Community Midwife

Job overview

Community Midwife

Department: Maternity

Band 6 £37,338 - £44,962 Per annum, pro rata if part-time

Hours: 37.5 per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working

Milton Keynes University Hospital Maternity team are seeking enthusiastic, motivated, and flexible midwives who have a passion for working within the GP based community midwifery setting. You will work in collaboration with women and their families, supporting personalised choice, and high standards of care.

We are proud to offer the opportunity to work in a progressive environment where we are committed to an ambitious transformation of our maternity services. As a Trust, we are committed to delivering national objectives, including those set out in Better Births.

The Maternity Service prides itself on supporting you to fulfil your career aspirations. We have a bespoke training offer for all midwives appointed at MKUH.

An excellent comprehensive induction package is provided to enable development of your midwifery skills in all areas, including community.

If this advert has inspired you and you want to be part of our amazing Midwifery team striving towards excellence, then the Milton Keynes maternity service is the place for you.

For further details please contact:  Natalie Lucas – Maternity Matron [email protected]

Interview date: w/c 11th November 2024

Main duties of the job

Successful applicants will receive a comprehensive orientation programme and are assured that they will receive appropriate support.

The post holder will work as a member of the team, providing and leading midwifery care to the service users and families accessing the services at Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS.

The postholder will maintain own clinical skills and competencies and have excellent communication skills. The postholder will work within the NMC Code of professional standards and behaviour, and Trust guidelines and procedures.

The postholder will work within the multiprofessional team and will be responsible for the delivery of safe, effective and evidence-based care midwifery care for service users attending the Milton Keynes University Hospital.

The postholder will be responsible for the assessment, planning and implementation of evaluation of midwifery care needs of the individual in the community setting.

The postholder will provide accurate, unbiased, non-judgemental evidence-based information to both the multiprofessional team and service users.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Main duties and responsibilities

Clinical Practice

Assess, plan, implement and evaluate midwifery care consistent with evidence-based practice for service users, parents, babies and families

Discuss options and support families in making informed choice in their plan of care

Communication and Relationship Skills

Develop and maintain effective working relationships with the multi-professional team, allied groups within the acute Trust and Community Health, public and voluntary sectors.

Represent and promote the Women's Service Unit, Women & Children's Division and Trust internally and externally as required.

Professional and Legal Responsibilities

Abide by legal requirements and statutory rules relating to practice in accordance with the NMC Code of professional standards and behaviour

Maintain a high standard of professional practice at all times, developing the role of the midwife in the best interests of the profession and service user in accordance with the NMC Code

Education, Training and Development

Undertake appropriate activities to update professional knowledge and skills

Maintain a professional portfolio of continued professional development in preparation for revalidation

Operational and Working Conditions

To comply with the Health and Safety Policy in accordance with the agreed policies and procedures. To report any accidents, incidents, near misses, hazards or serious untoward incidents in accordance with the agree procedures.

Participate in the hospital and community on-call rotas dependent on area of work

Equality and Diversity

To recognise the importance of people’s rights and interpret them in a way that is consistent with Trust procedures, policies and legislation.

To challenge behaviour that infringes the rights of others.

Please refer to the Job Description for further details

We believe success lies in the diversity of our employees and are committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity and embracing inclusion. We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us.

MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and as such we offer a range of flexible working practices.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

MKUH uses identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of documents; all prospective employees of MKUH will have their original documents verified using this technology.

By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that information from your application will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system.  Your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS.   This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.

Upon commencing  employment  with  the  Trust,  all  employees  (except Medical & Dental Staff on national terms and conditions) are  subject  to  a probationary period lasting  a  period  of  six  months  with  an  option  to extend  for  a  further  six  months  to  a total of  12 months.