent experience as a registered midwife
7. Evidence of continuing professional development
8. Mentorship qualification
Desirable criteria
9. Evidence of other professional managerial qualifications
10. NLS
11. Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics Qualification.
Experience
Essential criteria
12. Minimum of 3 years as a Band 6 midwife
13. Recent experience in an intrapartum setting
14. Knowledge and experience of risk management
Desirable criteria
15. Knowledge and experience of using Datix
16. Evidence of previous management experience
17. Evidence of initiating and implementing quality Improvement Initiatives
Skills
Essential criteria
18. Ability to lead a team
19. Previous comprehensive midwifery experience including the ability to facilitate high risk and low risk birth
20. Excellence in competencies (suturing, cannulation, venepuncture etc)
21. Ability to foster a positive learning environment
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