Job summary
Employer heading
Preceptorship Midwife
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
Following registration, UCLH NHS Foundation Trust offers all newly qualified midwife (NQ) practitioners the opportunity of further developing their confidence and enhancing their clinical skills in a supportive environment. This is facilitated within the formal Preceptorship Rotational Programme. We align to the Capital Midwife Framework and continuously review the programme.
Please note this position will be advertised again late Spring for those qualifying later in the year.
Open day May 9th – Free tickets can be booked here:
https://uclh-maternity.cademy.co.uk/uclh-midwifery-open-day-and-recruitment-fair
Maternity assessment Centre – May 22nd
Main duties of the job
The post holder will undertake a 12 month rotational training programme covering all clinical areas of the Maternity Service. This includes working in an inpatient setting e.g. during an antenatal or postnatal admission of a woman to the unit; outpatient setting e.g. supporting women with antenatal care and education and intrapartum care for women e.g. assisting women in labour, during their birth and in the immediate period following birth.
This rotational programme provides an opportunity to develop your confidence and enhance your clinical skills. We strive to achieve a supportive culture at UCLH, reflecting our Trust Values.
The overall aim of the rotational programme is to provide you with the opportunity to consolidate the learning from your training and ensure that as a newly qualified midwife you are able to practice in a safe and effective manner, understanding both your responsibility as a midwife and your sphere of practice as outlined in the NMC Code.
Working for our organisation
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
- University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
- University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
- Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
- University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
- The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
- University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values – safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Person specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered midwife
- Educated to Degree Level
Desirable criteria
- Up to date knowledge of professional nursing and midwifery issues
Experience
Essential criteria
- Familiarity with basic IT applications
- Ability to prioritise own workload and that of others
- Ability to use own initiative
- Commitment to extend clinical skills
Communication
Essential criteria
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Able to meaningfully engage stakeholders
- Excellent negotiation skills
- Able to communicate sensitively and appropriately
- Able to challenge clinical decisions in the best interest of patients
Personal and People Development
Essential criteria
- Organisational skills
- Decision making skills
- Able to manage time effectively
- Able to prioritise objectives and workload
- Committed to professional and personal development and always maintaining updated mandatory training.
- Able to prioritise complex demands as required
Health, Safety and Security
Essential criteria
- Monitors and maintains health, safety and security of self and others
- Demonstrable organisational and planning skills
- Able to make decisions under pressure
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
- Lianne Phipps
- Job title
- Lead Midwife for Education
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07773 664 081
- Additional information
Contact: Lianne Phipps Lead Midwife for Education 07773 664 081
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