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Job summary

Main area
Maternity
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
427-4584477-A-L
Employer
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal United Hospital
Town
Bath
Salary
£35,392 - £42,618 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
01/12/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust logo

Midwife

Band 6

Job overview

Community Birth Team Band 6 Midwife

 Would you like to work in a highly motivated and friendly Maternity team covering Bath, North East Somerset and West Wiltshire? We are committed to providing high quality, woman-centred care, and have already implemented work to provide continuity of care for families.

 Rated ‘Outstanding’ in our latest CQC review, our service consists of an acute and 2 standalone birth centres. We also have 2 community midwifery led units, a 24 hour Maternity Assessment Unit and are in the planning stages of an alongside midwifery unit at the RUH site. This is your chance to be part of a transforming organisation where we aim to ensure all women have access to the optimal birth environment in accordance with their choice.

 We are seeking self-motivated, innovative and flexible band 6 midwives to work within our community birth team supporting women and birthing people choosing to birth at home and in our stand alone birth centres. If you are a Midwife who would like to work flexibly to provide 24 hour care as part of a growing team we welcome your interest in applying for a job at the RUH

Main duties of the job

Professional 
• Fulfil the role of midwife as defined by the Nursing and Midwifery Council adhering to the 
Midwives Rules and Code of Practice thereby ensuring relevant registration is maintained. 
• Take personal responsibility for own professional development and up-dating in accordance with PREP requirements. 

Clinical 
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care throughout pregnancy, labour and the postnatal period. Also facilitate others in their practice. 
 
• Effectively prioritise clinical caseload to meet client need.

Education and Training 
• Be aware of national and local policies that have impacted upon the maternity services. 
 
• Be sufficiently flexible to change and develop practice in light of knowledge gained through reflection, research and audit. 

Managerial 
• Ensure relevant information is disseminated to staff within appropriate time scales, including the multi-disciplinary team if required. 
 
• Use effective interpersonal skills to lead and promote excellence in midwifery practice.

Due to the nature of this role, we require candidates who apply to have current right to work in the UK. We value and encourage all international applications to apply to work with our trust via our international nursing campaign. To do this please follow this link: https://www.medacs.com

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we’re proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse Part 1,2,12 with the Nursing & Midwifery Council
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge & Experience
  • IT skills - EDCL
  • Recent experience in all aspects of midwifery practice

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardWe offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident employerWomens Staff Network

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Diane Butler
Job title
Midwifery Sister
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

For further details contact:  Beth Connelly ([email protected])