Job summary
- Main area
- Midwifery
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Secondment: 24 months
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 423-6704644
- Employer
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Airedale General Hospital
- Town
- Steeton
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/11/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Student Midwife - MSc Midwifery (shortened course) (Band 5)
NHS AfC: Band 5
Be part of our future landscape
At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.
We appreciate all people may have diverse and individual needs and we pride ourselves on supporting all people to thrive and flourish at work. We have frameworks in place that support reasonable adjustments and flexible working for colleagues throughout their working lives which starts at recruitment.
These are exciting times for Airedale. We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2030. By joining us now you’ll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come. We are also on the journey to a new electronic patient record, part of our wider ambition for our digital future – a future that builds on our significant telemedicine and digital care success. Ultimately, what makes Airedale special is our people. Not just our staff, but our volunteers, patients, visitors, and wider population who make up the Airedale family. This is a Trust that sits at the heart of our community, and our communities are very proud of their Trust.
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for Registered Adult Nurses, who already have a relevant degree, to study Midwifery at Masters level.
You will have the opportunity to undertake MSc Midwifery (shortened course) whilst working with our Midwifery Team. This course will afford you with the knowledge and skills to become a registered Midwife .
Please note this is a fixed term contract for the duration of the MSc programme.
N.B. Salary support for the duration of the course is provided by Health Education England at a maximum salary of mid band 5 (AFC). As this is a studentship, previous salary bandings will not be matched and there are no enhanced payments for unsociable hours. Health Education England will also be funding university tuition fees for those commencing shortened midwifery training between January 2022 - April 2024 (up to a maximum of £9,250 per annum). Some students may also be eligible for a means tested maintenance loan.
Further information can be obtained through Student Finance England. Successful applicants will need to be able to travel to University of Bradford for the theoretical components of the course.
Main duties of the job
This course will enable you to become a highly-skilled, autonomous midwife. You will learn how to support, advise, and advocate for women, birthing individuals, their partners, and their families, by providing evidence-based care throughout pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period.
Throughout your studies, you'll be fully supported by midwifery academics and practice educators. With the support of experienced midwife lecturers and practice supervisors our students are able to develop the competencies and essential skills mandated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council to enable registration as a midwife.
This degree will build on their skills and knowledge as a registered adult nurse to work as part of a multi-professional team and develop them into an autonomous registered midwife.
Working for our organisation
We are always looking for enterprising and innovative approaches to the way we provide our services. Community matters to us and we are supported by 400 dedicated volunteers and have strong links with Bradford University, Craven College and Leeds City College to ensure we inspire the workforce of the future.
We want to attract staff who embrace our ‘Right Care’ behaviours of compassion, a commitment to quality of care and working together for patients – we want to make these part of our DNA.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This vacancy will close early when sufficient applications have been received.
Interview dates will be planned for November 2024
Please see the detailed job description available for a full detailed list of roles and main responsibilities.
Person Specification
Essential
- Active registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council as a Registered Nurse (Adult) first level status. This must be maintained to meet the NMC revalidation requirements for the duration of the course.
- A Degree or Diploma in Higher Education or 60 level 5 credits.
- Degree or specialist practitioner award
- Post full time post registration (or equivalent) most recent experience.
- Worked in a variety of settings utilising transferable skills.
- Research awareness
- Some knowledge of professional midwifery issues.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Able to demonstrate knowledge of professional midwifery issues
- • Knowledge of trusts policies and procedures
- • Ability to prioritise care
- • Understanding of audit and evidence based practice
Skills
Essential criteria
- • Able to demonstrate evidence of team working
- • Ability to work well under pressure and demonstrate resilience
- • Recognise and value the contribution of others within the multidisciplinary team.
- • Evidence of skills in decision making, diplomacy and negotiation and conflict resolution
- • Ability to prioritise workload and multi-task.
Desirable criteria
- • Extended midwifery skills e.g. venepuncture, cannulation, suturing
- • Leadership skills/qualification
- • Ability to supervise learners
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Active registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council as a Registered Nurse (Adult) first level status. This must be maintained to meet the NMC revalidation requirements for the duration of the course.
- • A Degree or Diploma in Higher Education or 60 level 5 credits.
- • Degree or specialist practitioner award
- • Post full time post registration (or equivalent) most recent experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- • At least 12 months post qualification experience as a registered adult nurse.
- • Can practice as an autonomous Nurse in the acute and primary care setting
- • Evidence of continued professional development
- • Evidence of learning and development in line with NMC Revalidation requirements
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
- Sarah Windass
- Job title
- Midwifery Practice Educator
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07789991533
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