Rotational Midwife - Developmental post

Are you an experienced midwife? Are you ready to continue your leadership skills? Do you want to work in a forward thinking NHS Foundation Trust?

We currently have an opportunity for one senior Band 6 midwife to join our team as part of our developmental Band 7 midwifery programme. As part of your continued development you will spend time within the rotational band 7 team enhancing your leadership and management skills.

We are proud of our services which include:

• Co-located midwife led birthing unit
• Regional Fetal Medicine Unit
• Regional Maternal Medicine
• A Transitional Care ward
• BSOTS Triage Assessment Unit
• Continuity of Carer Teams 
• Free standing Birthing Unit

We pride ourselves on delivering holistic care through our flexible and dynamic approach within a caring, welcoming and friendly team.

St Michael’s hospital is located in the centre of the beautiful city of Bristol. It is bursting with character and provides the perfect work-life balance.

Main duties of the job

• Have relevant and extensive Band 6 experience.
• Be able to demonstrate leadership and management skills
• Be flexible with a caring attitude.
• Have excellent extended clinical skills

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Post registration experience at Band 6
• Extended clinical midwifery skills

Desirable criteria

• Previous Community Experience

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

• Communication/Interpersonal
• Leadership Skills
• Management Skills
• Ability to work as part of as well as lead a team
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Ability to prioritise and appropriately delegate
• Ability to initiate change
• Ability to facilitate development in others
• Evidence of teaching skills
• Child protection training
• Case conference report writing

Desirable criteria

• Mobile, with the ability to travel within and around the trust catchment area

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered Midwife
• Assessing in Practice Level 2 or Teaching and Assessing in Practice Level 3 or equivalent

Aptitudes

Essential criteria

• Motivation and enthusiasm
• Innovative
• Flexible approach to duties/shifts