Community Midwife
| Posting date: | 18 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £37,162.00 to £44,629.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £37162.00 - £44629.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 May 2024 |
| Location: | Dartford, DA2 8DA |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9252-24-0224 |
Summary
Clinical responsibilities: Maintains personal contact with patients and meets their needs on anindividual basis, using the process of listening, assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care. Can deal with the anxieties of relatives and arranges the support they may need. Reports any untoward incidents. Maintains security. Carries out Midwifery care to the highest possible standard according to agreed policies and procedures, and the Midwives, Rules and Code of Practice. Ensures that the appropriate practitioner is informed promptly of any complication in the mothers or babys condition. Is prepared to work in areas of the midwifery service other than the ward / department / community in which based, if required to do so to meet the needs of the service. Able to manage a caseload in the community; to take 24-hour responsibility for area of practice including participating in an on- call rota; with the further opportunity for some posts to be rotational to the hospital. Maintains the supply and custody of drugs, medicines etc, including keeping of agreed register. Ensures that measuring, administration and recording of all drugs and medicines is carried out in accordance with the rules of the NMC, and as laid down in Trust policy. Ensures accurate and contemporaneous records of all care given and audit same. Complete and monitor other records as required by statue and local policy. Liaise with all other personnel regarding access to the department, promoting relationships to enhance the quality of care to the consumer and ensuring effective communication with health care professionals. To ensure that evidence based practice is implemented and audited on a regular basis, to encourage and promote innovative practice. Please see attached job description for more information.