Telephone Helpline Midwife | The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 17 September 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £42,939 - £50,697 per annum/incl HCAS |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 17 October 2024 |
| Location: | Uxbridge, UB8 3NN |
| Company: | The Hillingdon Hospital |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6631457/394-THM-170924 |
Summary
Telephone Helpline Midwife-Band 6
Permanent
Part Time (30 hours per week)
An opportunity has arisenfor an experienced midwife to jointhe team atthe Hillingdon Hospital NHS Foundation TrustasaTelephone Helpline Midwife.
We are proud to offer the opportunity to work in a progressive environment where we are committed to an ambitious transformation of our maternity services.As part of our improvementwork,we have developed the role ofaTelephone Helpline Midwife to work alongside our maternity triage. The service runs Monday to Sunday(07:00 to 20:00)
We are looking to appointahighly motivated,knowledgeable,andcompassionateband 6 midwifewho hasa passion and commitment to providing high quality, safe womanandbirthingperson centredcare.
The post holder will be responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development and implementation and evaluation of programmes of care without supervision. The post holder will be responsible for giving safe, evidence based advice to all women/birthing people, families and external agencies who telephone our maternity triage department. They will be responsible for assessing the need for women/birthing people to either attend maternity triage, Emergency Department, General practitioner (GP) or to manage conditions at home. They will also be responsible for signposting women/birthing people to other agencies.
Interview Date: Tuesday 8thOctober 2024.
Clinical:
• Ensures a woman/birthing person/baby centred approach to delivery of care and acts as an advocate for the woman/birthing person and their baby at all times.
• To work as part of the multidisciplinary team for the provision of care for women/birthing people.
• Demonstrate knowledge of all relevant policies and guidelines in relation to midwifery practice.
• To ensure individualised care is provided which reflects evidence based practice.
• To participate in promotion of clinical governance, standard setting, clinical guideline development, implementation and audit.
• Be involved in continuous monitoring and maintaining quality standards of clinical practice and care through a variety of ways; for example, audit.
• To promote awareness and implementation of research based practices relating to the area of work
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute Hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. The Trust’s services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics.
The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this – particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress and going forward by working in partnership with local GPs, charities,
community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are absolutely focused on ensuring that our hospitals
provide high quality, safe and compassionate care, while drive forward the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.
We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for the main responsibilities of the Telephone Helpline Midwife
This advert closes on Sunday 29 Sep 2024