Do you want:

• To live and work in a lovely part of the country?
• Develop your career with a friendly and supportive team?
• Support birthing individuals and their families through quality antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care in a variety of settings?

We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 midwives to join our midwifery teams on our York site. With a drive for innovation and transformation, our trust is an excellent choice for you to continue your midwifery journey.

Main duties of the job

We are a supportive, dynamic team, and are seeking motivated, progressive midwives to apply to be part of our maternity transformation plans.

Successful candidates will work autonomously within locally agreed policies and guidelines, taking account of the NMC code in relation to practice. You will be responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care to women and their babies throughout pregnancy, Labour and the postnatal period.

There will be a further requirement for more experienced Midwives to support students, our internationally educated midwives, and newly qualified midwives. Participating in an on-call rota may be applicable.

About us

Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants

27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)

A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at �18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager.

A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave

Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme

NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme

An extensive range of learning and development opportunities

Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Job description

Job responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit you application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind we are open and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements

Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Midwife at Degree/Diploma level
• Evidence of continous planned professional development

Skills and Attributes

Essential

• Ability to be able to prioritise own workload
• Evidence of up to date clinical skills supported by ongoing professional development

Apptitude and Personal qualities

Essential

• Must be able to reflect on practice, willing to question and promote evidence-based practice
• Positive professional approach

Experience and Knowledge Required

Essential

• Minimum of 1 year's post registration experience as a midwife
• Experience of providing care to low risk women in the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal period and in supporting high risk women
• Provision of mentor support to student midwives and nurses, new staff and HCA/support staff in the clinical situation

Desirable

• Completion of recognised student assessor training and be experienced in the assessment process of student midwives

Employer details

Employer name

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

York Hospital

Wigginton Road

York

YO31 8HE

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

419-6606293-IM-FH