Community Midwives, Band 5 & 6

Overview

The main duties of the post are to work in geographical Community Maternity teams, providing antenatal and postnatal care to new families. This includes working from GP surgeries, community centres and community hospitals, running antenatal and postnatal clinics, as well as visiting new families in their own homes.

You will build relationships with your caseload and support safe childbearing outcomes, informed choice and personalised care plans. To achieve this, you will work as part of a MDT team, including GPs, specialist midwives, the home birth team, maternity support workers, and admin staff, as well as clinicians in the obstetric units and standalone birth centre.

We are looking for caring and passionate midwives, who can work independently as well as part of a team. We pride ourselves on excellent communication and positive team working culture, and so would welcome applications from anyone wishing to continue this!

Leicester maternity services provide safe, high quality care and encourage innovation and development from all staff. We pride ourselves on staff engagement and actively encourage a safe working environment where staff feel safe to speak up and raise concerns.

Working for our organisation

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

We have four primary goals: high-quality care for all; being a great place to work; partnerships for impact; and research and education excellence. We will embed health equality in all we do, taking active steps to reduce avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all: we are compassionate, we are proud, we are inclusive, and we are one team. This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

University Hospitals of Leicester offers a supportive and stimulating working environment. Our preceptorship and retention package provides excellent support for new team members. Our Community Midwifery Service is expanding and covers Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We are looking for Newly Qualified, plus experienced Band 5 and Band 6 Midwives to join our team.

Working patterns and development

We are able to offer Monday to Sunday daytime shifts, on a part time and full time basis. We promote a flexible working policy and facilitate individualised working patterns, including long and short shifts and patterns to suit your work-life balance. We have a dedicated team of community recruitment and retention midwives to support, guide and develop newly qualified and experienced band 5 midwives in our service. We offer a dedicated preceptorship pathway in community which includes specially designed clinical templates, supernumerary time, teaching and assessments. This ensures you are able to consolidate theory and practice acquired during midwifery training in order to maintain a high standard of midwifery care, at all times with the support of the multidisciplinary team around you. You will be facilitated to acquire additional competencies in order to achieve a band 6 role in the community.

Band 6: You are empowered to develop as a band 6 in the direction that you wish and will be supported with your own personal and professional development needs, enabling further progression. We have a management team dedicated to ensuring that you fulfil your potential and enhance your midwifery skills and offer opportunities for development. Our Maternity service is dynamic and we are excited about the transition to digital systems, new infrastructure with significant investment in resources. We look forward to hearing from you!

Responsibilities

• Work in geographical Community Maternity teams, providing antenatal and postnatal care to new families, including clinics and home visits.
• Build relationships with your caseload and support safe childbearing outcomes, informed choice and personalised care plans.
• Work as part of a MDT team with GPs, specialist midwives, the home birth team, maternity support workers, admin staff, and clinicians in obstetric units and standalone birth centres.

Benefits

• Salary sacrifice benefit schemes for new vehicles, childcare, home electricals, leisure equipment, IT and bicycles.
• NHS Pensions and NHS discount.
• Excellent staff support and services including social and wellbeing events, craft groups, celebrations of festivals, and a Trust Charity Lottery.
• The Trust has pledged to increase fuel reimbursement for essential car users.

Recruitment and equality information

• Please submit your application form promptly; vacancies may close before the stated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.
• UHL is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds who match the job criteria.
• Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria will be interviewed if you indicate you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please inform the recruitment services team.
• UHL supports flexible working arrangements where reasonably practicable and subject to service needs.
• Disclosure and Barring Service checks are required for this post if it involves regulated activity. The Trust will pay for the check initially and deduct the cost from your salary over three months.
• Covid-19 risk assessment is part of pre-employment checks. Vaccination is encouraged.