Birth Centre Based Homebirth Midwife
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Job overview
Are you a midwife who believes that where a woman births matters, and that real choice requires a skilled, confident advocate at her side?
We're looking for a passionate Band 6 midwife to join our Birth Centre team at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, attending homebirths as lead midwife and supporting women choosing our alongside birth centre.
This is a role for someone who thrives on autonomy, continuity, and connection. You'll conduct holistic risk assessments, and be a visible champion for personalised, evidence-based care. You'll also mentor junior staff and contribute to a service committed to reducing health inequalities.
Main duties of the job
This is a birth centre-based midwife post with a requirement to attend homebirths as the lead midwife with an aim to provide safe, evidenced based and personalised care to women and birthing people throughout their pregnancy, birth and postnatal journey
- To promote and facilitate choice to those wishing to birth at home and also support women who choose to birth in the alongside birth centre
- To continually undertake holistic risk assessments to support the delivery of appropriate care
- To work in partnership with the wider multidisciplinary team, enabling coordinated care and where necessary appropriate referrals
- To actively contribute to the reduction in health inequalities by supporting a service that is accessible to all
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [email protected] quoting the vacancy reference number.
Further information regarding the role can be found here:
https://buckshealthcare.pagetiger.com/bht-recruitment/maternity-recruitment?ptit=4530845F30641D3B8E21F