Preceptorship Midwife

The service includes a high risk labour ward alongside dedicated operating theatres and high dependency rooms. The maternity service offers an alongside midwife led unit that has 6 ensuite delivery rooms, incorporating birthing pools. There is an on call home birth service for the delivery of care to women who wish to give birth at home. In addition, the service offers a traditional model of midwifery care with separate teams for the acute and community service. Our Maternity services are regarded as a friendly place to work, with great team spirit and culture in all areas of the service. The Maternity department is committed to education and development, and invests in an education team which supports learning and practice development across the department. Learning and development opportunities currently in place are as follows:

• Access to a Practice Development Midwife and Education Team
• Live Team Skills Drills
• Access to recognised post-registration qualifications in partnership with Bournemouth University
• E-learning programmes
• Post registration opportunities to study at degree, Masters and PhD level
• Potential to progress through the career structure from Midwife Practitioner to Midwife Team Leader, Matron and Consultant Midwife and more, To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert, Able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role
  Up-to-date knowledge of current clinical guidelines and the NMC Code
• Understanding of safe medicines management and fetal monitoring principles
• Knowledge of mandatory and professional training required to practice as a midwife, Ability to Assess, Plan, Implement and Evaluate care
• Ability to deliver evidence-based, person-centred care across all clinical areas of maternity services, Willing to undertake practice assessor training in final 6 months of preceptorship
• Willingness to undertake examination of the newborn, Clear communication and interpersonal skills to support birthing people and their families
• Time management and ability to prioritise workloads in fast-paced environments
• Experience of computerised midwifery record keeping, Management of epidural infusions
• Perineal Suturing, Motivated, enthusiastic and committed to personal learning
• Ability to respond to constructive criticism in a positive and responsive manner
• Flexibility to cover rotational shifts, nights, weekends and occasional on-call duties where required
• Ability to demonstrate commitment to the Trust values
• Evidence of good attendance and punctuality
  Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues. UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.

Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.

Essential

• Registered Midwife
• Has studied at degree level or above

Desirable

• Evidence of recent professional development