Continuity of Carer Midwife _ MAS (Maternity Additional Support) Team

NHS; Brighton; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job description

Continuity of Carer Midwife - MAS (Maternity Additional Support) Team

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

We are recruiting experienced midwives into one of our continuity of care (COC) teams based in Brighton.

• The MAST team provides care to women & people with additional needs during their pregnancy, based on their medical history and/or events occurring during the antenatal period. MAST midwives work with the obstetric & Maternal Medicine teams to provide wrap-around care to women and people.

All applicants must be aware that this is a 24-hour, 7-day a week service and you will work long days, nights and weekend shifts or an 'on-call' model of care provision.

Main duties of the job

To provide a high standard of Midwifery care to women and pregnant people during the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal periods in both Acute and Primary Care Settings according to Trust Policies and Standards. As a qualified midwife, the post holder will be required to provide the necessary supervision, care and advice to women and pregnant people during pregnancy, labour, and the postpartum period, to conduct deliveries under their own responsibility and carry out care of the newborn. COC midwives are required to demonstrate a high degree of autonomy in accordance with the Nursing & Midwifery Council's 'Midwives Rules'. The post holder requires excellent communication skills and an ability to manage their own workload.

About us

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop.

We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do. We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.

Job responsibilities

• Take full responsibility for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating Midwifery care consistent with evidence-based practice for mothers, babies and families. Working in both Inpatient and Community settings.
• Discuss options and support parents in making informed choices in their plan of care such as Birth plans, pain relief, infant feeding, baby care, return to work and family planning.
• Discuss options and support parents in making informed choices in the period following birth.
• Analyse and evaluate the effectiveness of such care, making necessary modifications of any midwifery care pathway and giving professional advice and support as required.
• Act as the clients' advocate and empower them to promote their own health and well-being.
• Respect the need for privacy and dignity and obtain clients' informed consent throughout the childbirth continuum.
• Refer clients to other practitioners e.g. senior midwife, obstetrician, physiotherapist and paediatrician when needs and risks are beyond the post holder's scope of practice or require specialist input.

Person Specification

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

• Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
• Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues.

Essential and desirable

• Registered Midwife
• Experience and skilled in a wide range of midwifery settings
• 997/8 Mentorship Module or Equivalent
• Current UK Driving Licence
• Child Protection Course
• Counselling skills
• NIPE - Newborn Initial Physical Examination
• Community Midwifery Experience

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.

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum pro rata