Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
Community Midwife
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About the Role
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.
Responsibilities
- Provide evidence-based care in the antenatal, intrapartum, and postpartum period, supporting women’s choice of birthplace, including homebirths.
- Work collaboratively with the wider multi-disciplinary team and support our colleagues in the hospital setting.
- Be responsible for a caseload of birthing people, running clinics within a hub setting and providing care within the home.
- Have sound clinical skills, good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Support students on their learning journey.
- Offer CPD opportunities to help you achieve your career aspirations.
- 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.
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About Us
- 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.
Requirements
- 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.
About University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN)
University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) was formed through the grouping of Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As one group, we are on a journey to improve services for our communities by working collaboratively, modernising the way we deliver care and continually striving for excellence.
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Working together allows us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities. There may be a requirement to work across our hospital sites depending on service needs.
Our Excellence Values: Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Courage.
UHN welcomes applications from people from all protected groups and is committed to creating an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and have achieved the Gold Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme. Our active staff networks support colleagues from all backgrounds and help ensure everyone feels valued here at UHN.
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Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Ruth Faulkner
- Job title: Community Midwifery Sister
- Email address: ruth.faulkner2@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 07885248790
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