Bank Midwife Band 5-6 PS

Job overview

This is a band 5/6 position dependant on experience. BANK

1.Work within NMC codes of practice and professional guidelines. 2. Work autonomously within Trust guidelines and sphere of professional practice with reference to departmental manager as appropriate 3. Maintain revalidation requirements and complete annual appraisal 4. Provide effective and visible clinical leadership 5. Advocate and support the rights of individual women to make informed choices about their care 6. Promote equality, diversity and rights. 7. Provide constructive feedback and support to enable junior colleagues and student midwives to develop. 8. Undertake all mandatory training required by the Trust and specific to midwifery practice. 9. Act up for the departmental ward manager/team leader in their absence.

For more information please see the attached job description.

Main duties of the job

• Facilitate women’s involvement in the decision making process regarding all aspects of their pregnancy, birth and postnatal care. This may include community working
• Demonstrate sound organisational skills when planning clinical workload.
• Provide high quality, evidence-based midwifery care to women and their families throughout the maternity pathway
• Work collaboratively with others to provide a seamless pathway of care for women and their families.
• Recognise deviations from normality and escalate appropriately.
• Demonstrate effective communication skills in order to share information appropriately with women, their families and the multi-disciplinary team.
• Effectively manage the expectations of women and their families whilst in your care.
• Recognise and identify adult and Child safeguarding issues and take appropriate action to safeguard the woman, her unborn and other children within the family.
• Work as a supportive team member to develop an environment that encourages effective team working amongst staff.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of all clinical equipment utilised within the clinical areas within the Maternity services.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the Trust Risk Management policy and actively contribute to improve patient care and outcomes.
• Contribute towards audit and provision of statistical evidence relating to MLU activity.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This job description covers the major tasks to be carried out and the level of responsibilities to which the post-holder will work. These may be revised and changed from time to time. Discussions will take place with the post-holder. Other Duties The information supplied above is intended to summarise the key responsibilities and duties of the role. The post holder may be required from time to time to carry out other reasonable requests and duties as required, consistent with the responsibilities of their Banding and development as agreed between employee and manager.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.