Midwife - MDAU Team Southampton, England
Job description
An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Maternity Day Assessment Unit (MDAU). We are seeking to recruit an experienced midwife to provide specialist expertise to women and birthing people in the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal period, delivering high quality, evidence-based care to women and acting as an advocate for women within MDAU. This is a fixed term position to cover maternity leave. Full time/part time hours will be considered.
MDAU is a fast-paced environment staffed by a team of enthusiastic and dedicated midwives who show commitment to prioritising care whilst working in partnership with women and the wider multi-disciplinary team.
The Maternity Service aims to offer a multitude of possibilities for career progression and professional development for band 6 midwives who wish to expand their knowledge, experience and skills. The service recognises that band 6 midwives are our future aspiring leaders, managers and specialist practitioners and therefore we look to ensure that you receive appropriate training, education and supportive responsibility within the clinical setting to help you achieve your career development.
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the ‘Job Description and Main Responsibilities’ section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.
As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. UHS is rated ‘Good’ by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and for staff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care.
All non-clinical roles may involve a mixture of on site and remote working, Specific details and flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.
We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated and flexible individual who has a passion for midwifery. The successful candidate will have relevant clinical experience as a midwife, be able to evidence professional integrity and an honest approach to embracing new and exciting opportunities and challenges that will be obtainable as they become part of the Maternity Day Assessment Unit team.
The successful candidate will play an active role in the day-to-day running of MDAU which has fully implemented the BSOTs triage system. Being able to prioritise and time mange the workload in this fast paced environment is essential. You will be required to exhibit excellent communication skills and an ability to develop sound working relationships with women and birthing people and colleagues within and external to the Trust. Full flexibility will be required in a working roster period which will include all shift patterns, weekends and public holidays, as well as a contribution to an on-call rota.
