There is an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 midwife, who has special interest in working with vulnerable women and their families, to join a well-established team of midwives.The Gateway Team of midwives provide continuity of care to vulnerable pregnant women including teenagers, women with learning disabilities, victims of domestic abuse, substance abusers, women experiencing moderate to severe mental health issues, and women with complex safeguarding issues.You will provide antenatal and postnatal care in community clinics and women's homes with opportunities to provide intrapartum care in line with Better births, to a caseload of vulnerable women. We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and compassionate midwife who wishes to extend their midwifery skills in this field. You must have excellent communication and time management skills and be a proactive team player. It's vital that you have a special interest in caring for vulnerable women and have a good understanding of maternity safeguarding.

Please contact Hannah Pollock via Hannah.pollock@nhs.net for any further information.

Main duties of the job

To provide safe and effective midwifery care to vulnerable women whilst working in partnership within a multidisciplinary team. This team includes the Specialist Safeguarding Midwife, Specialist Midwife for Perinatal Mental Health, Sepcialist Midwife for Substance Misuse, Social Services, The Perinatal Mental Health Team, Obstetric and Psychiatric Consultants, Health Visitors, Family Nurses, Neonatal Consultants and Neonatal Nurses. To ensure comprehensive, compassionate and enhanced midwifery care to vulnerable clients while providing the highest standard of individualised and holistic patient care, in alongside the multidisciplinary team.

This is an opportunity to work within a team supporting vulnerable pregnant women. The team work at The Royal London Hospital , in community settings, at local children's centre's and also visit their homes. The Gateway Team support vulnerable women in the antenatal and postnatal period who are experiencing or have experienced the following: Moderate to Severe Mental Health Issues, Domestic Abuse , Teenage Pregnancies, Learning Disabilities, Asylum Seekers, Substance Misuse, FGM, Complex Safeguarding Issues etc.

About us

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Midwife - eligible to practice
• (minimum 1 year experience)

Desirable

• Prep for Mentorship course or equivalent
• Examination of the newborn

Experience

Essential

• Experience/knowledge of safeguarding issues in maternity/children's setting

Knowledge

Essential

• Experience/special interest in working with vulnerable pregnant women
• Experience/knowledge of safeguarding issues in maternity/children's setting time frames working to priorities and deadlines

Skills

Essential

• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels across the Department and Directorate
• The ability to communicate with patients in an empathetic manner regarding their treatment and procedures.
• Can demonstrate an enthusiastic, approachable and friendly manner
• Ability communicate effectively, both written and oral
• Ability to demonstrate enthusiasm towards teaching and sharing knowledge
• Understanding of own Knowledge and Skills Framework and ability to identify learning needs and interests
• Ability to take an active role in agreed learning activities and keeps a record of them

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Royal London Hospital

London

E1 1FR

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