Midwife Band 6 and Band 5 Preceptorship Lancaster, England
Job description
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Do you consider caring with compassion fundamental to your role?
Are you looking for a new career path in one of the most picturesque parts of the country?
Then RLI is just the place for you, offering the beautiful Lake District on your doorstep and within easy reaching distance of the City of Lancaster, offering excellent transport links to the main cities in the UK
Our trust provides a preceptorship programme for newly qualified Band 5 midwives, but we are also recruiting experienced Band 6 Midwives to join our dynamic, dedicated, forward thinking professional team. The team covers a wide geographical area with both rural and urban communities within this area.
Delivery Suite and Ward 17 are located within Royal Lancaster Infirmary in Lancaster. It also includes a Day Assessment Unit, a triage services and two Maternity Theatres.
There is a Level 2 Neonatal Unit and 4 dedicated Transitional Care beds.
We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
Our community services for adults are provided in people’s homes, community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals and our main hospitals. Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independent, improve their health and manage their conditions through high quality care, advice and support.
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our websitehttps://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/
