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Job summary

Main area
Nursing and Midwifery
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Bank
Hours
  • Flexible working
  • Other
As and when
Job ref
110-BNK209-0124-G
Employer
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
Prince Charles Hospital
Town
Merthyr Tydfil
Salary
£35,922 - £43,257 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
07/05/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board logo

Bank Midwife

NHS AfC: Band 6

We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000.  We are ideally situated between Wales’s capital city, Porthcawl to the west, and the stunning scenery in the Brecon Beacons.

Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through the provision of strengthened home, primary and community care.

We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language.

Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the  living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until  the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed

Job overview

 

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

 

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board has approximately 6000 births per year.

 

Maternity Services are provided over 3 sites and we are able to offer women and staff the 4 birthing environment, home, freestanding birth centre, alongside birth centre and obstetric labour ward.

 

The environment in the Prince Charles Site level 2 has undergone major refurbishment in 2019.  We offer care to women in our obstetric unit and we have an alongside midwifery led unit.  We have increased the number of pools to 3 and are able to offer in addition a bereavement room and generally an enhanced environment for both women and staff.

 

At the Royal Glamorgan Hospital we have a free standing midwifery led unit offering women and staff the opportunity to birth in a home away from home in a tranquil and supportive environment

 

Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend is a Level 2 Maternity Unit. We are able to offer low risk women the opportunity to labour and birth in our alongside Midwifery Led room, Daffodil Suite which both incorporate a Birthing Pool.  Our Obstetric services support women requiring increased surveillance during labour.

 

Main duties of the job

The Worker will be responsible for the assessment, planning development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for clients in all areas of Maternity service. 

The Worker will ensure the provision of the highest standards of care, which reflects the quality standards and the Trust mission.

The Worker will be required to practice clinical skills, through experience and on completion of Midwifery Skills Competencies.  To act as a mentor for less experienced Midwives and other staff.

Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

 

We live by our core values:

  • We listen, learn and improve
  • We treat everyone with respect
  • We all work together as one team

 

We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.

Mae Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Cwm Taf Morgannwg yn rhan o deulu GIG Cymru. Mae ein Bwrdd Iechyd yn darparu gofal iechyd sylfaenol, eilaidd a chymunedol ynghyd â gwasanaethau lles i tua 450,000 o bobl sy’n byw mewn tair sir: Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr, Merthur Tydful a Rhondda Cynon Taf.

Rydyn ni’n byw yn ôl ein gwerthoedd craidd:

  • Rydyn ni’n gwrando, yn dysgu ac yn gwella
  • Rydyn ni’n trin pawb â pharch
  • Rydyn ni i gyd yn gweithio fel un tîm

Rydyn ni’n gyflogwr lleol balch; mae tua 80% o’n gweithlu o 15,000 yn byw o fewn ein rhanbarth. O ganlyniad, nid enaid y sefydliad yn unig y mae ein staff yn ei gynrychioli, ond y cymunedau amrywiol rydyn ni’n eu gwasanaethu.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the job description in the supporting documents

 

Please see the job description in the supporting documents

Person specification

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  • Knowledge

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  • Experience

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Age positiveStop Smoking Wales is the NHS Smoking Cessation Service in WalesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerHyderus o ran anabledd crflogwrAccredited Living Wage EmployerWelsh logo for Armed Force Bronze Award for Cym Taf UHBAccredited Living Wage EmployerCore principlesPrentisiaethau Apprenticeships

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Nicola Marong
Job title
Midwife
Email address
[email protected]
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