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Midwife
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (Long days, night shifts and weekend work available)
Job ref
323-NM0730-GK
Employer
Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
St Peters Hospital
Town
Chertsey
Salary
£37,162 - £44,629 pa Inc. HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
02/06/2024 23:59
Interview date
12/06/2024

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Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Midwife (Various Opportunities)

NHS AfC: Band 6

Job overview

BAND 6 Recruitment Event

Come along to Ashford and St Peters recruitment event on the 12th June 2024 at 10.30am, St Peters Hospital, Parent Education Room, Abbey Wing.

Various Band 6 Midwifery posts - Community, ABC, Rotational and Specialist Roles available

No application required - to register your interest for the day please email [email protected] - we will have HR advisors available on the day to support you with your application.

Alternatively please submit your application online and we will confirm your place. 

On the day we will give you a complete overview of what we have to offer and should you wish to pursue your career with us we will be hosting interviews at the end of the day. (Please be prepared to undertake a obstetric emergency station as part of our interview process.)

So if you are a motivated and an inspirational Band 6 Midwife looking for a new challenge  take a look at our recruitment brochure attached and come on our journey to become an outstanding maternity unit. Let our future be yours! 

I am a Midwife featuring Kirstie (youtube.com)

I am a Midwife featuring Jade (youtube.com)

Welcome (ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk)

Maternity Careers (asph-careers.org)

Main duties of the job

At ASPH we are proud to offer a homebirth service, an alongside birthing centre, a level 3 Neonatal Unit and high risk maternal and fetal medicine service. This will give you the opportunity to become skilled in all areas of midwifery. An MDT approach is always used within these services and we work extremely closely with our NICU team to provide the best outcome for babies that require their care. 

We pride ourselves in our working culture and the senior leadership team strive to improve the wellbeing and satisfaction of our colleagues. You will be provided with opportunities to develop and our fantastic education team will support all training needs within the trust and any courses off site. 

ASPH have recently opened a wellbeing hub and staff will have the opportunity to access our free onsite gym and other resources. 

Working for our organisation

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at Ashford & St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with our strong commitment to staff health and wellbeing. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

Please see the supporting links which you can find on the right-hand side of this job advert. There is guidance on how to make an application on NHS Jobs as well as more information about joining the ASPH Team

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the full JD and PS attached.

If you would like an informal visit or cannot make the recruitment event please get in contact - [email protected]

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Nursing or Midwifery degree or equivalent
  • Registered Midwife

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience as a qualified midwife and all clinical competencies achieved
  • Clinical experience in a busy NHS hospital (or equivalent)
  • Experience of working with technologies commonly used in the NHS (or equivalent)
Desirable criteria
  • Data collection and audit

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Current midwifery standards and best practice
  • Evidence based practice and its implementation
  • Current issues effecting Maternity Services
  • Philosophies of care for low and high risk women
Desirable criteria
  • Issues currently facing the NHS and Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Trust vision, values, strategic objectives and key work programmes

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Able to provide a customer focussed service
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Desirable criteria
  • Demonstrable leadership skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveImproving working livesArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident committedStep into health

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Claire Durkan
Job title
Workforce & Development Lead Midwife
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07561865182
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