Fetal Monitoring Lead Midwife Band 7 - 15hrs per week WCH

We are proud to say that our service was rated 'Good' at our last CQC inspection, and our goal is to ensure all our women and families continue to receive high quality care from our exceptional teams, whilst also placing high value on a positive staff experience.

If you are an enthusiastic and motivated midwife, we would love you to come and join our team here in North Cumbria. We have opportunities for Integrated Midwives across all areas of our Maternity Service, including delivery suite, antenatal and postnatal inpatients and community areas.

We have 2 small, friendly Consultant led units and a stand- alone birth centre who work closely with our community midwifery teams.

Main duties of the job

The aim of this role is to build on the current practice and improve the standard of fetal monitoring, to achieve healthy birth outcomes within the Trust.

To provide positive practice learning to the highest quality through teaching and empowering the midwives and obstetricians to utilise their skills and available evidence to develop better midwifery practice with regards intrapartum risk assessment and fetal monitoring.

About us

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding hospital and health services to half a million people. Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout north Cumbria and beyond. We're responsible for delivering over 70 services across 15 main locations and we employ more than 6,500 members of staff.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time'.

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.

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• If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

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Disclosure and Barring Service:

On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.

The changes mean that:

• youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
• the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.

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The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: �18 + Administration cost of �3.85 = �21.85. Deducted at �6.85 from 1st month salary and �5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

Enhanced Check: �38 + administration cost of �3.90 = �41.90. Deducted at �11.90 from 1st month salary and �10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.

A lease car may be available for this position further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Flexible working Scheme

Excellent opportunities for development

Competitive NHS Pension scheme

Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies

EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

These schemes are subject to availability

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• oLive NMC required
• oRegistered Midwife
• oProfessional/clinical knowledge acquired through midwifery training to degree/ diploma level and preceptorship plus further study, experience of area of expertise
• oRegistered Supervisor

Desirable

• oLeadership course / experience
• oManagement course / experience
• oDegree in Midwifery
• oIT skills
• oCTG Masterclass course
• oTeaching experience

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• oPrevious experience at Band 6
• oEvidence of managing change in ward/dept area
• oEvidence of practice development
• oEvidence of introduction and maintaining effective clinical governance strategy
• oExperience of coordinating a team
• oEvidence of innovation in practice
• oThorough understanding of expanded roles/professional practice issues
• oThorough understanding of contemporary midwifery issues
• oThorough understanding of expanded roles/professional practice issues
• oBasic knowledge of financial management Knowledge of primary care
• oContinuing professional development with portfolio.
• oThorough understanding of equality issues and equality legislation and best practice.

Desirable

• oEquality impact assessment. (for all involved in policy/service development)

Skills and Aptitudes

Essential

• oExcellent interpersonal skills
• o Mentorship skills
• o Extended scope of practice skills
• o Practical skills required include: advanced level fetal monitoring interpretation
• oCounselling & appraisal skills
• oTime Management Skills
• o Must be able to demonstrate the English language proficiency level required for this post
• oEffective communication and interpersonal skills.
• oLeadership skills
• oThe ability to demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care
• oTeaching

Desirable

• oLeadership skills
• oBasic IT skills

Personal Circumstances

Essential

• oAbility to communicate with staff at all levels
• oAbility to communicate with MDT
• oAbility to work as member of a team
• o High level of personal motivation

Employer details

Employer name

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

WCH

Whitehaven

CA28 8JG

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