Job description

Job responsibilities

The Post is rotational throughout Maternity Services, providing care to women during pregnancy, labour/birth and the postnatal period. To be responsible and accountable for the delivery of safe, effective and compassionate midwifery care for women, babies and families within their care. To exercise accountability as set out in the NMC Code, ensuring that professional standards are always maintained. To support, supervise and contribute to the development of students, newly-qualified midwives and colleagues, acting as a positive role model. Support the shift leader or Team Leader to ensure organisational goals/objectives are met. To ensure clear and effective communication with all members of the multi disciplinary team. To comply with the Trust's vision, values and behavioural compact.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Current UK NMC Registration as a Midwife or be in the final year of an approved UK pre-registration Midwifery programme with eligibility for NMC registration upon qualification.
• Degree in Midwifery or recognised qualification accepted by the NMC for registration as a Midwife in the United Kingdom.

Desirable

• Management and leadership training or development programme.
• Practice Assessor/Practice Supervisor preparation or equivalent experience.

Experience

Essential

• Registered Midwife, including newly-qualified midwives.
• Experience of working effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, high-quality care.

Desirable

• Experience as a Band 6 Midwife.
• Evidence of contributing to service improvement, audit, quality improvement or innovation in practice.
• Experience of supporting students, newly-qualified midwives or colleagues in the clinical environment.

Physical Skills

Essential

• Ability to undertake clinical procedures safely and competently within own scope of practice.
• Ability to work across inpatient, community and rotational settings.
• Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including prolonged periods of standing, walking, moving and handling.
• Ability to assist women and babies with moving and handling activities in accordance with Trust Moving and Handling policies and procedures.
• Able to meet the travel requirements of the role across hospital sites, community settings and other clinical locations as required.

Desirable

• Full UK driving licence.
• Access to a vehicle for work purposes, particularly for community-based duties.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Demonstrates sound knowledge of contemporary midwifery practice and evidence-based care.
• Maintains an up-to-date understanding of best practice, national policy and professional recommendations relevant to maternity services, ensuring these inform patient care and service delivery.
• Demonstrates a sound understanding of professional practice, scope of practice and professional accountability.
• Ability to communicate difficult or sensitive information clearly and professionally, providing support, reassurance, and guidance when required.
• Knowledge of safeguarding responsibilities for women, babies and families.
• Knowledge of risk management processes, incident reporting and learning from incidents to improve patient safety.
• Knowledge of personalised care principles and shared decision making within maternity services.
• Awareness of health inequalities and their impact on maternity outcomes, with an understanding of approaches to delivering equitable and inclusive care.
• Competent in the use of electronic patient record systems, digital technologies and IT packages relevant to maternity services.
• Ability to work independently and manage workload effectively within own scope of practice.

Desirable

• Experience and confidence in the Practice Assessor and/or Practice Supervisor role.
• Knowledge of quality improvement, audit and service development methodologies.
• Awareness of current national maternity drivers, including maternity safety and quality improvement initiatives.
• Evidence of participation in practice development, service improvement or leadership activities.

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

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trust Headquarters

Sunderland Royal Hospital

Sunderland

SR4 7TP

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.stsft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)