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Midwife

Employer
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Location
Yeovil
Salary
£28,407 to £34,581 a year
Closing date
15 Aug 2024
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Profession
Nurse, Midwife
Grade
Band 5
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Somerset Foundation Trust is recruiting enthusiastic, innovative Band 5 Midwives to join their teams at Yeovil District Hospital and Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton.

Midwives who are able to meet the challenge of delivering high standards of care and are ensuring that each womans journey to motherhood is an individualised experience. The candidate must be willing and able to work both in the hospital and community setting as part of a continuity of care team, ensuring that women receive the BEST care available during their pregnancy and post natal period.

Main duties of the job

You must hold NMC midwifery registration.

You will be expected to be able to show evidence of current practice/updating.

Please contact Kelli Adams for further information by email at kelli.adams@somersetFT.nhs.uk or by phone 01935 384350.

About us

As an organisation, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust offers employees a wide range of benefits including flexible working, NHS pension scheme, generous annual leave allowance and a commitment to career development.You will be eligible for our Blue Light Card and a wide range of NHS exclusive shopping & leisure discounts.We are proud of our skilled, diverse workforce and as an inclusive employer we welcome applications from all backgrounds.Working in Somerset enables you to enjoy the idyllic countryside, areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable.Somerset offers the countryside and the cosmopolitan -- there is truly something for everyone!

Job description

Job responsibilities

To assess and provide the full range of care needs to develop, implement and evaluate care throughout the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal period for women/birthing people and their babies, working under supervision as required.

To always act in a manner consistent with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct, carrying out his/her duties in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.

To work within community and acute services as a midwife supporting service users and their families

To participate in the on-call rota.

To provide effective leadership and to act as a good role model.

To supervise and teach qualified and unqualified staff, acting as a mentor.

Work autonomously within guidelines and spheres of professional practice.

To promote choice for women and promote an individualised service.

To continue professional development through the completion of a preceptorship programme designed to support learning and progression to Band 6 Midwife

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Please refer to attached JD


Employer details

Employer name

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Yeovil District Hospital

Higher Kingston

Yeovil

Somerset

BA21 4AT

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

184-OL-GR-629

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