Core Midwife - Rushey Midwifery Led Unit Reading, England
Job description
Do you have the knowledge and clinical skills to provide autonomous midwifery care in our Midwifery Led Unit?
Supporting choice in place of birth with opportunities to develop your clinical and leadership skills.
The applicant with development support will be responsible for the day to day running of the Midwifery Led Unit, promoting safety and excellence by being the clinical expert on shift, coordinating care and liaising with the multidisciplinary team. where needed. This will require communication skills.
We offer an excellent orientation plan with a clear development pathway for you to follow as you join our well established team.
The applicant would be expected to work flexibly in the Intrapartum team to meet the needs of women in the most appropriate birthing area.
The post holder works as a skilled practitioner and is responsible for the delivery of women-focused programmes of care, which address the complex and changing needs of the client group in his/ her clinical area. The post holder is required to be an autonomous, accountable practitioner caring for women throughout childbirth i.e. pregnancy intrapartum and postnatal care.
The post holder ensures the smooth running of the ward / department in the absence of the Ward manager, and provides clinical and managerial leadership to midwifery and support staff.
At the Royal Berkshire we have a rich history for providing healthcare to the people of Reading, West Berkshire and South Oxfordshire stretching back over 180 years. We are always looking ahead to the challenges of the future and the health and well-being of the people we serve.
Critical Care services at the RBH have been rated as good by the CQC. We are driven by our values and our strong learning culture and we work hard to listen and engage all staff working at the trust to help them develop their knowledge and skills and build rewarding careers. We were also recently in the top 10% of hospitals in the UK in the Friends and Family Test
Located just forty miles west of London those living in Reading enjoy great transport links, with a frequent train service and just a 25 minute journey to the heart of the capital London.
PRINCIPLE RESPONSIBILITIES
Managerial
1. Manage people to ensure the effective operation of the team. Ensure effective skill- mix and appropriate management at all times. Demonstrate leadership by example
2. Demonstrate a positive attitude and high level of motivation by showing a strong commitment to the service
3. Be accountable for midwifery performance and achievement of all organisational targets and standards, working within the Trust’s governance framework and current regulatory and policy requirements. To be aware of local and national guidance for maternity services
4. Assess performance of the team in co-ordination with the Intrapartum Leads. Provide clear feedback to team members in a way that is conducive to maintaining and improving performance. Work closely with the Human Resources Department as appropriate
5. Demonstrate excellent personal communication. Establish and maintain effective two-way communication channels with individuals and groups. Demonstrate appropriate assertiveness and ability to challenge others when the rights of women and others may be infringed
6. Be responsible for the standard of midwifery care delivered in work area. Display evidence that staff provide holistic, evidence based, women centred care. To celebrate positive achievements with the department’s team
7. Demonstrate that women/birthing people and their partners / relatives where relevant are involved in both decisions affecting their care and wellbeing, and in service development. Practice in accordance with the professional, ethical and legal codes of the Nursing and Midwifery Council, and Trust’s protocols and guidelines. Be accountable for own practice and for the delegation of care he / she gives to more junior colleagues, support workers and students
8. Prioritise workload to meet targets. Be able to work under pressure and seek creative solutions to challenges. Ensure that the Intrapartum Leads & Matron are alerted to quality issues
9. In conjunction with the Rushey Ward Manager be responsible for ensuring procurement of all equipment and stock are cost effective and have knowledge of the budget requirements relating to the area
10. Be responsible for ensuring the clinical area practices within Data Protection/ Confidentiality/ Caldicott principles. Ensures that suitable communication networks are in place to share highly sensitive information across organisational boundaries where appropriate
11. Actively promote diversity, including race diversity, both in the delivery of the Directorate’s services and in the recruitment, management and development of staff within the clinical area. Generate and sustain relationships that promote dignity, rights and responsibilities. Identify and take action to address discrimination and oppression
12. Promote interdisciplinary working, with outcomes aimed at the best interest of women, birthing people and their families
13. Responsible for managing changes in clinical practice and service delivery throughout maternity services to meet the needs of women, birthing people and their families
14. She/he will participate in rotations of midwives between the high risk and low risk intrapartum areas. To shadow the delivery suite coordinator; to gain an insight into this role and have an opportunity to understand the challenges and responsibilities with opportunity to follow band 7 development pathways
Clinical and Technical
1. Demonstrate specialist expertise and professional knowledge acquired through post registration academic, clinical, leadership and management development. Works as a role model for professional practice and understands the impact of poor performance
2. Work with the intrapartum Leads, Matron and infection control champions to support surveillance, auditing and implementation of National and local guidelines/protocols, in particular those concerning infection control, privacy & dignity
3. In conjunction with the intrapartum Leads, Matron, Head of Midwifery and other ward managers/ Director of Midwifery / Practice Educators, develop and monitor midwifery performance and clinical outcomes to improve and develop high standards of patient care. Place the woman’s, birthing persons experience at the core of service delivery. Monitor and audit the quality of care through a range of strategies, including risk management incident reporting, complaints, research and effectiveness monitoring and clinical audit
4. Maintain standards of conduct to sustain public confidence in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct, Midwives Rules, and Midwives Code of Practice and Trust policies
5. Ensure that at all times the interests and wellbeing of babies are paramount, whilst continuing to act as an advocate for their mothers
6. Act as an essential communication conduit between the women, birthing people, consultant Obstetricians, Neonatal services, Consultant Midwife, Practice Development, Clinical Skills Facilitator and Practice Educators
7. Be accountable for communication and dissemination to appropriate midwives/agencies or other health professionals
8. To have working knowledge of the electronic systems used by the department and the Trust
9. Participate in the hospital oncall service and to shadow the maternity unit coordinator to gain an insight into this role
Teaching and Training
1. Promote/ develop and maintain a culture within clinical environment which challenges and questions practice, and promotes the quality of thinking amongst practitioners. Ensure that students and staff receive effective induction, mentorship, development and support
2. To be responsible for the collation and dissemination of research information and evidence to staff
3. Participate in orientation and induction programmes
4. Encourage staff to learn from past experience by providing practical support to enable effective reflection
5. To take responsibility for ascertaining women’s and birthing peoples experiences/perceptions of current service provision to improve practice and monitor implementation of National Guidance.
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES.
1. Be proactive in identifying risks within own working area and where appropriate undertake risk assessments and provide feedback to team. Ensure team works within risk management/ occupational health legislation and Trust procedures. Be proactive in identifying risks within own working area and where appropriate undertake risk assessments and provide feedback to team
2. Ensure all department’s equipment is serviced, calibrated as per policy and fit for use and all staff have received adequate training prior to using equipment
3. To ensure implementation of workforce strategy working alongside the HR and Occupational Health to achieve targets by improving productivity and managing sickness absence
4. Challenge unacceptable staff attitude and behaviour ensuring that you act as a role model at all times
5. Cultivate an open and honest culture where people feel able to raise concerns and share good practice through positive role modelling. Take ownership of problems and seek to influence any change management that may have negative impact on the working area
6. To ensure establishment and skill mix for department are appropriate
7. Be actively involved in recruitment for the maternity unit
8. Develop own skills, taking responsibility for continuing professional development and performance, maintaining own portfolio in accordance with post registration requirements. Work to achieve competencies appropriate to grade. Identify own development needs in relation to current practice and future plans, setting personal development objectives
9. Has the ability and clinical judgment to refer to the Matron for the Hospital Maternity
