Community Midwife

You will have the opportunity to work independently yet be part of an integrated team who provide women and families with excellent evidence-based care. We are committed to the national maternity agenda and have an impressive home birth record.

Working as a community midwife provides unique access to the dynamics of family life within the local community and true multiagency working. You will gain a range of transferable skills including time management, team working and family centred care.

Driving our commitment to local families and babies are the Trust-wide values:

Please join our forward-thinking community midwifery teams, previous community experience not essential. For further information please contact Emma Hillstead, Team Leader on emma.hillstead@nhs.net or 07786 915624.

To assess and provide

the full range of care needs to develop, implement and evaluate programmes of

care throughout the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal period for women and

their babies.

To provide effective

leadership and to act as a good role model.

To supervise junior

staff and to teach qualified and unqualified staff, acting as a mentor, as

appropriate, providing advice and support as necessary.

Work autonomously

within guidelines and spheres of professional practice.

To assess, develop,

implement and evaluate programmes of care.

To be responsible for

the organisation of midwifery care for the patients assigned to you.

Utilise the full

skills of a midwife practitioner (both integral and extended) to a named

caseload of women.

To discuss with the

Team Leader development and changes both midwifery and medical, which affect

patients directly and indirectly.

Provide care to

bereaved patients and their relatives, breaking bad news and supporting other

staff undergoing this process.

effectively with multi-disciplinary professionals and agencies, ensuring

seamless care at a high standard.

To take appropriate

action to ensure the safety of patients, including the delegation of patient

care to midwives, with the appropriate level skill at all times. To report any accidents/incidents to the Team

Leader.

To ensure that

midwifery procedures/guidelines are implemented and maintained in accordance

with the policies of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and national

guidance.

To ensure that

acceptable stands of care are maintained and, where necessary, instigate

changes in agreement with the Team Leader.

To be fully

conversant in dealing with complex midwifery problems such as child protection

issues.

Supervise the

training of qualified and unqualified staff and assist junior staff to develop

clinical and managerial skills, in accordance with their level of competence.

To act as a preceptor

for junior staff.

To participate in

teaching for all learners in accordance with their objectives, working closely

with local education providers.

To provide support

and supervision as a mentor to student midwives.

To participate in

teaching programmes as required.

Maintain knowledge of

current midwifery practice by reading relevant journals and attending study

days where appropriate, promoting research-based practice in agreement with

team leader.

To organise and

provide training programmes in accordance with the identified needs for the

ward.

To participate in

further post-registration training, as evidenced by developments in practice.

To autonomously

manage a caseload, making decisions and acting on care needs as they arise.

To participate in the

co-ordinating and allocating of work to staff.

To inform and discuss

with the Team Leader any problems regarding management and/or care of the

women.

Maintain the custody

of controlled drugs according to statutory procedure, ordering replacements,

checking and administering all drugs according to the Worcestershire Acute

Hospitals NHS Trust.

To participate in

audit programmes.

To take all measures

to ensure safety and report all accidents/incidents to the Team Leader and to

monitor the safe and effective use of all equipment and the economic use of

supplies.

Maintain accurate

management records at all times, ensuring appropriate reporting mechanisms are

used.

To assist in other

wards/department of the maternity services if the clinical situation or

staffing levels demand.

To become familiar

with ward/department budget and efficient and effective utilisation of

resources.

Be conversant with

Trust and other Policies and Procedures and mechanisms in place for effective

care and efficient management of the Maternity Unit.

To maintain a

professional attitude at all times developing the role of the midwife in the

best interest of the women and profession in accordance with Nursing &

Midwifery Council and Midwives Rules.

Be responsible for

maintaining accurate and contemporaneous midwifery records, written and

electronic in accordance with Midwives Rules (1998) Rule 42.

To be aware of

extended personal and professional development.

To attend courses and

conferences as relevant according to the requirements of the role of an

experienced midwife.

Develop competencies

in the use of equipment in the clinical area, attend teaching sessions as

appropriate.

To attend courses and

conferences as relevant.

To be conversant and

comply with the Trust policies and regulations and attend compulsory lectures

as instructed.

To maintain good

standards of care and assist in the implementation of recommendations from

Government and professional bodies in relation to maternity care.

Participate in

research projects where appropriate, reporting findings within a

multi-disciplinary framework.

Implement research

projects where appropriate.

To be professionally

accountable for ones own midwifery practice, acting in a professional manner

at all times abiding by the Midwives Rules and Codes of Practice and all other

relevant UKCC/NMC and Trust practice protocols and guidelines.

To be responsible for

the maintenance and improvement of own professional knowledge and competence in

keeping with the practice and CPD standard, laid down by the UKCC/NMC to ensure

continued professional registration.

To participate in the

selection and interviewing of junior staff within the ward/department.

Participate in the

devising and implementation of induction programmes for newly appointed staff.

To assist the Team

Leader in monitoring staff performance.

Participate in staff

appraisal and the investigation of complaints and incidents.

To assist the Team

Leader in the maintenance of day to day discipline within the ward/department

area.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large

acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute

services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a

larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from

three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our

caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred

care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to

work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our

everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise

accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working

within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a

DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check

(at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting

Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.

Experience

Essential: - Proven experience in all areas of midwifery.

Desirable: - Management skills; - Previous experience of working within community.

Qualifications

Essential: - Registered Midwife; - Evidence of further professional development.

Desirable: - Evidence of advanced midwifery studies.; - Mentorship training; - NIPE

Knowledge and Skills

Desirable: - Knowledge of computerised maternity systems