Job summary
Employer heading
Integrated Midwife (Community)
NHS AfC: Band 5/6
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
We are looking for experienced midwives to join our Jessop Wing team and belong to one of our five traditional community teams that serve our diverse families across the city of Sheffield.
Being a community midwife in Sheffield offers opportunity for:
- Delivering continuity of care through the antenatal and postnatal period
- Participation in our Home-birth service (2 on calls per month)
- Providing infant feeding support as outlined by UNICEF’s Baby Friendly Initiative
- Providing Safeguarding and Mental Health support to families with oversight from our specialist teams
- Supportive teamworking
- Multi-agency working across the city
- Flexible working with generous mileage allowance
- Fresh air and green spaces.
You will be offered bespoke orientation and a generous supernumerary period with support to thrive within the role. We also consider flexible working options including compressed hours or a hybrid role with shifts in the inpatient/intrapartum areas
Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes (which include support for purchasing a car) and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
*Candidates can only be considered who have NMC registration and due to the work setting, a valid UK driver’s license with access to a car for work purposes*
Main duties of the job
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
To assess, plan, implement and evaluate midwifery care, working collaboratively with women to ensure excellent standards of care.
To gain the skills, knowledge and competence to act as a responsible, autonomous midwifery practitioner within a supportive team.
To be aware of the local and national public health agenda, contributing positively to achieving targets that will reduce inequalities and improve health outcomes for women and their babies.
To provide midwifery advice and support women in making choices for their care and that of their babies.
Assess complex health and wellbeing needs, working with the multidisciplinary team to develop, monitor and review care plans to meet those needs.
To uphold effective communication and provide clear and concise handover to multidisciplinary team members.
To act sensitively, confidentially and with empathy in demonstrating understanding of wide ranging physical and emotional needs.
Please also note this vacancy is banded dependent upon applicants experience relevant to this post. The banding of the successful applicant/s will start at Band 5 unless applicants meet the necessary threshold of skills and experience required to start on Band 6.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
The Directorate of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Neonatology is based at the Jessop Wing which is linked to the Royal Hallamshire Hospital. The maternity unit has over 6800 births per year and is a Regional Tertiary Maternity Service with a Level 3 Neonatal Unit of 44 cots. A tertiary Gynae-Oncology service and a changing Gynaecology Service, which includes an Assisted Conception Unit, complete the services within the Directorate.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- (Band 5 & 6) NMC Registered Midwife
- (Band 6) Diploma or degree
Desirable criteria
- (Band 6) Leadership qualification
- (Band 6) Newborn Infant Physical Examination (NIPE) qualification or working towards
- (Band 5) Diploma/Degree qualification or evidence of relevant post basic ongoing education.
Experience
Essential criteria
- (Band 6) Be able to demonstrate relevant experience and have the requisite level of competencies at Band 6
- (Band 6) Evidence Based Practice
- (Band 6) Experience of implementing change management
- (Band 6) Evidence of practice development
- (Band 6) Experience of co-ordinating a team
- (Band 6) Compliant with Level 3 Safeguarding Standards
- (Band 5) Experience of working within the NHS environment and within women’s health / maternity services.
Desirable criteria
- (Band 5 & 6) Caring for women with health inequalities and special needs.
- (Band 6) Research and audit experience
Skills and abilities
Essential criteria
- (Band 6) Excellent interpersonal skills
- (Band 6) Practical clinical skills required include: phlebotomy, episiotomy, suturing and IV drugs and cannulation
- (Band 6) Must be able to demonstrate the English language proficiency level required for this post
- (Band 6) IT skills
- (Band 5) Professional approach
Desirable criteria
- (Band 6) Leadership skills
- (Band 6) Evidence of innovation/initiative
- (Band 6) Antenatal clinics & screening experience
- (Band 5) Decision making skills
- (Band 5) Demonstrate PROUD values
Personal attributes
Essential criteria
- (Band 6) Verbal and written communication skills
- (Band 6) MDT Team Working
- (Band 6) High level of personal motivation
- (Band 6) Continuing Professional Development
- (Band 6) Decision making skills
- (Band 6) Demonstrate a positive and solution focused attitude
Other requirements
Essential criteria
- (Band 6) Must be willing to work flexible hours
- (Band 6) Must be flexible to meet the needs of the service
- (Band 5 & 6) It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner or able to use a car for work purposes.
- (Band 5) Adaptable and flexible
- (Band 5) Enthusiastic and motivated
Further
Essential criteria
- (Band 5) Undertaking preceptorship
Desirable criteria
- (Band 5) Working knowledge of child protection issues
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
- Hannah Ford
- Job title
- Community Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01142268525
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