• Job Description

  Req#: C9358-24-1097?language=en&page=35&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Thank you for your interest in working at UHL. Please note that this vacancy is for the Leicester Royal Infirmary site. If you are interested in working in our community team, please see their separate advert.

  Do you want to work in an organisation that values you as an individual? In a team that provides multi-disciplinary support, encourages your development and values your contribution? Then University Hospitals of Leicester is the organisation for you. We have vacancies for both band 5 and band 6 midwives. Successful candidates will be provided with support from our recruitment and retention team with orientation to all clinical areas with the option of core positions. Band 5 newly qualified midwives will benefit from our extensive preceptorship programme, in line with the new National Preceptorship Framework standards (2023) providing a firm foundation in starting your journey into midwifery. Preceptorship programmes can be personalised to suit individuals needs and wishes to incorporate rotations between the hospital and community and is available upon request.

  Full and part time hours are available and we actively promote flexible working hours to enable you to balance your work and home life.

  Main duties of the job

  We would love for you to join our team where you will work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team in an environment that is supportive and empowering. You will be expected to fulfil the role of a midwife defined by the Nursing and Midwifery Council upholding high standards of quality evidence based care.

  You will work autonomously alongside the multi-disciplinary team to plan, implement and review ongoing holistic care to women in the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal periods.

  You will need skills of prioritisation, knowledge of local guidelines and policies to inform your practice, be flexible, adaptable and advocate for women, birthing people and families to ensure safe and effective care is provided.

  Leicester maternity services provide safe, high quality care and encourage innovation and development from all staff. We pride ourselves on staff engagement and actively encourage a safe working environment where staff feel safe to speak up and raise concerns.

  About us

  Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

  We have four primary goals:

  • high-quality care for all,
  • being a great place to work,
  • partnerships for impact, and
  • research and education excellence

  And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

  Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

  • we are compassionate,
  • we are proud,
  • we are inclusive, and
  • we are one team

  This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

  Date posted

  30 August 2024

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 5

  Salary

  £29,970 to £44,962 a year pro rata per annum

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Part-time

  Reference number

  358-6567875-W&C

  Job locations

  Leicester Royal Infirmary

  Leicester

  LE1 5WW

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Band 5

  To consolidate the theory and practice acquired during midwifery training in order to maintain a high standard of midwifery care at all times with the support of the multi-disciplinary team around you. You will be facilitated to acquire additional competencies in preparation to become a band 6 midwife through the support of colleagues and your own initiative and proactivity.

  Band 6

  To deliver total care to mother and babies within the hospital environment as required to meet individual needs ensuring high standards of evidence based midwifery care at all times. As a teaching hospital we expect you to provide support both educationally and clinically to students and colleagues alike.

  You are empowered to develop as a band 6 in the direction that you wish and will be supported with your own personal and professional development needs, enabling further progression.

  As well as rotational midwives, we would support band 6 midwives who express wishes to be a core member of the midwifery team in specific areas to enable better job satisfaction, development and improvement initiatives and ultimately improving patient experience and care given.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Band 5

  To consolidate the theory and practice acquired during midwifery training in order to maintain a high standard of midwifery care at all times with the support of the multi-disciplinary team around you. You will be facilitated to acquire additional competencies in preparation to become a band 6 midwife through the support of colleagues and your own initiative and proactivity.

  Band 6

  To deliver total care to mother and babies within the hospital environment as required to meet individual needs ensuring high standards of evidence based midwifery care at all times. As a teaching hospital we expect you to provide support both educationally and clinically to students and colleagues alike.

  You are empowered to develop as a band 6 in the direction that you wish and will be supported with your own personal and professional development needs, enabling further progression.

  As well as rotational midwives, we would support band 6 midwives who express wishes to be a core member of the midwifery team in specific areas to enable better job satisfaction, development and improvement initiatives and ultimately improving patient experience and care given.

  Person Specification

  Commitment to Trust Values

  Essential

  • Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the trust values and behaiours

  Education/Qualification

  Essential

  • Registered Midwife NMC Pin number

  Desirable

  • Evidence of continued professional development

  Knowledge and experience

  Essential

  • Knowledge of developments in specialist fields e.g. Midwifery

  Desirable

  • Research Audit awareness
  • Recent relevant clinical experience e.g. perineal suturing

  Skills and Abilities

  Essential

  • Good Communication Skills
  • Clinical Skills
  • Computer literate
  • Ability to work on own initiative/ability to manage own time

  Desirable

  • Evidence of range of communication skills

  Personal Capabilities

  Essential

  • Enthusiasitic and motivated
  • Assertive and competent
  • Recognition of own limitations
  • Demonstrates commitment to develop self and others

  Other Requirements

  Essential

  • Flexible approach to meet the needs of the service

  Person Specification

  Commitment to Trust Values

  Essential

  • Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the trust values and behaiours

  Education/Qualification

  Essential

  • Registered Midwife NMC Pin number

  Desirable

  • Evidence of continued professional development

  Knowledge and experience

  Essential

  • Knowledge of developments in specialist fields e.g. Midwifery

  Desirable

  • Research Audit awareness
  • Recent relevant clinical experience e.g. perineal suturing

  Skills and Abilities

  Essential

  • Good Communication Skills
  • Clinical Skills
  • Computer literate
  • Ability to work on own initiative/ability to manage own time

  Desirable

  • Evidence of range of communication skills

  Personal Capabilities

  Essential

  • Enthusiasitic and motivated
  • Assertive and competent
  • Recognition of own limitations
  • Demonstrates commitment to develop self and others

  Other Requirements

  Essential

  • Flexible approach to meet the needs of the service

  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).

  Additional information

  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).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

  Address

  Leicester Royal Infirmary

  Leicester

  LE1 5WW

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.jobsatleicestershospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

  Address

  Leicester Royal Infirmary

  Leicester

  LE1 5WW

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.jobsatleicestershospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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