midwife

A wonderful opportunity has arisen for an experienced Band 6 Midwife to come and join our established Homebirth Team. We know Continuity of Care and Homebirth teams can be some of the most satisfying and empowering teams to work in. We have built this team to not only provide excellent care, but to also care and invest in the midwives within the team. We are looking for an enthusiastic, compassionate and motivated individual who is dedicated to providing continuity of care for women and their families planning to birth at home. You will be part of a supportive and experienced team providing antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care. You will care for your own caseload, with a collective rostered team on-call commitment to cover the homebirth service 24/7. The Royal London Hospital is part of Barts Health NHS Trust, which has a worldwide reputation for innovation in the care of expectant mothers and their families. As the largest trust in the UK we provide exceptional care for families. Main duties of the job To provide high quality, evidence based holistic midwifery care to women requesting homebirth or a caseload model of care. To provide continuity of care to women from booking, antenatal, intrapartum and beyond. The midwife will be required to work as part of a team and participate in the on-call rota to facilitate the women's desired place of birth. Supervises: Health care support workers, Student midwives, and junior qualified staff.

Are you a Midwife looking for an exciting change? Are you keen to make a difference to the diverse families accessing our care? Are you looking to work in a supportive Homebirth team? Are you looking for access to training, development and other learning opportunities in Midwifery?,

• Band Midwife with UK professional Registration with experience ideally in a Homebirth or Birth Centre Environment
Desirable
• Practice Supervisor/ Assessor
Experience Essential
• Has worked in a variety of settings using all midwifery skills
• Ability to participate in health promotion activities to include antenatal classes/clinics
• Ability to prioritise clinical work effectively
• Can show a non judgemental approach to patient care
• Ability to record and report back accurately and fully on patient assessments undertaken and risks identified
• Ability to identify deteriorating patients
• Able to analyse, interpret and action fetal heart rate monitoring including intermittent auscultation and CTG recordings
• Able to use both Adult and Neonatal resuscitation skills
Skills Essential
• Ability to work as part of a multi -disciplinary team
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels across the Department and Directorate
• The ability to communicate with patients in an empathetic manner regarding their treatment and procedures.
• Can demonstrate an enthusiastic, approachable and friendly manner
• Ability communicate effectively, both written and oral
• Understanding of own Knowledge and Skills Framework and ability to identify learning needs and interests
• Ability to self reflect, carry out tasks of own job and identify what s/he needs to learn to able to do current job better
• Ability to take an active role in agreed learning activities and keeps a record of them
Person Specification Qualifications Essential
• Band Midwife with UK professional Registration with experience ideally in a Homebirth or Birth Centre Environment
Desirable
• Practice Supervisor/ Assessor
Experience Essential
• Has worked in a variety of settings using all midwifery skills
• Ability to participate in health promotion activities to include antenatal classes/clinics
• Ability to prioritise clinical work effectively
• Can show a non judgemental approach to patient care
• Ability to record and report back accurately and fully on patient assessments undertaken and risks identified
• Ability to identify deteriorating patients
• Able to analyse, interpret and action fetal heart rate monitoring including intermittent auscultation and CTG recordings
• Able to use both Adult and Neonatal resuscitation skills
Skills Essential
• Ability to work as part of a multi -disciplinary team
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels across the Department and Directorate
• The ability to communicate with patients in an empathetic manner regarding their treatment and procedures.
• Can demonstrate an enthusiastic, approachable and friendly manner
• Ability communicate effectively, both written and oral
• Understanding of own Knowledge and Skills Framework and ability to identify learning needs and interests
• Ability to self reflect, carry out tasks of own job and identify what s/he needs to learn to able to do current job better
• Ability to take an active role in agreed learning activities and keeps a record of them
  
  Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients. Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together. We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.