Elective Caesarean Section Midwife

Provide midwifery leadership for all women on an elective pathway ensuring pre-operative preparation and surgery run smoothly

Prepare women for surgery ensuring all pre-assessment bloods, swabs and surgical paperwork have been completed.

Accompany women to theatre for surgery and support safe delivery of baby via caesarean section

Care for women post operatively, providing postnatal care for mother and baby.

Provide midwifery leadership in all areas of midwifery practice, demonstrating autonomy, advocacy for women and an excellent decision making style.

Work collaboratively with the clinical teams maintaining effective management of the elective pathway, supporting flow through the maternity service

Support the Band 7 Team Managers in the execution of his/her role to ensure the elective cases run efficiently

To provide midwifery care where required when no elective activity is planned, ensuring that sound up to date advice is given to women and their families in all care settings in accordance with best practice informed by NICE and Government initiatives.

Demonstrate effective verbal and non-verbal communication skills

Promote the wellbeing and safeguarding of children and young people by implementing the Trusts policy and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

Assess, plan implement and evaluate care women/babies for a defined caseload, using evidence to rationalize prescribed care.

Develop link with all care agencies to facilitate seamless approach to maternity care.

Practice within boundaries of autonomy as described by the NMC Code 2015.

Review practices to reduce clinical risk. Record and report any untoward incidents and take action to avoid further incidents.

Promote health and wellbeing through practice and education of women, relatives, carers and staff

In the absence of an elective caesarean list to support the Maternity inpatient service where required.

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job

Qualifications

Essential: - Registered Midwife; - Hold a midwifery degree or equivalent; - Evidence of continuing professional development

Experience

Essential: - Rotational midwifery experience; - Experience in obstetric theatres; - Act as mentor and assessor

Desirable: - Experience in taking charge of shifts

Knowledge

Skills

Essential: - High standards of clinical performance; - Ability to manage; - Leadership and Motivational skills; - Teaching Skills