The closing date is 09 July 2025
Salary: £37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum plus HCAS
Job summary
We are offering exciting opportunities for experienced midwives and newly qualified midwives who currently have their NMC PIN to join our team. We provide maternity services across a large part of North and Central London. We also have services based across the community.
Joining together has meant that we have been able to expand in many areas of midwifery. This includes having 3 consultant midwives, midwifery teams leading on complex psychosocial care. We also have two alongside Birth Centres and one stand-alone at the Edgware Birth Centre.A comprehensive preceptorship program is offered to all newly qualified midwives.Your preference of hospital site will be discussed with you at interview
Unqualified/trainee midwives need not apply
Main duties of the job
Provide a high standard of midwifery care to mothers and babies duringthe antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal period.
Take autonomous clinical decisions in an emergency to ensure safeoutcomes for mother and baby
Able to work as an autonomous practitioner in all aspects of midwiferypractice
Carry out risk assessments in the hospital, birth centres and communitysettings and safely manage obstetric and neonatal emergenciesincluding emergency situations when medical help is not available
Develop and maintain clinical competencies and be aware of currentadvances, expectations and needs of the service.
Be responsible for the implementation of evidence based midwifery andmedical practice.
Manage complex situations sensitively and effectively. Process andmanage complex information regarding client care where there areconflicts. Communicate effectively with multi-professional team andclient. Manage language barriers by appropriate use/booking of linkworkers.
Provide emergency cover if able, and at short notice, for unexpectedabsence/sickness across all services.
Ensure that attitudes displayed by the staff towards anyone who entersthe work area are courteous and helpful -maintain Trust BehaviourStandards
Ability to prioritise workload and appropriate assess individual clients andservice needs
Establish a good rapport with mothers and their relatives
Ensure clients satisfaction in relation to their care
Provide preceptorship support to all new members of staff
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Part 10 register or equivalent
- Experience (placement or post grad) within both the wards and delivery suite areas
Desirable
- Evidence of professional updating
- Academic and/or professional/vocational training and development
Experience
Essential
- Minimum introduction to IV cannulations, suturing, scrubbing in theatre, epidural top ups, resuscitation of new born
Desirable
- Previous experience working as a midwife/Band 5 grade nurse. Working in an environment where ‘normality in midwifery’ is the main focus (MLC) unit. Previous experience working in a community setting.
Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to evaluate midwifery care.
- Ability to relate NMC Midwives Rules, Code of Practice, The Scope of Professional Practice, Standards for the Administration of Medicines
- Able to use appropriate language according to circumstances
- Legible, literate, grammatically accurate
- Able to work well within a team.
- Ability to use own initiative
- Ability to prioritise own workload
- Ability to manage junior staff
- Have knowledge of the Public Health Agenda
- Ability to educate parents and students
- Ability to undertake all midwifery duties within the relevant clinical area.
- IT literate
- knowledge of Clinical Governance
Desirable
- Knowledge of current NSF framework/healthy hospitals initiative
Skills & Aptitudes
Essential
- Polite, reliable, honest, punctual, approachable, dependable, non-judgemental
- Ability to adapt to new working practices
- Ability to remain calm under pressure
- Ability to deal calmly and courteously with difficult people
- Adaptable and flexible approach to working within the Unit.
- Flexible working hours
- Full commitment to the job
Desirable
- Able to meet the practical requirements of the post. i.e. cross site shift patterns
Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).