Midwife

Job overview

Do you want to work at a maternity unit that has a CQC rating of outstanding/good within a Trust that has been rated outstanding?  If so, we’d love to hear from you ….

Excellent Midwives make such a difference to one of the most life changing experiences. We know that our Maternity Department would not be the success it is today without the great team that work for us.

Over 3000 babies a year are born at South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust and we are proud to have been at the forefront of successful service improvements and developments including work with the Department of Health, Better Births and Baby Friendly Initiative.

We have an exciting opportunity for midwives to join our team. We are looking for individuals with excellent communication, who are enthusiastic, self-motivated and committed to the provision of a high quality service. You will need to be flexible to work within our maternity teams in all care settings.

If you’re looking to advance your career in a friendly and staff-centred environment, we’d love to hear from you, give one of us a call if you would like more information.

For more information please contact

Dani Mandir, Ellie Drennan or Claire Stuart our Workforce and Clinical Support Midwives.

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Unfortunately we are not supporting any International recruitment at this time.

Main duties of the job

To work in all areas of Maternity Services at SWFT fulfilling a normal roster pattern, working all shifts throughout the week to provide all aspects of maternity care to mothers and babies.

To ensure the maintenance of high standard of midwifery care at all times.

To act as a lead professional where appropriate in planning and evaluating care in partnership with the woman for both her baby and referring when necessary.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To maintain a professional manner at all times, developing the role of the midwife in the best interests of the profession and the client in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct and Trust Policies.
• To view pregnancy and birth as a normal physiological process, able to assess and respond appropriately escalating any deviation from the norm in a timely manner.
• To use research based practice
• Willingness to innovate or be part of an innovation to improve practice and care
• To promote informed choice and autonomy.
• To provide intrapartum care in a variety in all settings: home, Midwifery Led Unit and the Obstetric Unit
• To practice autonomously and cooperatively as part of a team, supporting colleagues clinically and personally.
• To promote public health issues particularly breastfeeding.
• To be aware of social issues and refer where appropriate.
• Aptitude and openness to acquire new skills to improve the care and experience of women and their families

Competent in Neonatal life support (NLS), PROMPT, CTG, willingness to do NIPE training, antenatal education training, motivational conversation training.

• Liaise appropriately with services to ensure safe and effective care is provided to women at the right place, and at the right time. Act as an advocate for women, whilst safeguarding her and her wider family and social group where appropriate.
• Provide and perform accurate assessments and procedures during antenatal appointments, labour care (including supporting home birth, water birth, perineal suturing, cannulation and intravenous administration of drugs) and in the postnatal period.
• Provide evidence-based education to women and the facilitate Parent Education initiatives.
• Support women’s choices regarding feeding their infant, whilst encouraging and promoting UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiatives.
• Regularly attend practice support 1:1’s
• Able to drive
• To act up in the absence of the Band 7.
• To have acquired skills in suturing, IV’s and epidural administration.
• To participate in the provision of health education within the Hospital and Community.