Job summary
- Main area
- Midwifery
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term/ Secondment)
- Hours
- 26 hours per week (Full / Part time)
- Job ref
- 200-6471904-MA-AA
- Employer
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St George's Hospital
- Town
- Tooting, London
- Salary
- £51,488 - £57,802 per annum inc HCAS (pro-rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Midwife Band 7 - Delivery Suite - 1 Year Maternity Cover
Band 7
Job overview
- A vacancy has arisen for an enthusiastic, skilled midwife to co-ordinate our Delivery Suite.
- We are looking for a motivated midwife with experience caring for high and low risk women, ample HDU and triage background, and ideally acting up as labour ward coordinator.
- St George’s delivery suite hosts a designated HDU area, triage and two obstetric theatres to meet the varied needs of our population.
- All our staff are trained in STAN fetal monitoring, and this method is successfully used on the delivery suite since 2002.
- The post holder will act as the professional role model, leading and coordinating the team, behaving in an exemplary manner at all times. You will have continuous responsibility for the day-to-day management and organization of maternity care, in both the hospital and community settings, within available resources.
- You will be accountable for the overall provision of excellent care, providing evidenced based, woman centered midwifery care, delivered in a variety of models.
- The post holder will work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, other agencies and service user representatives.
- This is a 1 year fixed-term role for Maternity Leave cover.
Main duties of the job
- As professional role model, you will take responsibility for the day-to-day management and organisation of the clinical area, whilst providing support and leadership to the midwifery team and maintaining your own clinical skills.
- The successful applicant will possess excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to manage change, difficult situations, and think on your feet within a challenging environment.
- You will work closely with the wider multidisciplinary team, with a clear and consistent approach to problem solving, risk management and effective team building.
- You will be responsible for overseeing and coordinating the daily operation of the delivery suite, ensuring quality our quality standards are achieved, managing all grades of midwifery and support staff including student midwives when necessary.
- You will participate in the bleep holder responsibilities and liaise closely with the lead midwives in the maintenance and development of the service.
- You will be expected to participate in ongoing service improvement and safety initiatives.
Working for our organisation
- St George’s maternity unit provides care to over 5000 women each year. We take great pride in promoting midwifery by delivering holistic woman-centred care to our diverse local community.
- The enthusiastic midwifery and obstetric teams work together to meet the specific needs of women who come from a wide range of social and cultural backgrounds.
- We strive to normalise the pregnancy and birth experience for women with both high and low risk pregnancies, excelling in the provision of high risk care for women who need it, while actively increasing our homebirth rate and the option of giving birth in the midwifery led unit.
- We have three consultants’ midwives, leading on midwifery-led care, public health and maternal medicine.
- We offer a comprehensive orientation package, annual mandatory updates and on-going support with professional development
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.
Person specification
Professional/Clinical Qualific
Essential criteria
- Registered Midwife min 3 years post registration clinical experience
- Educated to a degree level or equivalent with evidence of further professional development
- Mentorship Qualification/ SSSA
Desirable criteria
- Clinical experience at a Band 7
- Relevant specialist courses
- Attended a clinical leadership program.
- CTG study day
Management and Leadership/ Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of leadership roles and skills.
- Management of sickness and absence
- Roster experience
- Safeguarding training and knowledge of procedures
Desirable criteria
- Attended IPR course and doing staff appraisals.
- Evidence of implementing a change in practice
- Experience as coordinator on labour ward
We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the trust – being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful – and behave in a way that reflects these. More information on the vision and values of St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is attached below.
Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applicants are received. Please check your email regularly as all candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted and informed by email.
If you are appointed to the post, as part of your pre-employment check we will be required to verify your identity. The document/s you present for this purpose will be checked for their authenticity by scanning all known security features. These features will include:
- The machine readable zone
- An ultra violet image
- An infra red image
As part of your pre-employment checks, we will also be required to obtain satisfactory, written references. Please ensure that the referee details which you provide on your application form are correct. We require at least one written reference from your current or most recent line manager. We are only able to accept references from a professional work email address.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
Email: [email protected].
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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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jeanette Hennessy
- Job title
- Matron for Delivery Suite
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02087255391
- Additional information
Please contact Maternity Practice Support if further support needed. [email protected]
0208 725 2033
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