Job summary
- Main area
- Midwife
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 9 months
- Hours
- Part time - 18.75 hours per week
- Job ref
- 384-LM-EMF16331-A
- Employer
- Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Surrey County Hospital
- Town
- Guildford
- Salary
- £37,162 - £44,629 per annum pro rata inc HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Preceptee Support Midwife
Band 6
Job overview
Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has invested in the recruitment of newly qualified midwives who will require support to achieve their full potential as registered midwives.
The Preceptee Support Midwife will work with the practice development midwife who oversees newly qualified midwives and is responsible for supporting the preceptee midwives in clinical practice as well as providing pastoral support. This will be with the intention of enhancing the preceptee midwives’ experience and facilitating retention.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be required to work in collaboration with the practice development, clinical governance and operational teams by providing individualized support in the clinical environment to newly qualified midwives. Working across all maternity service settings, the job holder will be responsible for supporting newly qualified midwives in clinical practice, and act as a visible support for preceptees. The post holder will also provide pastoral support to newly qualified midwives.
The post holder will be capable of working across all areas of maternity care, including the antenatal clinic, community settings, delivery suite, midwifery led unit, Shere and St Catherine’s Wards. The post holder will have expert clinical skills, including that of cannulation and suturing.
The post holder will be accountable for their midwifery practice and will be responsible for their own professional development. You will adhere to the policies and protocols of the Trust and the NMC.
This midwife is expected to carry out all relevant forms of clinical care in periods of maternity escalation. 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.
Working for our organisation
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Band 6 Preceptee Support Midwife 18.75 Hours
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust Maternity Service is recruiting a Preceptee Support Midwife.
This successful candidate will work with the Practice Development Midwife who oversees newly qualified midwives and will work clinically alongside the preceptees to support them to develop their confidence in clinical practice as well as providing pastoral support to optimise their experience and support retention.
The post holder will be required to be flexible in their approach to shifts and be able to work across the seven day week, including night shifts. It is also expected that they will be confident to work in all areas of the maternity service, including antenatal clinic, community settings, delivery suite, theatre and the wards and to be expert in all key clinical skills, including cannulation and suturing.
For further information please contact:
Clare Cardu, Head of Midwifery [email protected] 01483 571122 Ext 2319
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Midwife – Part 10 of the register
- Shows consolidation of experience through achievement of Competency Skills in midwifery
- Degree level or above midwifery qualification
- Teaching and Assessing qualification/ Mentor preparation course
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience as a practising midwife
Desirable criteria
- Experience of organising own workload and leading where appropriate
- Experience of managing a ward area
- Experience of working within the community setting
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Clare Cardu
- Job title
- Head of Midwifery
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
For further information please contact:
Clare Cardu, Head of Midwifery [email protected] 01483 571122 Ext 2319
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