Job summary
A great opportunity has arisen for any midwife who wishes to be part of credible dedicated High Dependency Team at Queen Charlotte's Hospital

It has an excellent maternal medicine service taking referrals from across the region and subsequently many women with highly complicated pregnancies will require their care to be within a dedicated High Dependency. There is multidisciplinary collaboration with other services to ensure high standards of care.

This is an excellent opportunity for midwives who are enthusiastic, motivated and interested in this area of midwifery and wish to enhance their skills and knowledge to provide higher levels of care to sick obstetric women. We provide a 24hr service with midwives who are skilled at caring for the critically ill obstetric woman.

You will be working in a friendly and supportive environment with the opportunity for further education. You will be part of the delivery suite team and therefore will have on occasions the opportunity to maintain normal midwifery, theatre and recovery skills. Support and training will be provided in the form of study days, one to one teaching and in-house workshops by a multi-disciplinary team and lead midwife for HDU.

Midwives must have enthusiasm and interest in this area of midwifery and have had experience in caring for the sick obstetric woman or the critically ill adult patient. Midwives should be willing to undertake further study where applicable as well as being flexible with their rota.

Main duties of the job

• Lead in the provision of high quality, effective safe midwifery care that is evidence based and woman centred within obstetric high dependency and theatres.
• Provide supportive and authentic leadership to staff.
• Demonstrate expert clinical midwifery care within the specialised area of maternity critical care.
• Manage the clinical environment and oversee the operational management of the high dependency area, theatre and recovery area in collaboration with the Matron and Team Leader
• Participate in the weekly maternal medicine multidisciplinary team meetings
• Ensure compliance with clinical governance framework and that staff are effectively updated with changes to policies and guidelines.
• Conduct annual appraisals and personal development plans for B5 nurses, and maternity assistants.
• Lead in developing the HDU service and be actively involved in audit, teaching and supporting junior colleagues.
• Work within the procedures, policies and guidelines of NMC, and both local and national policies and Guidelines.
• Ensure good working relationships are upheld within team and all other staff members.

About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Environmental sustainabilityClimate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people's health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environment www.imperial.nhs.uk/about-us/our-strategy/green-plan.

Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification
Education
Essential

• Registered Midwife
• Mentorship qualification
• Recognised evidence of professional development

Desirable

• Recognised HDU course or willingness to undertake further study
• Adult Critical care experience
• Working towards Master's Degree

Experience
Essential

• Exposure to Maternity HDU
• Knowledge of invasive monitoring, Cardiac monitoring and interpretation
• Skilled in recognising and caring for the ill obstetric woman and escalating appropriately based on clinical judgement and abnormal clinical findings.
• Be able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care of the ill obstetric woman

Desirable

• Experience within maternal medicine
• Use of NIV support
• Willingness and ability to undertake audit and teaching

Skills
Essential

• Excellent communication skills
• Skilled in recognising and caring for the ill obstetric woman and escalating appropriately based on clinical judgement and abnormal clinical findings
• Be able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care of the ill obstetric woman
• An understanding of the disease process in pregnancy

Desirable

• General HDU/ICU background experience/skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).