Midwife

Position: Midwife
Location: Orpington BR6 8ND
Salary: £40,701 to £48,054
Job Type: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a band 6 midwife, who is passionate about empowering women in physiological births to join our team of highly skilled and enthusiastic midwives at our Oasis Birth Centre. The post holder will work also closely with the wider multi-disciplinary team to ensure the highest standards of care and safety for women, pregnant people and families.

Our alongside birth centre opened in December 2010 and offers 5 labouring rooms – 2 with birthing pools. We promote a philosophy of holistic, woman-centred care in a home-from-home environment, delivered by a dedicated team of passionate midwives with a vision to ensure a safe, calm and unique birthing experience.

We are looking for a dynamic, motivated and forward thinking midwives to provide women centred care and a positive pregnancy and birth experience. Come and join us!!

Main duties of the job
Provide woman and babies with high quality, safe midwifery care during childbirth and low-risk outpatient induction of labour. The care will be evidence-based and holistic in meeting women’s needs, working closely with the full multi-disciplinary team to create individualised plans for our women and families.

The post holder will be suitably qualified in all aspects of autonomous midwifery practice including labour care in waterbirths, perineal suturing, cannulation and have passed the NLS course.

The post holder will take part in governance and audit, providing key performance statistics for the unit as we continue to grow and develop our service.

About us
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care,Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred,digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we enco

Job description

Job responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for the provision of autonomous, evidence-based, women-centred midwifery care, whilst working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, other agencies, representatives and service users.

The post holder will provide support to other midwives within the service and may be designated to take a management responsibility for the midwifery practice or team in the absence of the Band 7 Midwife.

Person Specification

Essential and desirable

Essential

• Degree in midwifery or equivalent
• 2 years relevant post qualification experience and continuing professional development
• Relevant clinical skills and experience
• Up to date evidence-based practice and knowledge of clinical pathways
• Experience of care of women having waterbirths or homebirths

Desirable

• Neonatal examination of the newborn
• Clinical practice in community with homebirths and waterbirths
• Intrapartum care midwifery experience on a labour ward

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.