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Job summary

Main area
Midwife
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week (various hours available)
Job ref
NAM6MAT-162
Employer
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Warrington Hospital
Town
Warrington
Salary
£35,392 - £42,618 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
04/08/2024 23:59
Interview date
14/08/2024

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Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Continuity/Community Midwife

NHS AfC: Band 6

Job overview

It’s an exciting time at WHH as we  continue to drive forward our continuity of carer project in line with Better Births and further develop our service as WHH Maternity works towards outstanding. 

As part of this we have a number of opportunities for midwives to join our fabulous teams working across Warrington and Halton within the hospital and community settings caring for families throughout pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period. 

We are looking for midwives who can demonstrate excellence, kindness and compassion and are passionate about providing gold standard care to the families who choose to birth with us. Applications from midwives with an interest in population health are particularly welcome.

The maternity team at Warrington are a friendly, welcoming team with a passion for positive change.

In 2021 the team were shortlisted for an HSJ Patient Safety Award and more recently were nominated for the regional Nursing and Midwifery Award at the 2022 NHS Parliamentary Awards. In 2024 CQC have rated our Maternity Services as “Good” and as a team, Warrington & Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation trust prides itself on training and development opportunities which will be offered to the successful candidate based on their needs and chosen future career pathway.

Please contact: Leanne Lawrenson Continuity/Community Manager or Matron Sam Emery [email protected] if you would like to discuss this.

 

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will have varied post qualification midwifery practice. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills will be required as will the ability to demonstrate a passion for both continuity and for person centred care. You will work across Warrington and Halton and will need access to your own vehicle.

We would welcome any candidate to take a tour of our Maternity unit or visit us on our Open Day - 6th August 2024.

Working for our organisation

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff.  We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system.  Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated ‘good’ organisation with ‘outstanding’ features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a full list of the main responsibilities for this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification 

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • • Completed Preceptorship Programme.
  • • Practice as an accountable midwife in an acute and primary care setting.
Desirable criteria
  • • Experience of caseloading/continuity of care model
  • • Experience of initiatives which develop the service

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • • Completed and obtained RM qualification and has current live PIN on NMC register
Desirable criteria
  • • Teaching & Assessing qualification.
  • • NIPE

Skills, Knowledge and Competencies

Essential criteria
  • • Must be able to practice in all areas.
  • • Evidence of understanding and insight into current issues in Midwifery and NHS
  • • Demonstrable commitment to the provision of a high-quality safe service for all women and their families
Desirable criteria
  • • Experience of delivering Parent Education
  • • Understanding of Population Health Agenda

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Leanne Lawrenson
Job title
Continuity/Community Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01925 662202
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