Job summary
We are offering excellent Band 6 Midwifery opportunities to join our service, and take your career forward within an outstanding Trust. This is an exciting chance to join one of the largest and most successful Foundation Trusts in the UK with an international reputation and a tradition of innovation.

Your career development is our concern, and we offer excellent experience to maintain and develop your clinical skills, we are committed to education and research, and provide our support to develop your knowledge and clinical expertise. We have a strong commitment to staff education and have commissioned links with City, Kings and Southbank Universities, and promote a masters scholarship scheme.

The post holder will commit to undertaking a rotation around the inpatients wards within the maternity unit. Options include Delivery Suite and obstetric theatre, High Dependency Unit, Birthing Centre which include 2 birthing pools, inpatient antenatal ward, triage unit, postnatal care unit with transitional care cots and antenatal clinic. There are opportunities to work within community-based services, Fetal Medicine Unit as well as an array of specialists areas.

Main duties of the job

• o The post holder will work as a midwife and will rotate across all areas of the maternity unit.
• o To work according to the NMC Code and relevant professional guidelines as a midwife with facilitation for a defined group of women and their babies with minimal supervision in the Maternity Care setting.
• o The assessment of care and health education needs of women and their babies
• o To maintain accountability for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluation programmes of care within the necessary framework
• o To develop leadership skills and experience in the management of the ward/department.
• o To promote and participate in the implementation of the UCLH Nursing Midwifery strategy:
• o Reviewing midwifery practice and implementing appropriate changes based on research/best practice.
• o Developing and implementing Audit, Quality and Risk Management initiatives.
• o To participate in training programmes as appropriate and to teach and act as a facilitator/preceptor to midwifery or non-midwifery staff.
• o To promote and maintain effective communication.
• o Create a supportive blame-free environment for staff and women

About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:o University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)o National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgeryo Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitalso University College Hospital Grafton Way Buildingo Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicineo University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centreo The Hospital for Tropical Diseaseso University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff** UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit: Flexible working. To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?

Person Specification
Knowledge and QualificationsEssential

• Registered midwife
• Educated to Degree Level
• Completed a 12-months preceptorship programme
• Up to date knowledge of professional nursing and midwifery issues

Desirable

• Neonatal course of relevant experience

ExperienceEssential

• Experience of teaching and mentoring more junior staff
• Familiarity with basic IT applications
• SSSA

Desirable

• Experience of undertaking research

Skills and AbilitiesEssential

• Able to work effectively within multi-disciplinary teams
• Able to meaningfully engage stakeholders
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Able to challenge clinical decisions in the best interest of patients
• Able to network professionally within the organisation as well as externally
• Highly professional role model
• Demonstrating awareness of maternity related clinical governance

Desirable

• Speaks a second language fluently

CommunicationEssential

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Formal verbal and written presentation skills
• Able to communicate sensitively and appropriately

Personal and People DevelopmentEssential

• Organisational skills
• Decision making skills
• Able to manage time effectively
• Able to prioritise objectives and workload
• Committed to professional and personal development and always maintaining updated mandatory training.
• Able to prioritise complex demands as required

Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and InclusionEssential

• Understand and respond to the needs of those from marginalised groups, and those at risk of or experiencing health inequalities

Specific RequirementsEssential

• Willingness to clinically support the wider maternity unit to meet service needs as required
• Ability to work flexibly, Monday to Sunday, days, nights and bank holidays

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.

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.