Community Midwife

We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated, and compassionate midwives to join our community midwifery teams and midwifery continuity of carer MCoC teams. You will be joining a team of friendly and supportive midwives who are passionate about the community care we provide. Our traditional community teams are based across our four Midwifery Hubs, covering Northampton and surrounding villages. We also have a specialist safeguarding community team caring for vulnerable families in the antenatal and postnatal period.

We provide evidence-based care in the antenatal, intrapartum, and postpartum period, supporting women's choice of birthplace, including homebirths. We work collaboratively with the wider multi-disciplinary team and support our colleagues in the hospital setting.

You will be responsible for a caseload of birthing people, running clinics within a hub setting and providing care within the home. You will have sound clinical skills, good communication and interpersonal skills. You will be supporting students on their learning journey. We offer CPD opportunities to help you achieve your career aspirations.

Successful candidates will be booked on to a thorough induction package, with yearly maternity training weeks to keep your mandatory and role specific training up to date.

This post will be subject to internal rotation as required and participating in an on-call provision to support homebirths to support future service needs.

Main duties of the job

Provide midwifery care to birthing people during the antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal periods in all areas including their home, maternity hubs, and hospital settings.

As a community midwife you will be bringing continuity of care to our local families, supporting the vision of Better Births and Saving babies Lives. Working autonomously and within a team of passionate community midwives within a geographical area, supporting home births and community to have a rewarding work experience.

Promote collaborative working partnerships and effective communication between all members of the multi-disciplinary team.

To be responsible for the maintenance and development of their own clinical skills and maintain revalidation requirements. Including attendance of a yearly protected Trust mandatory training week.

Ensure professional and clinical standards are maintained and developed in response to new evidence.

Act as a professional role model for midwifery.

To observe the NMC Code of Conduct. Maintain standards of recordkeeping within the practice setting, utilising accepted standards where appropriate. Undertake relevant clinical practices in accordance with the Scope of Professional.

About us

Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.

Our Excellence Values

Compassion

Accountability

Respect

Integrity

Courage

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone's full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.

The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals.

We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.

We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds.This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.

Job responsibilities

Possess knowledge of the audit process and methods of critically appraising Research

Demonstrate clinical competence and fitness for practice.

Involvement in clinical audit and evaluation of practice within the clinical area

Promote and disseminate research and audit findings.

Contribute ideas and undertake monitoring with regards to quality of women centred care

Personal skills

Maintain personal professional profile and Revalidation.

Identify and negotiate training needs, actively address these through the Trust appraisal system.

Maintain an awareness of issues relating to midwifery on the national agenda.

Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.

Co-ordinate the responsibilities, capabilities, and workload of team members

Other information

The postholder may be required to carry out other relevant duties as required within the maternity unit.

The postholder will adhere to the duties specified under the Staff Responsibilities of the NHS Constitution in their day-to-day work and behaviours.

The postholder will be expected to aspire to the Values of the Trust in their day-to-day work and behaviours to support the Trust in achieving its Vision.

The postholder will adhere to, always, any Professional, NHS Code of Conducts and legislation relevant for their area of work.

The postholder will make themselves familiar with, and adhere to, always, the policies and procedures of the Trust, and their area of work.

The postholder will be expected to work to any Corporate/Division/Directorate/Department objectives and standards to provide an acceptable level of service.

The postholder will be expected to undertake training, including mandatory and role.

Specific training, relevant to their role and ensure it is renewed as required.

This job description reflects the present requirements of the post, and it does not form part of the contract of employment. As the duties of the post change and develop the job description will be updated.

Person Specification

Education, Training and Qualifications

- Educated to Registered Midwife level
- Registered Midwife level
- Teaching and mentoring Course
- Newborn and Infant Physical Examination (NIPE)
- Professional Midwifery Advocate

Knowledge and Experience

- Midwifery experience within a variety of maternity clinical areas
- An understanding of integrating theory and practice
- Understanding current midwifery issues
- Experience of working in a community midwifery setting
- Experience of teaching in clinical areas
- Knowledge and understanding of risk management
- Awareness of safeguarding

Skills

- Effective verbal and written communication
- Ability to exercise initiative
- Basic IT skills
- Ability to attend to clients at home with equipment
- Physical effort (e.g. manual handling)
- Emotional effort (e.g. distressing or traumatic circumstances)
- Working conditions (e.g. VDU usage)
- Working conditions - working on Labour Ward and other maternity areas as required
- Current driving license and access to vehicle
- Understanding of the change process and steps needed to implement them

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£38,682 to £46,580 a yearPer Annum / Pro rata

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