One of the well-known trusts in the North West is looking for an experienced, dynamic Community Midwife to provide women-centered care across various settings. This role aims to enable women to achieve their desired birthing experience while working collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team and management to provide high-standard, safe, women-centered care.
Description:
Experience in community-based midwifery care is required to provide all aspects of antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal care to pregnant individuals and their families in the Sandwell and West Birmingham area.
Successful candidates will be the named midwife for an identified caseload of women attached to a GP surgery and provide all routine care as per NICE guidelines, both antenatally and postnatally.
Some intrapartum care will be required within a traditional on-call system.
You will be part of a supportive team providing care to a diverse community with links to other family services such as family support workers, Specialist Midwives, health visitors, and children's centers.
Being a team player with excellent organizational skills is essential, while also being able to work autonomously where required.
Training can be provided for upskilling if needed, and if you have a particular interest in developing an area of your practice, we will endeavor to accommodate this.
Skills & Experience:
- Valid NMC registration as a Midwife with community experience.
- Minimum experience in IV cannulations, suturing, scrubbing in theatre, epidural top-ups, and resuscitation of newborns.
- Ability to evaluate midwifery care.
- Knowledge of NMC Midwives Rules, Code of Practice, Scope of Professional Practice, and Standards for the Administration of Medicines.
- Ability to adapt to new working practices.
- Relevant post-registration experience in continuous clinical practice.
- Completion of a preceptorship program.
- Experience in all areas of midwifery.
- A well-documented and up-to-date CPD portfolio.
- Ability to work autonomously within professional and Trust Guidelines.
- Experience coordinating a maternity ward/clinical/community area.
- Counseling skills.
- Able to take the professional lead in caring for low-risk women.
To apply for this role, reply with your updated CV and job reference number - BS/10116/RM1.