An opportunity has arisen for us to recruit additional midwives to our team in Community Midwifery. The role offers the opportunity to provide care across the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal period.

The job role is varied and gives the opportunity for midwives to work in community hubs as well as the homes of women, birthing people and their families.

There is the opportunity to provide care for birth ,offer antenatal education and be a proactive member of the wider Multi-professional teams .

**There is an on call requirement and a car driver is essential**

Main duties of the job

The post holder is required to provide holistic midwifery care to women/birthing people and babies in the antenatal, Intrapartum and postnatal periods.

The midwifery care is provided both in hospital, birth centre and community settings including the management of individual caseloads, clients and/or ward areas.

The post holder will deputise for the Band 7 in community . The role is multidimensional and requires the post holder to be willing to work in different community settings.

About us

Our STAR values are at the heart of everything we do. You can expect to see them in the way we act and the way we treat each other. Our values make us who we are.

ServiceWe will put our patients first

TeamworkWe will work together

Ambition We will aspire to provide the best service

RespectWe will act with integrity

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Bands 6 Job Description.

If you are this midwife and would like to be a part of our future and can meet this challenge we welcome your interest in a post with us please apply today!

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Midwife
• Practising Midwife
• Maintained an up to date professional portfolio
• Training in obstetric emergencies

Desirable

• Teaching/Mentoring qualification
• To have obtained or be studying to degree level (or diploma with equivalent experience)

Experience

Essential

• Recent experience in all aspects of midwifery practice
• Competencies relevant to sphere of practice.

Desirable

• Evidence of further study and development of professional and academic skills
• Experience of mentoring students

Knowledge

Essential

• A good standard of written and spoken English is required to be able to undertake the relevant duties.
• Knowledge of current evidence based midwifery practice.
• Ability to demonstrate competence in fetal monitoring.
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge of effective management of obstetric emergencies.
• Ability to demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of medicines management
• Ability to demonstrate key issues relating to safeguarding

Desirable

• Demonstrate a broad knowledge of current midwifery issues
• Competent in Perineal suturing.
• Competent in IV medicines administration.
• Competent in cannulation.
• Competent in care of women with epidural analgesia. ( Acute unit)

Employer details

Employer name

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Great Western Hospital

Marlborough Road

Swindon

SN3 6BB

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249-6191450-3