Job summary
- Main area
- Midwifery
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Other
- Job ref
- 199-6191419-RB-NA
- Employer
- Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Croydon Health Services
- Town
- Croydon
- Salary
- £40,701 - £48,054 pro rata pa inc HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/05/2024 17:00
Employer heading
Crocus Team Home Birth Midwife
Band 6
Croydon is a busy, exciting and diverse place to work. The borough has one of the youngest populations in London and continues to grow.
Croydon Health Services cares for local people at Croydon University Hospital, Purley Memorial Hospital and in clinics and people’s homes all across the borough.
We are a very close-knit and friendly organisation where everyone of our 3600 members of staff is valued. We strongly believe that our employees are our greatest asset and so through Listening into Action – our way of engaging staff - we empower everyone at any level to initiate and bring about real improvements in our care.
Join us and be a part of the team that is making Croydon proud. #choosecroydon
Job overview
Are you passionate about providing person centered personalised care, supporting and optimising physiological birth in the home environment as well as in the hospital?
If so we would like to hear from you!
This is an exciting opportunity for clinically experienced Band 6 midwives to join an innovative home birth service providing safe and personalised continuity based care .
As part of our Maternity Transformation work with Continuity of Carer, we have remodelled our home birth service provision to enable us both to expand our caseload and improve sustainability and job satisfaction for midwives.
The Crocus Team has been providing an exceptional home birth service to the women of Croydon over the past decade, and is proud to have been home to the RCM/Emma’s Diary Midwife of the Year for London in 2019, as well as being nominated for RCM Team of the Year 2018.
Main duties of the job
Crocus Team Home Birth Midwife
We are looking for highly motivated, forward-thinking midwives with a passion for continuity of care to join a dynamic, trail blazing team and help shape the future of home birth in Croydon.
This opportunity will encourage you to develop your autonomous skills in delivering antenatal and postnatal care whilst providing rostered intrapartum care for home birth & 'Domino scheme' for Crocus team women.
You will have the opportunity to manage and build a caseload of women providing personalised care throughout their pregnancy and birthing experience. Ensuring their unique needs and preferences are met to facilitate well informed decision making.
You'll be part of a dedicated team of enthusiastic, caring, and motivated midwives who are committed to providing exceptional support and care.
If you're looking for a new way of working and an improved work-life balance come aboard and join our team!
Working for our organisation
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.
Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon and our Children’s Hospital at Home cares for children with long-term conditions without them having to come to hospital.
Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we’re no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training. Croydon University Hospital plays an active role in training the clinicians of the future and works in partnership with major London universities
If you want the opportunity to have a real impact, challenge yourself and be part of an NHS Trust then a career at Croydon Health Services could be just what you’re looking for.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role. You can also contact Remi Carthy if you have any further questions. [email protected]
Person specification
Registered Midwife
Essential criteria
- NMC registered midwife
Education
Essential criteria
- Registrant
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of recent study
- NIPE qualified
- BSc in midwifery
Experience and knowledge
Essential criteria
- Has experience of working as a homebirth midwife or in supporting homebirths
- Has completed a preceptorship
Desirable criteria
- Has supported with homebirths
- Has supported with on-calls before
- Experience in parent education
Current agenda knowledge
Essential criteria
- Maternity transformation/ Continuity of carer/ better births
Desirable criteria
- Babyfriendly initiative
- SBLCBV2
- "4 times more likely to die"-BAME agenda
- QI project
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Eviah Mutsinze
- Job title
- Interim Outpatients Midwifery Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07773977058
- Additional information
02084013000 ext 5472
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