Job summary
Midwife Band 6
The Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting an enthusiastic, band 6 Midwife to join the midwifery team.
This position is open to midwives who are interested in working within a Continuity of Carer model and are able to meet the challenge of delivering high standards of care, ensuring that each woman's journey to motherhood is an individualised experience.
We can offer an exciting and varied working environment both in the Community and Hospital settings.
If you are able to meet the challenge of delivering high standards of care, ensuring that each woman's journey to motherhood is an individualised experience, we would love you to join our team!
You must hold NMC midwifery registration.
You will be expected to be able to show evidence of current practice/updating.
Please contact Head of Midwifery, Clare Cardu for further information or you may wish to arrange an informal visit on 01483 571122 extension 2319
Main duties of the job
To work as part of the Multi-professional team providing a high standard of antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal midwifery care to women and their families within the integrated maternity service. To work as part of a continuity of carer team or rotate within all clinical areas within maternity services to support professional development and maintain safe standards of midwifery care in line with service provision.
About us
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5,000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing programme alongside a strong commitment to developing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family ensures you feel valued from your initial interview and throughout your time with us.
We are clinically led and provide joined-up care by bridging hospital and community services, alongside delivering regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford, with community sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh, and services delivered in patients' homes across Guildford and Waverley.
We work in partnership with Ashford & St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust through a collaborative Group Model, supporting joined-up services, workforce flexibility and development opportunities.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated us as Outstanding. We are proud of our achievements and continue to invest in our people and infrastructure.
To learn more about life at Royal Surrey, please watch our short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo
Adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder is responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care. This midwife is expected to carry out all relevant forms of care and is designated to take charge regularly of a ward area or an equivalent sphere within midwifery in the absence of the person who has continuing responsibility. The post-holder will be required to work in both the community and the hospital across a 7 day service including night duties. The post-holder is expected to supervise junior staff and to be able to teach qualified and unqualified staff, including basic and/or post-basic students.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife - Part 10 of the register
- Consolidation of experience through achievement of Competency Skills in midwifery.
- Diploma level or above midwifery qualification
Desirable
- Teaching and Assessing qualification/ Mentor preparation course
Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Experience as a practising midwife
- Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy/national guidance/CQC/ and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
- Evidence of knowledge of recent midwifery research and audit
Desirable
- Experience of managing a ward area
- Experience of working within the community setting
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Surrey County Hospital
Egerton Road
Guildford
GU2 7XX
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.royalsurrey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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