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Midwife Practitioner - Westminster Maternity Suite | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 06 June 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £42,471 - £50,364 p.a inc HCA (Pro rata for part time) |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 06 July 2024 |
| Location: | London, SE1 7EH |
| Company: | Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6367309/196-NM11692 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has become available for a band 6 Midwife to join our small, friendly and supportive team on the Westminster Private Suite, based on the 12th floor of St Thomas Hospital.
The Westminster Private Maternity Suite contains 6 in-patient beds with additional out-patient clinic space. Midwives working on the Westminster team provide antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care for their women, birthing people and families, allowing the midwife to practice all round holistic family centred care. The successful candidate will work closely with Obstetricians, the wider Westminster team, the Maternity Practice Leader for Westminster and the Lead Midwife.
Shifts include day, night, weekend and bank holiday shifts. The Midwife will work primarily as part of the Private Westminster team, but there may occasions where the Midwife will work within the NHS areas of the service too. A good all round Midwifery knowledge is essential, as we work in close partnership with our colleagues on the NHS side at St Thomas Hospital.
Advert closing: 16th June 2024
Interview date: 24th June 2024
The successful candidate will be passionate about providing a high standard of care to the women and families using our private maternity services. This post requires a flexible approach to working and the ability to assess, plan and implement care in a timely manner. You will be working within a small multidisciplinary team, to provide women with high quality care 24 hours a day. Due to the ongoing success of our private maternity services, we are now looking to expand our team of Midwives.
This post requires midwives to undertake all aspects of antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care for women booked under our private obstetric-led service. Antenatal and postnatal care is provided to women within our dedicated private maternity suite whilst intrapartum care takes place under the joint care of Westminster midwives and the lead obstetrician on the main Hospital Birth Centre (Delivery suite) within St Thomas' Hospital. The Westminster Suite consists of 6 private rooms and clinical rooms to undertake booking and outpatient appointments.
Westminster Maternity Suite is an exciting place to work and you can gain a wide range of experience and development opportunities. Midwives who are keen to work closely with a multidisciplinary team in a small and friendly unit are encouraged to apply.
We are seeking motivated, dynamic and enthusiastic Band 6 midwives who are looking to develop their career and gain experience within the private maternity sector.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
Staff at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital have opportunities for training and education developments, cycle to work scheme, sports and social club, flexible working, family and childcare support, staff psychologists, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), travel season ticket loans, salary sacrifice schemes, long service awards and plenty more activities!
The successful midwife will provide high quality and effective care to women who have chosen to have private care during their pregnancy journey, ensuring that women are cared for compassionately and sensitively. We aim to provide a high standard of service and support to women, with a particular emphasis on midwifery postnatal care and infant feeding support.
The midwife will ensure that women are cared for appropriately in a timely manner and have individualised plans of care that are documented and agreed with the women and lead obstetrician.
The midwife must be flexible in his/her care of women and be aware that based on unit requirements, on occasion, his/her skills may be required in other ward areas within St Thomas' maternity unit.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more details before applying for the post to assist with your application.
This advert closes on Sunday 16 Jun 2024