Description
We are seeking Band 6 midwives to join our community midwifery teams. As a forward-thinking and innovative maternity unit, we can offer exciting and excellent opportunities for your midwifery career development. Our Maternity Unit currently supports 5,000 births a year serving women living in the areas of Dartford, Gravesham, Swanley, and Bexley divided amongst 7 Community Midwifery teams.
The successful candidate will be competent and confident at facilitating and supporting normality in childbirth. You will be highly motivated, enthusiastic, experienced, and woman-centred.
Responsibilities:
- General responsibilities
- Clinical Responsibilities
- Managerial responsibilities
- Professional responsibilities
- Education and development responsibilities
For a detailed description of the Job roles and responsibilities, please see the attached job description.
Person Specification:
Education and Training
Essential
- NMC Registered Midwife with extensive midwifery experience.
- Qualified driver.
- Evidence of CPD
Desirable
- Mentorship or appropriate course.
- NIPE trained
Experience
Essential
- All-round midwifery experience and be experienced in all required competencies.
Desirable
- Experience of working within the community setting.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Well-developed interpersonal skills, able to communicate effectively at all levels, verbally and in writing.
- Able to function as a practitioner, as well as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Have an interest in and the ability to teach and be a mentor for students.
- Able to lead and organise.
- Able to manage a caseload in the community. To take 24-hour responsibility for area of practice including participating in an 'on-call' rota.
- Able to demonstrate good levels of theoretical midwifery knowledge
- A good standard of computer skills
- Ability to adapt to meet changing needs and to work under pressure
- Able to act as the client's advocate.
- Knowledge and an understanding of current Professional issues and initiatives
Desirable
- Has a knowledge of the principles / recommendations of current professional issues
- A special interest in an aspect of midwifery has been developed.
- Knowledge and experience of handling differing cultural and religious needs
- Knowledge of research methodology.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to present an open and non-judgemental demeanour
- Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.
Benefits
- Competitive salary: £41,957 to £50,387 a year
- Excellent career development opportunities
- In-house training programme, including advanced fetal monitoring workshop and intensive emergency skills drills workshop
- Affiliated to the University of Greenwich for further education
Additional Information
- 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.
- Applicants must have current UK professional registration.