Job summary
- Main area
- Maternity
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 337-NP-5366DG-D
- Employer
- London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Northwick Park, Central Middlesex & Ealing hospitals
- Town
- Harrow
- Salary
- £32,720 - £39,769 per annum inclusive of high cost allowance
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Preceptorship Midwife
Band 5
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us#WeAreLNWH
Find out more about Our HEART values
Find out more about our Trust Staff Benefits
Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy
We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.
Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.
- H onesty
- E quity
- A ccountability
- R espect
- T eamwork
These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.
LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
- A newly qualified midwife who is able to work autonomously in the provision of care during the normal child birthing process
- A newly qualified midwife prepared to undertake the preceptorship course which is designed to support and develop key additional competencies for newly qualified midwives
- Interacts with medical staff and other members of the multi-disciplinary team when deviations from the norm occur to promote a healthy outcome for mother and infant
- To be responsible for the assessment, planning and implementation of evaluation of midwifery care needs of the individual in hospital and community settings
Main duties of the job
- To provide holistic women-centered/birthing people care, individualised to the needs of the mother/birthing person and her family
- Examining women/birthing people, monitoring of observations and reporting of abnormal findings to medical staff or midwife in charge
- Provide care in labour, perform normal vaginal births, asses mother/birthing person and baby post delivery
- Identify and report any changes from the ‘norm’ or emergency situations to senior midwife or medical practitioner
- To assist the medical staff with medical procedures when required
- Participate in instrumental deliveries and assisting at operative deliveries
- Assist experienced practitioners in neonatal resuscitation following delivery
- Caring for clients with medical complications who require increased dependency on health professionals during the antenatal, labour or postnatal period
- To provide midwifery expertise and advice, working as an autonomous practitioner accountable to the senior midwife
Working for our organisation
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Understanding of the role of midwife as defined by the NMC
- An understanding of the NMC Code of Practice and Midwives Rules
- An understanding of confidentiality issues
- An understanding of the needs of clients in a multi-racial, inner city environment
- An interest in improving the standards of care
- An understanding of all aspects of evidence-based midwifery practice
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Midwife – currently registered to practice
Desirable criteria
- Registered Nurse
- Post graduate Diploma/Certificate in Midwifery
Skills, Abilities & Attributes
Essential criteria
- Ability to function as a member of a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to communicate effectively with staff at all levels in a sensitive manner
- Good written skills
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to respond to stressful situations positively and ensure deadlines are met
- Ability to exercise initiative
- Team player
- High motivation
- Good communication skills
- Able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills
- Willingness to professionally develop self and others
- Excellent time management skills
Desirable criteria
- Counselling skills
- Teaching skills
- IT skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kate Rudd
- Job title
- Development Consultant Midwife
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07814 884493
- Additional information
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