Exciting Opportunity: Band 7 Bleep Holder/Site Coordinator Midwife (Full Time, Fixed term 1 year)

We are thrilled to announce a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated midwife to join our Bleep Holder/ Maternity Site Coordinator Team at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust Hospital. This is a unique chance for an aspiring leader and manager to step into a pivotal role, contributing to a safe, efficient, and high-quality maternity service at Queen Charlotte and Chelsea Hospital.

We are looking for a dynamic midwife with a strong commitment to providing exceptional care. The successful candidate will bring experience in managing competing demands and the ability to maintain senior oversight of maternity services, ensuring that women and birthing people are at the centre of care delivery. This position is perfect for someone eager to develop their leadership skills and take on a challenging and rewarding role.

At Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, we pride ourselves on our reputation for delivering an exceptional standard of care. As a Bleep Holder Midwife, you will practice autonomously, ensuring that women, birthing persons, babies, and their families receive the necessary support for optimal outcomes and positive experiences. You should be educated to degree level, with a strong interest in patient safety, quality improvement, and clinical development. Experience in mentorship, Examination of the new-born (NIPE), and familiarity with research-based evidence and guidelines are also essential.

To support business continuity, we are looking for candidates who are flexible and willing to work weekends and nights. This requirement ensures that we can maintain the highest standards of care at all times.

If you are a forward-thinking midwife with excellent communication skills and a passion for patient-centred care, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• Required to work on a rotational rota of both long day, night and weekend shifts you will be responsible for the efficient and effective management of the pregnant woman/ birthing persons journey through maternity services
• The post holder will support the Matrons, Lead midwives and HoM, providing senior oversight to ensure patient and staff safety and care is delivered optimally.
• You will lead and co-ordinate the twice daily maternity safety huddles and participate in the trust site capacity call out of hours
• You will work in line with the maternity escalation policy and OPELMF framework
• You will coordinate the QCCH maternity response in the event of a trust major incident and also attend and support maternity emergency calls on the QCCH or HH site.
• Ensure safe and effective clinical practice in self-ensuring knowledge, skills and competencies are current and act as clinical expert to disseminate specialist skills and knowledge to others.
• Enhance the woman's experience of care and ensure that the needs of the woman are placed at the centre of care delivery.

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

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 overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification

Education/ qualifications

Essential

• Registered Midwife
• SSSA Practice Assessor/ Mentorship qualification
• NIPE qualification

Desirable

• NLS course
• Master's degree or working towards

Skills/knowledge/ abilities

Essential

• Ability to practice clinically in all areas of a fully integrated maternity service.
• High-level decision-making and organisational skills.
• Clinically competent with a range of skills e.g. cannulation, perineal suturing and water births.
• Working knowledge of OPEL Framework

Desirable

• Theatre scrubbing

Experience

Essential

• 3 or more years' experience as a band 6 midwife
• Knowledge and experience of using Datix system
• Knowledge and experience of risk management

Desirable

• Evidence of initiating and implementing change processes.

Employer details

Employer name

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Queen Charlotte's Hospital

London

W12 0HS

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

290-WCCS-1778