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Are you due to qualify as a Midwife in 2023?
We are welcoming applications from Student Midwives who are in a process of planning their future in Midwifery. If you have recently received your NMC Midwifery pin number or are due to receive it shortly, apply for your post now!

The Team will welcome you and support you in achieving your goals and building your confidence during your preceptorship. You will be able to develop your clinical skills and work on your professional development. We are excited to meet you and give you the opportunity to work at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust.

So why should you work for us?

• Staff are supported to develop - clinical based programmes including High Dependency, NIPE and Professional Midwifery Advocates.
• Staff are supported on development programmes working toward Band 6 and 7 roles.
• DAISY international recognition award scheme .
• Collaborative support from a dedicated team of midwives, education teams, PMAs, and Legacy Midwives.
• A range of midwife specialist roles to work with including: Infant feeding, practice development, diabetes, fetal monitoring, perinatal mental health, audit and guidelines, bereavement and patient experience.

Full time and part time posts available.

As a Registered Midwife you will be responsible for ensuring that our service users’ needs are met through the delivery of high-quality care. You will offer a person-centred approach to antenatal care and subsequent care during the intrapartum and postnatal period.

The post holder is responsible for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care. Assist the mother and her family to realise their expectations. Is expected to carry out all relevant forms of care and actively work towards achieving the competencies outlined in the midwifery scale. As rotational Midwives you will have the opportunity to rotate to all areas in the Maternity Services including delivery suite, community, postnatal and antenatal wards.

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics.

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career.

We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. Please ensure that you make your application as soon as possible.

All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required.

Please review all documents attached to this advert to ensure you familiarise yourself with all requirements of the job.

• Deliver clinical care as outlined in the clinical section of the job description.
• Actively work towards outlined competencies of Band 6 midwives.
• Rotate within the maternity unit as per developmental plan.
• Ensure orientation plan is completed.
• To plan, implement and evaluate care with the mother and family during the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal period.
• Ensure care is contemporary, evidence based and equitable that encompasses spiritual and cultural beliefs and reflects the needs of a diverse society.
• To assist with and participate in in-service training and induction programmes, as relevant.
• To co-operate and liaise with Midwifery staff in the interest of Midwifery Education.
• To ensure that all relevant information with due regard to the mother’s wishes in respect of personal information is entered in the mother’s / baby’s care plan and keep all observations charts up to date.
• To ensure that staff receive reports on condition and treatment of mothers/babies, inclusive of current changes.