Job summary
Are you looking for a more dynamic midwifery role? Our 'Outstanding' rated Maternity Unit at Queen Charlottes and Chelsea Hospital are looking for an experienced midwife to join their team in a hybrid role covering our labour ward and antenatal ward.
If you are a passionate and skilled midwife, we invite you to join our team in a dynamic, permanent hybrid role at the Lewis Suite Antenatal Ward and Labour Ward. Lewis Suite boasts a 14-bed capacity. Staffed with two midwives, this position offers the unique opportunity to work closely within a small team, providing continuous and comprehensive care to expectant mothers. Whilst our Labour ward offers the opportunity to maintain your intrapartum skills and work within a dynamic MDT.
Your responsibilities will also include contributing to the daily operations of the wards, participating in multidisciplinary rounds, and mentoring a diverse group of midwives, students, and support staff. Furthermore, you will collaborate with ward managers and matrons to continuously enhance service quality and safety, and engage with patients and service users to develop the service based on feedback.
Within this dynamic role, you will have the opportunity to work within a close-knit team, and put both your antenatal and intrapartum partum skills into play. We are here to support you along the way within your new role, with our support we hope to see you excel in your new role with us.
Main duties of the job
- To work as a prime care provider in all aspects of midwifery care.
- To work flexibly within the team to provide service cover for the Antenatal Ward and Labour Ward
- The post holder is expected to be an expert clinical midwife who will give advice and guidance on the midwifery care of women and pregnant people, babies and their families
- To provide and delivery a high standard of midwifery care for in-patients during the antenatal period
- To support the day to day running of the Antenatal Ward and Labour Ward including multidisciplinary ward rounds
- Be a mentor to preceptor midwives, international midwives, students and support staff
- To work collaboratively with the ward managers, bleep holders and matrons to provide and develop high quality, safe and effective service
- To work collaboratively with patients and service user representatives to develop the service in response to feedback received including local and national initiatives
- Maintain a high standard of professional expertise to ensure safe and evidence based care is provided in specific area
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.
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 AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Degree level or equivalent experience as a registered midwife
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Mentorship/Practice Assessor qualification
- Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics Qualification.
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- 2 completed years of post-registration experience in UK
- Recent experience in an ward and intrapartum setting
- Understanding complaints management
Desirable
- Evidence of initiating and implementing quality Improvement Initiatives
SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Previous experience in Antenatal ward setting
- Ability to support & facilitate high risk and low risk care pathways
- Effective time management for self and others
- Communicating effectively with women, staff and other agencies
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.
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 .
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 .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
Queen Charlotte's Hospital
London
W12 0HS