Job summary
- Main area
- Maternity
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 290-WCCS-1877
- Employer
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Queen Charlotte's Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £44,806 - £53,134 pa inclusive
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/02/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 20/02/2025
Employer heading
Rotational Midwife
Band 6
Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:
Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.
With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 14,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.
We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
Job overview
Are you an experienced midwife seeking a role with a plethora of opportunities within a leading London Trust? Whether you're contemplating your next career move or just fancy a change of scenery, we want to hear from you!
Our maternity service has earned and managed to maintain a ‘Outstanding' rating from the CQC! Now, we're ready to invite fresh talents like you to join our team.
Depending on your preference, we offer a range of rotations role at Queen Charlottes & Chelsea Hospital to give you a broad range of experiences:
- Antenatal (Clinic, Day Assessment Unit, Triage and Maternity Helpline)
- Postnatal amd Antenatal Wards
- Intrapartum Settings (Labour Ward and Birth Centre)
- Specialist Teams (catering to vulnerable women and high risk pregnancies)
You will become part of our diverse, extraordinary team of maternity staff at Imperial. Where you will be working alongside our fantastic staff to deliver outstanding patient care to the women and birthing people that utilise our services.
We understand the importance of investing in our staff and offer extensive training and support programs to enhance your skills and leadership capabilities, all guided by our exceptional leadership team. On top of this, enjoy fantastic perks like flexible working and part-time work options!
Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions you may have surrounding our experienced midwifery roles and offerings.
Main duties of the job
- To work as a prime care provider in all aspects of midwifery care. Providing continuity of midwifery care within a continuity of care team.
- To work flexibly within the team to provide 24 hour cover for antenatal/postnatal wards, labour ward, Birth centre and community on a rotational basis. This will require internal rotation between areas and day/night duty.
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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 overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education/ qualifications
Essential criteria
- Midwifery degree or equivalent
- Registered Midwife (on NMC register)
Desirable criteria
- NIPE/EON
Experience
Essential criteria
- Completed 1 year post registration clinical experience working as an RM in the UK
- Completed preceptorship course if applicable
Desirable criteria
- Scrubbing in theatre
- Worked within a continuity of carer pathway previously
Skills/knowledge/ abilities
Essential criteria
- The ability to be flexible
- Excellent clinical decision making skills
- IV drugs administration and cannulation
- Knowledge of obstetric
Desirable criteria
- FSRH letter of competency for contraceptive implant insertion
- Worked as shift leader
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Laura Templeman
- Job title
- Intrapartum Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
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