Midwife (Community)
| Posting date: | 05 July 2023 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 December 2024 |
| Location: | Derby, DE22 3NE |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9320-23-3035 |
Summary
We have: An inclusive and supportive culture - our Trust encourages staff to bring their whole selves to work and active Staff Networks to identify areas for improvement. Employee Support and wellbeing - we have a comprehensive Employee Health & Wellbeing Programme which includes a counselling service and a range of activities. Staff benefits - We have a range of staff benefits and schemes to support staff health, engagement, wellbeing and inclusion. Details of UHDB sites We have three wards across two sites, with a total of 88 beds for antenatal, postnatal and induction of labour. At Royal Derby Hospital there are: 17 delivery rooms including one pool room and bereavement suite. Four bedded Midwife led birth centre. Four bedded Obstetric Enhanced Care area and a two bedded assessment bay Queens Hospital Burton has seven delivery rooms including one pool room and one bereavement suite. Samuel Johnson Community Hospital is currently does not provide intrapartum care but runs as a community midwifery hub. Where we are now: We hold a CQC Good rating (from 2019) and we are focused on making progress in achieving compliance with the immediate and essential actions from Ockenden recommendations, as well as implementing valuable learning from recent external reviews and reports into the service. We want to: Be fully compliant against all national safety measures. Embed recommended changes from recent reviews of our service. Make sure we communicate well with families, so that every woman feels properly listened to and that we act on their feedback. Create the best possible environment at work for our teams to do their job. Do the things we have said we will do, including how we make sure we have learned and made changes when something has not gone well. A lot of work is underway already, and we welcome applications from those who want to be a part of that journey. If you would like to look around our Maternity Unit and find out more about our Midwifery posts, please contact us. See full job description for more information regarding this role.