Community Midwife for Equitable Health

Job overview

Community Midwife for Equitable Health

The York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals are pleased to announce 2 new roles in our community midwifery service.  The role will provide personalised antenatal and postnatal care to women and birthing people who experience vulnerabilities.

The aim is to improve health equity in the York and Scarborough region, defined as

• York and Selby (1 post)
• East Coast (1 post)

Our ambition is to address health inequalities through targeted Community Midwifery support.

If you wish to apply for this post as a Secondment opportunity, please seek permission from your current line manager before applying.

This post may become Permanent.

Please note: the interview will take place on 16th January 20245

Main duties of the job

As a Band 6 case loading midwife, you will deliver personalised care. Characteristics of your caseload include asylum-seeking , teenage pregnancies, drug and alcohol misuse, significant safeguarding concerns and those in prison.

Your opportunities will include implementation of the maternity disadvantage tool, further development of local agreed policy and guidance and demonstrable impact on the well being of the community through audit.

You will build close working relationships with key stakeholders and specialists, including the MDT,  Social Care for Adults and Children, Safeguarding Leads and other key services.

This is an opportunity for a midwife with a passion for equality and advocacy. With effective communication skills and an organised professional, you will be dedicated to service development and improvement, through student support, MDT working and knowledge sharing.

In return you will be a pivotal driver in an ambitious 3 year plan. Your work will form part of the Trust's commitment to maternity transformation and positively impact on the communities of York and Scarborough

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities.  We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds.  If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.[email protected].

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment.  It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can.  We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers.  This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.