Band 6 Midwife - 30 hours per week
It's an exciting yet challenging time for the Maternity Services at Great Western Hospital as we embrace a period of improvement.
As part of this we have a number of opportunities for experienced midwives to join our fabulous team in the White Horse Birth Centre.
The White Horse birth centre has a large lounge/kitchenette, a postnatal room and four birthing rooms, two of which have birthing pools. We also have a range of birthing equipment such as slings, duoetto birthing system, floor mats, beanbags and couches, to create a warm and welcoming environment for women and birthing people.
We are looking for midwives who have experience in all birthing environments but specifically within an interest in providing care within a birth centre; can demonstrate kindness and compassion and are passionate about providing gold standard care to the families who choose to birth with us.
We would like to invite you to join our highly motivated and friendly Midwifery team. We are committed to providing high quality, family-centered care.
Are you self-motivated, dynamic, professional midwives with excellent communication and interpersonal skills? If so, we want you to join our proactive, professional maternity team!All posts will include shift working (inc night duty) and on call. The successful applicants will receive an orientation programme and are assured that they will receive appropriate support.
The post holder is required to provide holistic midwifery care to women/birthing people and babies in the antenatal, Intrapartum and postnatal periods.
The midwifery care is provided both in hospital, birth centre and community settings including the management of individual caseloads, clients and/or ward areas.
The post holder will deputise for the Band 7 in all clinical areas. The role is multidimensional and requires the post holder to integrate and fulfil all the identified dimensions.
Being a Midwife at The Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, is a truly remarkable and rewarding career.
Here at GWH, we are proud to be able to facilitate an average of 4000 births per year. As a Trust, we are lucky to boast a collocated birth centre and home birth options, so it really is an exciting time to come and work here as we move forward with our continuity of carer vision.
Our STAR values - Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect - are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.
Please see attached job description for full information.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Great Western Hospital
Marlborough Road
Swindon
SN3 6BB
https://www.gwh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)