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We are proud of our Maternity Service at Whipps Cross hospital. We are a supportive and friendly team dedicated to delivering the highest standard of care to our service users. We serve a diverse community in East London.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, experienced midwife to join our team to lead on gap grow and also to work alongside our current audit midwife.

You will be supported by the Matron for the area and the current audit midwife as well as members of the senior management team. The successful candidate will also be supported in their development by the education team.

The successful post holder will have overall responsibility for leading on GAP/GROW within the unit and also support our current audit midwife. Therefore, experience in an antenatal or community setting is essential. The post holder must have an awareness and understanding of risk factors for SGA/FGR and perinatal mortality, including medical, social and obstetric history.

The successful candidate will lead on the audits of GAP/GROW and support our current audit midwife in ensuring the progress of standardization of all clinical audits in liaison with multi- disciplinary colleagues.

Involvement in the audit process is essential for this role.

Main duties of the job

The job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application, please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

About us

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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Midwife with current NMC registration at Band 6
• Education to degree level with evidence of continuing education

Desirable

• Prep for Practice Supervisor/Assessor course
• Working towards MSc

Experience

Essential

• At least 2 years experience working in either a Community or antenatal setting and be familiar with the GAP Grow Assessment protocol.
• Understanding of audit and how to present findings Evidence of clinical ability in all maternity settings
• Evidence of clinical credibility and experience in primary and secondary care settings.
• Knowledge and understanding of information governance.
• Articulate and knowledgeable on all aspects of maternity care including public health agenda and social care issues
• Able to provide evidence based clinical advice
• Familiarity with professional code of practice.

Desirable

• Experience of Equal Opportunity policies and procedures
• Has worked in a variety of settings using all midwifery skills
• Experience of caring for at risk / socially excluded patient

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge and understanding of information governance.
• Knowledge of CNST/SBLCB
• Articulate and knowledgeable on all aspects of maternity care including public health agenda and social care issues
• Able to provide evidence based clinical advice
• Familiarity with professional code of practice.

Desirable

• Knowledge of current and emerging NHS strategy and policy

Skills

Essential

• Ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Demonstrates evidence-based specialist expertise
• Motivated and able to exercise own initiative, prioritise, co-ordinate and lead others within a team.
• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and demonstrate an enthusiastic, approachable and friendly manner including teaching and sharing knowledge
• Ability to provide care to women before, during and after birth.
• Proven competency in suturing, cannulation, IV administration, epidurals, water birth, adult, and neonatal resuscitation.
• Ability to recognise and address risk management issues
• Ability to act as specialist midwifery advisor to team members and other professional groups.
• Clear understanding and application of professional accountability, responsibility, and confidentiality
• Evidence of leadership in teaching, supervision and assement of students
• Understanding of organisational management
• Commitment to quality initiatives, research, and application to practice
• Competent with IT skills and electronic patient records
• Ability to work clinically in response to service demands

Desirable

• Ability to monitor the quality of own work
• Ability to use and maintain resources efficiently and effectively and encourage others to do so
• Ability to recognise and take action when equality and diversity are undermined

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Whipps Cross University Hospital

Whipps Cross Road

London

E11 1NR

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