• Job Description

  Req#: C9293-24-0090?language=en&page=1358&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  "Only midwives with a current valid UK NMC PIN and students, who get the PIN number byMarch 2024, to apply"

  Please note that applicants must have a PIN number/Start by May 2024.

  Please note - this vacancy is not suitable for Overseas Registered Nurses/Midwives required to take the OSCE exam.*

  Are you enthusiastic about personalised, woman centre care?

  Are you passionate about delivering high quality care?

  The Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is offering an exciting opportunity for you, a motivated and inspirational midwife, to join our Maternity Department as a Band 5 Preceptorship Midwife , with plenty of opportunities to rotate in different departments:

  - Delivery Suite

  - Birth Centre

  - Antenatal and Postnatal Wards

  It is an exciting opportunity to utilise and develop your midwifery skills across low and high-risk settings, as well as gain relevant experience including an Obstetric led (but Midwifery influenced) Delivery Suite with the very popular Midwifery Led Birth Centre. We are able to offer hydrotherapy and water birth where clinically appropriate throughout all of our departments.

  We also offer a comprehensive preceptorship package with a dedicated team to support you.

  *All candidates applying for Preceptorship Midwife post will be considered for fixed term (provisionally 12 months), converted into permanent position as soon as Preceptorship programme is completed.*

  Main duties of the job

  Preceptorship Midwife

  The post holder will practice as a Midwife within the maternity services in The Homerton Healthcare NHS Trust working all shift patterns, weekends, and bank holidays included.The post holder will work in Delivery Suite, birth centre, antenatal and postnatal wards. This post is a transition post from training to practice, which will enable the post holder to obtain the required experience in clinical midwifery practice to successfully achieve the required competences that are essential to move through to a Band 6 role.In order to support this transition, the post holder will be supported through a ten to twelve-month preceptorship programme by experienced midwives in each location.

  About us

  Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

  We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

  Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

  Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

  We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

  Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

  Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

  Date posted

  06 February 2024

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 5

  Salary

  £34,089 to £50,364 a year p.a. inc.

  Contract

  Fixed term

  Duration

  12 months

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  293-SWNS-0217-E

  Job locations

  Homerton Healthcare

  Homerton Row

  London

  E9 6SR

  
  

  Job description

  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 documents please view the attachment/s on this page

  The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

  Please be aware when opening the JD and PS attachment, both Job Descriptions are contained in the document.

  Job description

  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 documents please view the attachment/s on this page

  The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

  Please be aware when opening the JD and PS attachment, both Job Descriptions are contained in the document.

  Person Specification

  Education / Qualifications

  Essential

  • RM Registered Midwife
  • Current and Valid UK NMC PIN

  Skills/ Abilities

  Essential

  • Ability to work autonomously within professional and Trust guidelines
  • Able to work with guidance for the preceptorship period.
  • Able to take the professional lead in caring for low-risk women.
  • Ability to work unsupervised and manage workload using own initiative to prioritise appropriately.
  • Ability to lead, motivate and work within a team
  • Ability to delegate as necessary
  • Possess good written communication skills to maintain clear, concise, contemporaneous records.
  • Able to speak, receive and issue instructions in English without risk of misunderstanding.
  • Able to demonstrate effective customer care skills.
  • Able to communicate effectively with multidisciplinary team and outside agencies.
  • Able to assess and devise, implement, monitor and evaluate plans of care.

  Desirable

  • Ability to use MS Office, Cyber lab, EPR, K2

  Experience

  Essential

  • Completion of midwifery programme
  • Experience of multiprofessional and multi-agency working.

  Desirable

  • Experience of successfully managing conflict

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Knowledge of the need to ensure that practice is evidence based.
  • Knowledge of needs of high and low risk women and neonates.
  • Knowledge of legal and ethical principles in midwifery for choice, consent, client autonomy.
  • Awareness of clinical governance and its impact.
  • Good knowledge and understanding of risk management.
  • Knowledge of child protection issues and when to take action.
  • Knowledge/understanding of confidentiality.
  • Understanding the needs of ethnic minorities and disadvantaged groups.
  • Knowledge of evidence-based practice
  • Understanding of professional accountability and delegation issues

  Trust Values, Equal Opportunities & Other Requirements

  Essential

  • Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values
  • Commitment and adherence to the Equality Act, diversity and inclusion
  • Flexible in approach to work arrangement
  • Lead by example
  • Have a high level of commitment, motivation and initiative

  Person Specification

  Education / Qualifications

  Essential

  • RM Registered Midwife
  • Current and Valid UK NMC PIN

  Skills/ Abilities

  Essential

  • Ability to work autonomously within professional and Trust guidelines
  • Able to work with guidance for the preceptorship period.
  • Able to take the professional lead in caring for low-risk women.
  • Ability to work unsupervised and manage workload using own initiative to prioritise appropriately.
  • Ability to lead, motivate and work within a team
  • Ability to delegate as necessary
  • Possess good written communication skills to maintain clear, concise, contemporaneous records.
  • Able to speak, receive and issue instructions in English without risk of misunderstanding.
  • Able to demonstrate effective customer care skills.
  • Able to communicate effectively with multidisciplinary team and outside agencies.
  • Able to assess and devise, implement, monitor and evaluate plans of care.

  Desirable

  • Ability to use MS Office, Cyber lab, EPR, K2

  Experience

  Essential

  • Completion of midwifery programme
  • Experience of multiprofessional and multi-agency working.

  Desirable

  • Experience of successfully managing conflict

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Knowledge of the need to ensure that practice is evidence based.
  • Knowledge of needs of high and low risk women and neonates.
  • Knowledge of legal and ethical principles in midwifery for choice, consent, client autonomy.
  • Awareness of clinical governance and its impact.
  • Good knowledge and understanding of risk management.
  • Knowledge of child protection issues and when to take action.
  • Knowledge/understanding of confidentiality.
  • Understanding the needs of ethnic minorities and disadvantaged groups.
  • Knowledge of evidence-based practice
  • Understanding of professional accountability and delegation issues

  Trust Values, Equal Opportunities & Other Requirements

  Essential

  • Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values
  • Commitment and adherence to the Equality Act, diversity and inclusion
  • Flexible in approach to work arrangement
  • Lead by example
  • Have a high level of commitment, motivation and initiative

  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

  Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Homerton Healthcare

  Homerton Row

  London

  E9 6SR

  
  

  Employer's website

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

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Homerton Healthcare

  Homerton Row

  London

  E9 6SR

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.homerton.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.

Notice