Job summaryAre you a Registered Midwife, We would love to hear from you!
As a bank midwife, you will be joining a team of well-established professional and compassionate midwives providing safe holistic, women-centred care. You will have the opportunity to make a real difference in our patients and their families by providing clinical midwifery care to women within the Maternity Services.
You must have an NMC registration
You will be able to work at either site Peterborough City Hospital or Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon delivering care to city and rural communities covering a diverse cultural and economic population. We provide a specialist midwifery service to vulnerable women at the Peterborough Prison. We support babies that need more specialised care within our Transitional Care Unit, enabling mothers to stay with their baby throughout supported care, and ensuring Continuity of Care.
Join the team North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust to provide outstanding care to our local communities!
Main duties of the jobYou will provide antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care for women and their families in line with the NMC Code and supported by local policies and guidelines, and the recommendations of the Better Births report.
You will demonstrate excellent clinical skills while providing leadership to junior colleagues and students within their area of work.
You will play an active part in the development of the midwifery services within the Maternity Unit.
*Please Note the advert may close sooner than the date advertised due to levels of interest, closing of the advert will happen with no notice*About usWe are committed to supporting colleagues through organisational change. Priority will be given to staff at risk within North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust and Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Integrated Care Board
Job responsibilitiesPlease see the attached job description which gives full details of the role. Alternatively call to arrange an informal visit to meet the team.
Person SpecificationEducation and QualificationsEssentialDesirable- Relevant Degree or evidence of further study and experience to the equivalent
- Sign Off Mentor
ExperienceEssential- Minimum of 2 years clinical experience
Desirable- Computer Literate and knowledge of digital platforms
- Evidence of participation in risk and clinical governance agendas
Key SkillsEssential- Ability to write reports, guidelines, etc
- Excellent record keeping skills
- Ability to develop self and others to use evidence based practice
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.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.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.Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website. 
