Job summary
- Main area
- Midwifery
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Bank
- Hours
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- Bank Midwifery
- Employer
- Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Basildon
- Town
- Basildon
- Salary
- £23.13 23.13
- Salary period
- Hourly
- Closing
- 30/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Bank Midwife Band 6
NHS AfC: Band 6
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.
Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.
We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.
Job overview
JOB TITLE: Bank Registered Midwife
LOCATION: Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation trust
DIRECTORATE: Temporary Staffing
DEPARTMENT: Temporary Staffing
GRADE: Band 6
RESPONSIBLE TO: Temporary Staffing Manager
ACCOUNTABLE TO: Head of Temporary Staffing
Main duties of the job
As a band 6 midwife you will be expected to work in collaboration with other multidisciplinary professionals enhancing and promoting the health and wellbeing of mothers and neonates in line with local and national standards relating to maternity care and referrals as appropriate. You will be required to work in all areas of the service including obstetric theatre and the community as necessary and work as part of a Continuity of Care Team as per the national maternity plan. You may also be required to take part in an on-call Rota should the service require this. As a midwife you will be committed to achieving the Trust’s targets regarding the Government’s public health agenda.
To provide high quality, safe, evidence based, holistic midwifery care to women in all maternity care settings including antenatal care, labour and birth, and postnatal care settings as well as parent education across the MSE. To provide continuity of care and to work in partnership with the women, to provide women centered, personalised midwifery care.
Working for our organisation
With a workforce of approximately 15,000 staff, we can now do more and go further in delivering health services to our local communities.
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
Patients will experience improved care as well as fewer delays and cancellations. We are able to provide more once-in-a-lifetime specialist care region-wide. With our new trust size will come more opportunities for development, research, networking and innovation.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To enable woman to remain the focus of care and as her advocate to encourage her to participate in her care plans based on good communication and evidence – based information.
- Assess, plan and deliver total midwifery care for a caseload of women within the community, prioritising workload and management of time.
- To be competent to work within a team to deliver care based on the needs of women to maintain
- To identify, plan and implement care in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team in relation to families with complex psycho-social
Please see attached JD for full description
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Midwife
- Enhanced DBS clearance
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of personal and professional development
- Understanding and knowledge of current issues in Midwifery andthe wider NHS
- Is aware of responsibilities in relation to NMC Code
Communication Skills
Essential criteria
- s Excellent interpersonalskills and the ability to develop and establish internal and external relationships
- Able to communicate effectively and fluently ina range of situations and across communication barriers
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Bank Temporary Staffing
- Job title
- Temporary Staffing
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01702508160
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