Community Midwife

Welcome to Swansea Bay University Health Board. We welcome applications from people who share our values: caring for each other, working together and always improving.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for registered Midwives to join the Maternity Services of Swansea Bay University Health Board as Band 6 Community Midwife. The successful applicant must have knowledge and experience of all aspects of Midwifery practice and will be expected to provide supportive care to women throughout all stages of pregnancy.

• The post holder will be expected to provide universal midwifery care during preconception, antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal periods.
• They will be accountable for the delivery of direct midwifery care within a designated clinical area or caseload.
• They will provide high quality, evidenced based care and advice to women throughout antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal periods in a variety of settings such as community, the woman’s home and the Freestanding Midwifery Unit (FMU).
• The post holder will practice and maintain clinical skills appropriate for community midwifery practice through experience, and on completion of midwifery skills competencies, as required.
• The post holder is required to participate in the community on call rota.
• The post holder will maintain active NMC registration meeting all revalidation requirements.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board. As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.

Swansea Bay University Health Board covers a population of around 390,000 in Neath/Port Talbot and Swansea areas and we have a budget of around £1bn. Our values were developed by listening to our service users, the community and our staff. They show our commitment to equality and are at the centre of everything we do.

• Registered Midwife with active NMC Registration
• Knowledge and understanding of current professional midwifery issues and the national maternity agenda
• Knowledge of Safeguarding Adults/Children including the Social Services & Well-being (Wales) Act 2014, Wales Safeguarding Procedures 2019, Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse & Sexual Violence (Wales) Act 2015 Mental Health Act, 1983
• Community PROMPT faculty
• Hypnobirthing accreditation
• Post registration clinical experience
• Can demonstrate a range of clinical experience
• Experience of multi-professional working
• Evidence of delivering compassionate, patient-focused and women-centred care and using service user engagement and feedback to improve services
• Evidence of recent commitment to continuous development of self and others
• Experience of managing a community caseload
• Experience of providing care during home birth, and births within freestanding midwifery units

• Competent to suture without supervision
• Obstetric and neonatal emergencies – competent to lead in the management of an emergency
• Venepuncture – able to perform competently.
• Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills
• Generate, via PC, reports, databases and spreadsheets requiring keyboard skills
• Actively seek opportunities to continually develop oneself, consistent with the principles of lifelong learning and in line with the NMC continuous professional development requirement
• Effective communication skills to all levels of staff
• Demonstrate diplomacy, empathy and neutrality
• Demonstrates clinical leadership skills
• Ability to apply policies & procedures, efficiently and safely to manage services
• Ability to initiate & support change and can demonstrate understanding of principles
• Work within the NMC Code

Swansea Bay University Health Board is committed to supporting its staff and processes to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing service users experience. In our commitment to increase the number of staff able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

Equality remains at the centre of the Health Boards policy-making, service delivery and employment practices. We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and applications are welcomed from persons with disabilities. A disability will not prejudice your application.