Job summary
- Main area
- Midwifery
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent: Working flexibly over nights, days and weekends
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 343-6250307-RB-UB-Y
- Employer
- Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Epsom General Hospital
- Town
- Epsom
- Salary
- £32,720 - £48,054 pro rata per annum incl HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Band 5/6 Midwife
Band 5
At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values
Job overview
It is an exciting time to join Epsom & St Helier NHS Trust maternity team. We provide care to around 4300 women per year across two sites at Epsom and St Helier. We pride ourselves in the promotion of women centred care and have well established co-located birth centres in addition to the obstetric led labour wards, fetal medicine and specialist midwifery teams.
We have an established home birth team and pathways in place to look after women with complex care needs. Women and their families using our maternity service consistently report very positive childbirth experiences, we have an active Maternity Voices Partnership and we have a number of improvement projects underway which will further develop our service and workforce. We have been awarded the CNST Incentive funding for safety, we are Baby Friendly Gold reaccredited, we have used Badgernet digital records since 2018 , and we are are extremely proud of our 'Call the Midwife' advice line.
Main duties of the job
Better Births Midwife- Band 5/6
It is an exciting time to join Epsom & St Helier NHS Trust maternity team. We provide care to around 4,300 women per year across two sites at Epsom and St Helier. We pride ourselves in the promotion of women centred care and have well established co-located birth centres in addition to the obstetric led labour wards, fetal medicine and specialist midwifery teams.
We are looking for midwives for our Epsom site, who share our passion for high quality care for women and offer opportunities to be involved at the front line of service transformation. We welcome applications from either newly qualified or more experienced Band 6 midwives to join us on our journey. These roles ensure that all midwives grow and maintain competency in all areas of the maternity pathway, and also play a key part in the significant development of our services.
Women and their families using our maternity service consistently report very positive childbirth experiences, we have an active Maternity Voices Partnership and we have a number of improvement projects underway which will further develop our service and workforce. We have been awarded the CNST Incentive funding for safety, we are Baby Friendly Gold accredited, we have moved to Badgernet digital records, and our unique Maternity Advice Line has been shortlisted for an HSJ award.
Working for our organisation
Epsom and St Helier
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.
We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.
The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job description for further information about this post and working for our organisation.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Midwife
- Mentor qualification or willingness to undertake mentorship course at earliest opportunity
Desirable criteria
- NLS
- Experience working with maternity IT systems
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of professional development & acquisition of clinical competencies
Desirable criteria
- Experience in a broad range of clinical areas
Skills/ Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Excellent clinical midwifery skills and knowledge
- Excellent communication & interpersonal skills
- Excellent IT skills
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in teams offering continuity of care
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Mary Willocks
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
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