This vacancy is for a permanent Lincoln Team Community Midwife - Band 6.

Are you looking to be part of an amazing team committed to delivering gold-standard midwifery care? We are delighted to share that we have a fantastic opportunity for enthusiastic, patient-centred midwife to join our community midwifery team in Lincoln. There has never been a better time to come and join us at ULHT as we implement innovations and forward-thinking improvements to our service. We are led by a supportive management team who value the incredible input of each of our team members and the fantastic contribution they make to safe and exemplary care every day.

Main duties of the job

Who we are looking for:

• A compassionate, dedicated and motivated midwife to join our experienced and friendly team

• Someone who uses their initiative to problem solve, has excellent team working and communication skills and who is well-versed in time management

• A colleague who puts patients at the heart of their day and strives to work collaboratively with them, upholding our role as advocates and champions of women

What we offer:

• To work with a welcoming, experienced and supportive group of midwives
• Ongoing professional development and encouragement to achieve your ambitions
• The opportunity to experience the joys of providing care throughout the pregnancy continuum, benefiting from continuous care with your own caseload of patients

We look forward to receiving your application.

About us

Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We employ nearly 8,500 people.

Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement - Outstanding Care Personally Delivered - stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.

We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.

Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good'. Our rating for caring remained as 'Good'.

This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated

Job description

Job responsibilities

What should you do next?

Have a look at the job description and if you like what you see then apply today. Dont miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. your NHS needs you!

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Midwife with NMC
• Diploma in Midwifery or equivalent.
• Demonstrate commitment to on-going professional development
• Recognised teaching qualification

Desirable

• Degree in Midwifery
• Computer literacy qualification
• Recognised management qualification

Knowledge, skills, aptitudes

Essential

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Computer literacy
• Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework
• Resource management skills
• Change management skills
• Awareness and Knowledge of the dignity in care agenda

Specific Requirements

Essential

• Skilled in multi-disciplinary team working
• Ambition to succeed

Previous Experience

Essential

• Able to undertake, interpret and apply appropriate research based findings
• Demonstrate involvement in clinical audit.

Desirable

• Skilled and updated in all spheres of midwifery practice

Employer details

Employer name

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Lincoln County Hospital

Greetwell Road

Lincoln

LN2 5QY

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357-LN-630-24