Community Midwife

Job overview

We currently have 5x part time positions available:

3x positions available at Kent and Canterbury Hospital - 22.5 hours (permanent) 2x 30 hours per week (1x permanent, 1x 12 month fixed term maternity cover)

1x permanent position available at QEQM Hospital, Margate - 22.5 hours per week

1x fixed term (maternity cover) position available at Royal Victoria, Folkestone - 30 hours per week

Please note - if you are applying for a 22.5 hour post and require sponsorship, we will not be able to offer this as it will not meet the salary threshold.

We are on an improvement journey and we know that our staff are key to this progress. Our latest staff friends and family test tells us that we are making really big improvements on achieving ‘Great Place to Work’ – and we would welcome you to be a part of this. We have excellent training facilities including a state of the art simulation suite and we embrace Human Factors in all that we do. We offer multiple opportunities to expand on knowledge and practice including practice assessor courses, NIPE training courses and NLS training courses.

Please note that previous applicants need not apply.

Main duties of the job

We are currently seeking a midwife for our Canterbury Community Team.

We are looking for you to be an active team member providing the full range of midwifery care at the same time as developing your skills in order to become an advanced midwifery practitioner.

To enhance your midwifery role by developing excellent leadership and managerial skills to ensure a dynamic and innovative approach to team building / performance.

You may be required to change your area on a temporary basis to maintain service provision and develop your practice as required.

You will be required to develop your competencies set out in the practice portfolio relating to the knowledge and skills framework for Band 6. To develop competencies in line with working towards development of band 7.

Due to the varied settings and requirements of this position it may be an essential requirement that the successful candidate must possess a full driver’s license and/or have access to a vehicle that can be used for work purposes, subject to the provisions of the Equalities Act (2010).

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in ‘Documents to download’.

If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.