Community Midwife Northampton, England
Job description
Responsible for providing holistic women centred midwifery care
Support the Senior Midwives in the execution of their role
Promote and maintain professional standards ensuring midwifery practice is evidence based.
You will be responsible for a caseload of women, running clinics within a hub setting and providing care within the home. You will have sound clinical skills, good communication and interpersonal skills. You will be supporting students on their learning journey. We offer CPD opportunities to help you achieve your career aspirations.
Successful candidates will be booked on to a thorough induction package, with yearly maternity training weeks to keep your mandatory and role specific training up to date.
Provide effective input into the work of the trust, to support the achievement of our vision and values:
To Be responsible for the maintenance and development of her own clinical skills and maintain prep requirements. Including attendance to trust mandatory training.
To be responsible for the maintenance and development of her own clinical skills and maintain PREP requirements. Including attendance of a yearly protected Trust mandatory training week.
Ensure professional and clinical standards are maintained and developed in response to new evidence
Being a professional advocate for women and families
Support change management and service development implementation
Assess and teach others in the clinical setting
Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
Our Excellence Values
Compassion
Accountability
Respect
Integrity
Courage
We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone’s full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.
We are a Defence positive trust, supporting our reservists, veterans, spouses and partners.
The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals.
We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.
We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.
Provide midwifery care to women during the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal periods in all areas including woman’s home, maternity hubs and hospital settings
As a community midwife you will be bringing continuity of care to our local families, supporting the vision of Better Births and Saving babies Lives. Working autonomously and within a team of passionate community midwives within a geographical area, supporting home births and community to have a rewarding work experience
Promote collaborative working partnerships and effective communication between all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
To be responsible for the maintenance and development of her own clinical skills and maintain PREP requirements. Including attendance of a yearly protected Trust mandatory training week.
Ensure professional and clinical standards are maintained and developed in response to new evidence
Act as a professional role model for midwifery
To observe the NMC Code of Conduct. Maintain standards of recordkeeping within the practice setting, utilising accepted standards where appropriate
Undertake relevant clinical practices in accordance with the Scope of Professional Practice
Being a professional advocate for women and families
Support change management and service development implementation
Assess and teach others in the clinical setting
Input information and have a working knowledge of the hospital and Maternity information systems
Attend training and updates on implementation of Maternity Information System on our digital journey
Research & development:
Possess knowledge of the audit process and methods of critically appraising Research
Demonstrate clinical competence and fitness for practice
Involvement in clinical audit and evaluation of practice within the clinical area
Promote and disseminate research and audit finding
Contribute Ideas and undertake monitoring with regards to quality of women centred care
Personal skills:
Maintain personal professional profile and Revalidation
Identify and negotiate training needs, actively address these through the Trust appraisal system
Maintain an awareness of issues relating to midwifery on the national agenda
Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
Co-ordinate the responsibilities, capabilities and workload of team members
Other information:
The postholder may be required to carry out other relevant duties as required within the maternity unit.
The postholder will adhere to the duties specified under the Staff Responsibilities of the
NHS Constitution in their day to day work and behaviours.
The postholder will be expected to aspire to the Values of the Trust in their day to day work and behaviours in order to support the Trust in achieving its Vision.
The postholder will adhere to, at all times, any Professional, NHS Code of Conducts and legislation relevant for their area of work.
The postholder will make themselves familiar with, and adhere to, at all times, the policies and procedures of the Trust, and their area of work.
The postholder will be expected to work to any Corporate/Division/Directorate/Department objectives and standards in order to provide an acceptable level of service.
The postholder will be expected to undertake training, including mandatory and role
Specific training, relevant to their role and ensure it is renewed as required.
