Bank Midwife

The post holder will be expected to provide supportive care to women throughout all stages of pregnancy and childbirth either within a geographical area or the hospital setting. Ensuring women have access to midwifery support, expertise and advice on a 24-hour basis. The post holder is designated to take charge regularly of a ward or equivalent sphere of midwifery. The post Holder will maintain active NMC registration meeting all revalidation requirements

There are various full time and part time posts available across our Obstetric Unit and Community Services. Successful applicants must have knowledge and experience of all aspects of Midwifery practice and will be expected to provide supportive care to women throughout all stages of pregnancy.

Swansea Bay University Health Board covers a population of around 390,000 in Neath/Port Talbot and Swansea areas and we have a budget of around £1bn. Our values were developed by listening to our service users, the community and our staff. They show our commitment to equality and are at the centre of everything we do. These are; caring for each other, working together and always improving and this is something that we in maternity service, strive for each and every day. Singleton Hospital, overlooking Swansea Bay, hosts a range of maternity services across the site. Theses include;

• antenatal clinics,
• day assessment unit,
• acute assessment unit,
• ante-natal ward,
• our midwifery led bay birth unit,
• labour ward,
• post natal ward,
• obstetric theatre
• close links with our tertiary neonatal unit on site and transitionary care unit on antenatal ward.
Alongside Singleton Hospital we have a Community Midwifery Team who support patients in the community. Neath/Port Talbot Hospital was opened in 2003 and has roughly 200 beds. Our Maternity services in NPT comprise of:
• Ante-natal clinics
• Day Assessment Unit
• Midwifery Led Unit