Midwife

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Ormskirk; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

Job Summary

Are you an experienced midwife interested in working in a friendly unit with 2200 births committed to implementing the Better Births Agenda?

We have a number of permanent Band 6 posts available in our Midwifery team at Ormskirk Hospital. Our posts are rotational throughout the service and would give the successful candidate the opportunity to work with us as we move forward in implementing the Ockenden requirements.

This vacancy may close should a sufficient number of applications be received.

An Enhanced DBS with barred lists for both Adults & Children is required for this post.

Main duties of the job

Providing antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care to women and their families.

We pride ourselves on delivering holistic care through our flexible and dynamic approach within a caring, welcoming and friendly team.

The Ideal Candidate For The Role Will:

• Be able to demonstrate leadership and management skills.
• Be flexible with a caring attitude.
• Have excellent and extended clinical skills.
• Be able to develop their clinical skills and participate in continuing their professional development.
• Have experience in solving problems and using their initiative.
• Have the ability to take the lead when caring for women and their babies.
• Be able to communicate and work together in a multidisciplinary team.

About us

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Job Description

Job responsibilities

CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Adhere to the NMC Rules and Code of Practice at all times and abide by the Code of Professional Practice.
• Accept responsibility for personal, professional and education needs, including attendance on in-services training and statutory study days.
• Support and empower women throughout pregnancy and postnatal childbirth experience enabling them to make informed choice about their care, which is safe, effective and evidence based.
• Work as an autonomous, competent practitioner within Trust guidelines.
• Participate with audit and research within Maternity Services.
• Provide sensitive and appropriate support for bereaved parents and demanding family situations.
• Actively promote health promotion issues and participate in parent education.
• Report all accidents and incidents in line with risk management policy.
• Maintain midwifery competencies by acquiring and consolidating the requisite knowledge and skills for safe midwifery practice.
• Actively participate in the change process brought about by new initiatives in practice based on current evidence.
• Ensure compliance to all Trust Risk Management, Research Governance and Infection Control Policies and Procedures.
• Maintain contemporaneous documentation in line with Trust guidelines, Quality and Risk standards.
• Undertake appropriate mandatory training in infection control and comply with all Trust Infection Control policies relevant to the post.
• Take responsibility for managing own health and well-being.
• Identify concerns relating to child protection to Clinical lead for area.
• Show regard and respect for different ethnic, cultural and religious beliefs within the provision of all aspects of midwifery care.
• Contribute to the achievement of quality and performance targets within work Area.

LINE MANAGEMENT/SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Promote effective communication within the multi-professional teams, the public and other agencies.
• Act as a mentor to Student Midwives/Nurses and provide support for more Junior staff.
• Help in the maintenance of a safe working environment and identify problems to the immediate Manager/shift leader.
• Comply with Maternity Services guidance on security of the newborn and baby Tagging security system.
• Participate in the formulation of policies and protocols relevant to the Speciality.
• Provide leadership and support of the shift and oversee the Maternity Unit out of hours in the absence of the Delivery Suite Shift Leader as required.

Person Specification

Qualifications Essential

• Registered Midwife, with current NMC registration.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent, or willing to work towards.

Knowledge & Experience Essential

• Knowledge of current Midwifery issues.
• Knowledge of current Government NHS Agenda relevant to Maternity Services.
• Knowledge and understanding of the assessment process for Students.
• Substantial post registration experience.

Skills Essential

• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent clinical skills.
• Good computer skills.
• Good presentation skills.

Other Essential

• Evidence of fulfilling PREP.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Ormskirk

Wigan Road

Ormskirk

L39 2AZ

Employer's website

https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/