Midwife

Job Overview

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

Job Title: Midwife

Contract Type: Permanent

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Band 6 midwife, you will need to be passionate about delivering exceptional care within a leading tertiary maternity unit. As a centre of excellence, we provide both high and low risk midwifery care, supported by specialist Fetal Medicine and Maternal Medicine services and a Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

We are looking for motivated, compassionate midwives who want to develop their skills across a diverse and dynamic clinical environment. Our Band 6 midwives work as part of a rotational programme across our birth environments and our antenatal and postnatal ward areas, gaining rich experience while contributing to safe, personalised and high quality care for women and families.

At UHS, you’ll join a supportive, forward thinking team committed to collaborative working, professional growth and a positive workplace culture. We value your individuality, your expertise and your ambition and we are dedicated to helping you thrive.

If you are ready to take the next step in your midwifery journey within a vibrant tertiary service, we would love to hear from you.

Working for our organisation

As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. UHS is rated ‘Good’ by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and for staff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.

Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 30% lower than London and 17 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.

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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be responsible for

• Promoting a women centred service, which will ensure continuity of care, working autonomously to attend women during the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal periods.
• Has the appropriate skills and knowledge to understand, interpret and manage complex physiological, psychological and social changes a women and her baby may experience.
• Ensuring effective communication with patients, relatives, carers, colleagues and external agencies.
• Complying with the midwife's rules and code of practice as laid down by the NMC and in liaison with the professional midwifery advocates ensure that these are adhered to by members of the team.
• Actively pursues opportunities for personal development, as part of the development plan emerging from the Individual Performance Review.
  
  

Person specification

Qualifications, Knowledge And Experience

Essential criteria

• Registered midwife on relevant part of the NMC Register
• Diploma or degree in midwifery
• Completion of preceptorship
• Competent clinical skills and knowledge across all areas of midwifery practice
• Understanding of clinical priorities
• Understanding of current midwifery issues
• Knowledge of current Government NHS Agenda relevant to Maternity Services
• Suturing competency
• Cannulation competency
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Physical Examination of the Newborn (NIPE) qualification
• Recognised teaching / mentorship qualification
• Professional Midwifery Advocate (Supervisor of Midwives)
• Case loading experience
• High dependency experience
• Shift leading experience
  
  

Trust Values

Essential criteria

• Patient First
• Working Together
• Always Improving