Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Job details
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Pay
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£32,720 – £48,054 a year
Job type
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Permanent
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Part-time
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Full-time
Location
Full job description
Band 5
- Full time
- Part time
37.5 hours per week (37.5 hours per week)
As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.
At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values
Job overview
It is an exciting time to join Epsom & St Helier NHS Trust maternity team. We provide care to around 4300 women per year across two sites at Epsom and St Helier. We pride ourselves in the promotion of women centred care and have well established co-located birth centres in addition to the obstetric led labour wards, fetal medicine and specialist midwifery teams.
We have an established home birth team and pathways in place to look after women with complex care needs. Women and their families using our maternity service consistently report very positive childbirth experiences, we have an active Maternity Voices Partnership and we have a number of improvement projects underway which will further develop our service and workforce. We have been awarded the CNST Incentive funding for safety, we are Baby Friendly Gold reaccredited, we have used Badgernet digital records since 2018 , and we are are extremely proud of our ‘Call the Midwife’ advice line.
Main duties of the job
Better Births Midwife- Band 5 or Band 6
In line with the national Better Births agenda, we have reconfigured the way we provide care to ensure we provide consistent quality, safety and continuity. We have a shared vision for high quality, safe and sustainable maternity services with the SW London and Surrey Heartlands Local Maternity Systems.
We are looking for midwives who share our passion for high quality care and experience for women, and offer opportunities to be involved at the front line of service transformation. We have opportunities now to join our St Helier team, and welcome applications from either newly qualified or more experienced band 6 midwives to join us on our journey. These roles ensure that all midwives grow and maintain competency in all areas of the maternity pathway, and also play a key part in the significant development of our services.
We have a very robust preceptorship programme for newly qualified midwives in addition to many opportunities for in house training and development. We offer a warm, friendly and supportive environment to work in. If you are passionate about being at the forefront of the changes occurring in midwifery services and shaping sustainable quality improvements, we would love to hear from you. This is an excellent opportunity for you to progress in your career and to develop your midwifery skills in a fully supported environment.
Working for our organisation
Epsom and St Helier
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.
We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.
The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please find the attached supporting document which contains more information about the Midwife role, band 5 and 6.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Midwife
- Mentor qualification or willingness to undertake mentorship course at earliest opportunity
Desirable criteria
- NLS
- Experience working with maternity IT systems
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of professional development & acquisition of clinical competencies
Desirable criteria
- Experience in a broad range of clinical areas
Skills/ Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Excellent clinical midwifery skills and knowledge
- Excellent communication & interpersonal skills
- Excellent IT skills
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in teams offering continuity of care
Our mission: ‘to put the patient first by delivering great care to every patient, every day.’
There’s never been a better time to join the Epsom and St Helier team. Our hospitals are facing a bright and busy future, and our staff have a proven track record in providing high quality, compassionate care for our patients.
Boasting incredible staff benefits and dedicated training schemes, working for us will not only take your career forward, but could help to transform the lives of our patients and visitors.
We offer all employees some fantastic staff benefits, and are the only hospitals in Surrey to offer staff the London high cost area supplement. Our hospitals also benefit from great locations, so whether you’re attracted to the bright lights of the city or the countryside of Epsom Downs, both are within easy reach.
FURTHER INFORMATION
To apply for this job please visit jobs.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk.