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Elective Caesarean Section Registered Midwife

Elective Caesarean Section Registered Midwife

Barts Health NHS TrustGlen Road
8 days ago
Job type
  • Permanent
Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for motivated and dedicated midwives to join our vibrant Maternity team at Newham University Hospital as a midwife specialising in the provision of care to women undergoing Elective Caesarean Sections (ELCS). The Elective Caesarean Section Pathway is undergoing a transformation as part of our wider improvement journey. We are seeking motivated, insightful midwives who want to have a say and be a part of an exciting new team. The majority of your role will involve the provision of direct clinical care for women undergoing ELCS; this will provide you with valuable insight into the care pathway. You will have opportunities to contribute to the evaluation and continuing improvement of the care we provide to women and their babies

Barts health provides health and wellbeing opportunities for staff such as free dental care, eye tests, acupuncture, theatre tickets, free bits, mindfulness sessions, discount loyalty cards, organised holidays and on-site activities

Main duties of the job

  • These Band 6 posts are suitable for Registered Midwives with more than 12 months of post-qualification experience
  • This is a core post, however there may be times where you will work in the obstetric-led Delivery Suite and other clinical areas to ensure the continued provision of safe maternity care throughout the Unit.

The post holder will plan and actively participate in providing care for women who are booked for Elective Caesarean Sections and for women who have been awaiting Grade 3 caesarean section. They will work amongst the Multi-disciplinary team, with Obstetric consultants, registrars, Senior House Officers (SHO), Anaesthetists, ODPs, Midwives and Maternity care assistants to provide holistic and safe care for patients and their families. They will evaluate the outcomes of care and participate in working practices and guidelines to promote good practice, being mindful of the impact on other agencies and groups.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to discuss the role further or arrange an informal visit please contact :

Soyoda Begum

Larch Ward Manager

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment / s below.

Person Specification

Qualifications and knowledge

Essential

  • Registered Midwife - eligible to practice (minimum 1 year experience)

    • Desirable

  • Prep for Mentorship course or equivalent
  • Working towards BSc
  • Examination of the newborn

    • Skills and abilities

    Essential

  • Ability to communicate effectively at all levels across the Department and Directorate
  • The ability to communicate with patients in an empathetic manner regarding their treatment and procedures
  • Can demonstrate an enthusiastic, approachable and friendly manner
  • Ability communicate effectively, both written and oral
  • Ability to demonstrate enthusiasm towards teaching and sharing knowledge
  • Understanding of own Knowledge and Skills Framework and ability to identify learning needs and interests
  • Ability to self-reflect, carry out tasks of own job and identify what s / he needs to learn to able to do current job better
  • Ability to take an active role in agreed learning activities and keeps a record of them

    • Desirable

  • Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team

    • Health, safety and security

    Essential

  • Acts in a way that is consistent with legislation, policies and procedures and abide by the Trust Health and Safety policies
  • Ability to support others in maintaining health, safety and security
  • Ability to identify and assess the potential risks involved in work activities and processes for self and others

    • Service Improvement

    Desirable

  • Knowledge of current and emerging NHS strategy and policy
  • Ability to offer constructive suggestions for service improvement
  • Effectively carries out tasks related to evaluating services when asked

    • Quality

    Essential

  • Ability to work within set timeframes working to priorities and deadlines
  • Able to recognise own limits and work within those limits of competence

    • Desirable

  • Ability to monitor the quality of own work
  • Ability to use and maintain resources efficiently and effectively and encourage others to do so

    • Equality and diversity

    Essential

  • Ability to treat everyone with dignity and respect

    • Desirable

  • Experience of Equal Opportunity policies and procedures
  • Ability to recognise and take action when equality and diversity are undermined

    • Promotion of health and well-being and prevention of adverse effects on health and well-being

    Essential

  • Ability to participate in health promotion activities to include antenatal classes / clinics

    • Desirable

  • Has worked in a variety of settings using all midwifery skills

    • Assessment and care planning to meet health and wellbeing needs

    Essential

  • Ability to prioritise clinical work effectively
  • Can show a non-judgemental approach to patient care
  • Ability to record and report back accurately and fully on patient assessments undertaken and risks identified
  • Ability to identify deteriorating patients
  • Able to analyse and interpret and action CTG recordings
  • Able to use basic Adult and neonatal resuscitation skills

    • Protection of health and wellbeing

    Essential

  • Can demonstrate a knowledge of current and emerging health care issues
  • Ability to work with others to produce detail plan to protect the health of Mother and Unborn child

    • Desirable

  • Experience of caring for at risk / socially excluded patient.

    • Enablement to address health and wellbeing needs

    Essential

  • Ability to carry out essential and appropriate Midwifery care and procedures including dealing with obstetric emergencies and suturing