Continuity of Carer Midwife - EMS Team
| Posting date: | 24 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | £38,682.00 to £46,580.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £38682.00 - £46580.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 December 2025 |
| Location: | Haywards Heath, RH16 4EX |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9279-25-2191 |
Summary
Take full responsibility for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating Midwifery care consistent with evidence based practice for mothers, babies and families. Working in both Inpatient and Community settings. Discuss options and support parents in making informed choice in their plan of care such as Birth plans, pain relief, infant feeding, baby care, return to work and family planning. Discuss options and support parents in making informed choice in the period following birth. Analyse and evaluate the effectiveness of such care, making necessary modifications of any midwifery care pathway and giving professional advice and support as required. Act as the clients advocate and empower them to promote their own health and well being. Respect the need for privacy and dignity and obtain clients informed consent throughout the childbirth continuum. Refer clients to other practitioners e.g. senior midwife, obstetrician, physiotherapist and paediatrician when needs and risks are beyond the post holders scope of practice or require specialist input. MBRRACE-UK and Saving babies lives reports highlighted inequalities in maternal and neonatal mortality. The inequalities highlighted were: Increased mortality and morbidity rates of black women and their babies, which are 3 times higher than their white counterparts. Asian and other ethnic minorities and their babies are twice as likely to suffer morbidity and mortality in the perinatal period. People with mental health conditions make up 11% of perinatal deaths. Pregnant people in the most deprived areas are twice as likely to die in the perinatal period. Rates of stillbirth and premature births were higher in areas of deprivation. Increase in poor outcomes for non-English speaking people and their neonates.