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Job summary

Main area
Maternity Services
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
391-RFL-7231471
Employer
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Free/Barnet Hospital
Town
Hampstead/Barnet
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 per annum plus HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
09/07/2025 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Band 6 - Rotational Preceptor and Experienced Midwives

Band 6

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community.  This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

Click here to view our video Welcome to the Royal Free


 

Job overview

We are offering exciting opportunities for experienced midwives  and newly qualified midwives who currently have their NMC PIN  to join our team. We provide maternity services across a large part of North and Central London. We also have services based across the community.

Joining together has meant that we have been able to expand in many areas of midwifery. This includes having 3 consultant midwives, midwifery teams leading on complex psychosocial care. We also have two alongside Birth Centres and one stand-alone at the Edgware Birth Centre.
A comprehensive preceptorship program is offered to all newly qualified midwives.
Your preference of hospital site will be discussed with you at interview

Unqualified/trainee midwives need not apply

Main duties of the job

Provide a high standard of midwifery care to mothers and babies during
the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal period.

Take autonomous clinical decisions in an emergency to ensure safe
outcomes for mother and baby

Able to work as an autonomous practitioner in all aspects of midwifery
practice

Carry out risk assessments in the hospital, birth centres and community
settings and safely manage obstetric and neonatal emergencies
including emergency situations when medical help is not available

Develop and maintain clinical competencies and be aware of current
advances, expectations and needs of the service.

Be responsible for the implementation of evidence based midwifery and
medical practice.

Manage complex situations sensitively and effectively. Process and
manage complex information regarding client care where there are
conflicts. Communicate effectively with multi-professional team and
client. Manage language barriers by appropriate use/booking of link
workers.

Provide emergency cover if able, and at short notice, for unexpected
absence/sickness across all services.

Ensure that attitudes displayed by the staff towards anyone who enters
the work area are courteous and helpful -maintain Trust Behaviour
Standards

Ability to prioritise workload and appropriate assess individual clients and
service needs

Establish a good rapport with mothers and their relatives

Ensure clients satisfaction in relation to their care

Provide preceptorship support to all new members of staff 

Working for our organisation

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top

For more information please follow  link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for more information about this role and working at royal free London NHS foundation Trust

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • NMC Part 10 register or equivalent
  • Experience (placement or post grad) within both the wards and delivery suite areas
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of professional updating
  • Academic and/or professional/vocational training and development

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Minimum introduction to IV cannulations, suturing, scrubbing in theatre, epidural top ups, resuscitation of new born
Desirable criteria
  • Previous experience working as a midwife/Band 5 grade nurse. Working in an environment where ‘normality in midwifery’ is the main focus (MLC) unit. Previous experience working in a community setting.

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Ability to evaluate midwifery care.
  • Ability to relate NMC Midwives Rules, Code of Practice, The Scope of Professional Practice, Standards for the Administration of Medicines
  • Able to use appropriate language according to circumstances
  • Legible, literate, grammatically accurate
  • Able to work well within a team.
  • Ability to use own initiative
  • Ability to prioritise own workload
  • Ability to manage junior staff
  • Have knowledge of the Public Health Agenda
  • Ability to educate parents and students
  • Ability to undertake all midwifery duties within the relevant clinical area.
  • IT literate
  • knowledge of Clinical Governance
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of current NSF framework/healthy hospitals initiative

Skills & Aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • Polite, reliable, honest, punctual, approachable, dependable, non-judgemental
  • Ability to adapt to new working practices
  • Ability to remain calm under pressure
  • Ability to deal calmly and courteously with difficult people
  • Adaptable and flexible approach to working within the Unit.
  • Flexible working hours
  • Full commitment to the job
Desirable criteria
  • Able to meet the practical requirements of the post. i.e. cross site shift patterns

Values

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Nursing TimesApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleDisability confident employerTimewise PartnerCare Quality Commission - Requires improvementEnei MemberArmed Forces Covenant

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Ran Liang
Job title
Maternity Matron
Email address
[email protected]
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