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About
The Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) is one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in the UK, with a national and international reputation for the excellence of its services and its role in teaching and research.
Find out more about the Trust on their web-site at www.ouh.nhs.uk
Watch how OUH goes about delivering compassionate excellence on the ouhnhs YouTube channel
Midwife
Accepting applications until: 03-Oct-2024 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 03-Oct-2024 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- John Radcliffe hospital and Community Teams
- Address
- Headley Way
- Town
- Oxford
- Postcode
- OX3 9DU
- Major / Minor Region
- Oxfordshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
Salary
- Grade
- Band 5 or Band 6
Specialty
- Main area
- Maternity
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.
Many of our recruitment programmes use Value Based Interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significant difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families. For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please visit www.ouh.nhs.uk/about/vision-and-values
Job overview
We are looking to recruit innovative midwives who are passionate about providing quality care to birthing families and are dedicated to providing evidence based care.
Here in Oxfordshire, we offer women and healthcare professionals a unique set up of our Maternity Services where around 7500 babies are born annually. We have 4 stand-alone Midwifery Led Birth units within the county based at Banbury, Chipping Norton, Wantage and Wallingford as well as offering home births to all areas. There is also an integrated birth unit where around 10% of birthing people choose to go in labour. As a large Tertiary hospital, the John Radcliffe offers a large Delivery Suite with an en-suite birthing pool room, 3 Maternity theatres and a specific Maternity Recovery Ward.
This advert is for newly qualified midwives and existing band 5/band 6 midwives wishing to join both our hospital and community teams.
Newly qualified midwives will participate in a 12-18 month preceptorship program designed by our team of Practice Development midwives.
The post is open to precepted midwives who will have NMC registration in the next 6 months.
Please Note: This job is not eligible for overseas sponsorship or for international educated midwives without a current full NMC Pin or new to midwifery practice in the UK.
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Working as a midwifery practitioner to: Ø Provide continuity of care, advice and support throughout pregnancy, labour and the postnatal period. Be responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care within the practice area and to provide and maintain high standards of midwifery care.
Teach, motivate and encourage high standards of practice whilst furthering personal knowledge and experience. Accept responsibility for own personal and professional development .
To contribute to the management of the practice area by accepting delegated responsibility from senior colleagues.
Contribute to the learning environment of the practice area to enable students and new members of the practice area team to be supported.
Ensure all statutory and non-statutory rules and regulations are complied with. Assist in promoting Clinical Risk Management within the practice area.
Working for our organisation
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.
We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Working as a midwifery practitioner to. Provide continuity of care, advice and support throughout pregnancy, labour and the postnatal period.
Be responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care within the practice area and to provide and maintain high standards of midwifery care.
Teach, motivate and encourage high standards of practice whilst furthering personal knowledge and experience.
Accept responsibility for own personal and professional development.
To contribute to the management of the practice area by accepting delegated responsibility from senior colleagues.
Contribute to the learning environment of the practice area to enable students and new members of the practice area team to be supported.
Ensure all statutory and non-statutory rules and regulations are complied with. Assist in promoting Clinical Risk Management within the practice area.
Working as a midwife the post-holder will:
Professional/Clinical Practice:
Fulfil the role of midwife, as defined by the World Health Organisation and the NMC
Midwives Rules and Code of Practice.
· Assess, plan, implement and evaluate midwifery care, to a defined group of women
taking into account the standards and philosophies of the county-wide Maternity Services.
· Accurately document all care given.
· Provide clinical supervision and support to less experienced midwives and maternity care
assistants.
· Have ability and skills to organise own workload
· Maintain awareness of current advances and changes in practice
· Develop clinical expertise through experience and by attending appropriate courses, study
days and discussion groups etc.
· Provide evidence of achieving the consolidation of clinical skills and the development of
additional practice skills and knowledge
· Participate in and contribute to programmes of care to develop parenting skills and
knowledge
· Evaluate practice by utilising of evidence based practice and participating in research
With support of a senior colleague act as advocate for women and their families to ensure
appropriate care.
· Participate, where appropriate, in the on-call rota for the service.
· Develop ability to take charge on a shift by shift basis.
· Be able to cannulate and suture.
Managerial practice:
· Be aware of the working structure of the Oxfordshire Maternity Services and the
resources available.
·Assist in maintaining a safe environment, reporting all accidents and incidents to the
Ward Manager/Team Leader. Ensure relevant documentation is completed
Provide professional support to other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
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Professional Development, Education & Research:
· Act as a supervisor to Maternity Support Workers and undergraduate students.
· Act as a preceptor
· Supervise Maternity Support Workers and help in the identification of their training
needs.
· Define own educational and development needs and to discuss these at appraisal.
· Participate in the setting of standards of care using valid evidence-based practice.
· Keep up to date with professional issues that influence midwives’ practice relating to
their area of clinical practice, management education and research.
· Contribute towards the continuing development of professional practice within the
clinical area embracing new ideas and changes for the benefit of women and their
families.
· Inform the ward manager/team leader if there are insufficient resources available to
provide safe care.
·Demonstrate the ability to record data on the maternity system and to be able to retrieve
data results from OUHFT information systems.
· Accept responsibility for own personal and professional growth and maintaining a record
of professional development experiences.
· Use the Trust ELMS Revalidation tool in preparation for revalidation.
· Participate in formal and informal review of own performance with your preceptor, team
leader, ward manager and peer group.
· Contribute towards the collection of data for local, regional or national reports.
COVID-19: The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment , we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at Oxfordshire County Council Website where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination.
Nursing and Midwifery: For candidates applying from outside the UK: Please be advised that we work in partnership with Envertiz who will be managing your recruitment therefore by applying you are consenting to us passing your contact details and application to Envertiz so they can manage your recruitment and on-boarding. If you do not consent to this, please do not apply.
Probation Period: This post is subject to a 6 month probationary period. If you currently hold a contract of employment with the Oxford University Hospitals, this will not apply. This statement does not apply to Medical staff or Executive Appointments.
Referencing: When providing employment reference details please provide correct work related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application. Your first referee will need to be your line manager, supervisor or clinical lead from your current or most recent post or place of study. Please note that if you have previously worked for the Trust we will require a reference from your last Manager, this information is essential if your offer of employment is to be confirmed.
Next Steps: Please make sure that you read the job description and person specification, and that your supporting statement reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria. Candidates selected for interview will be contacted after the short-listing process, usually within 2 weeks. (Please note that shortlisting times vary when applying for a Medical position within the Trust). The majority of correspondence will be via the e-recruitment system; therefore you should check your emails regularly including junk mail folders in web-based email products.
No unsolicited recruitment agency telephone calls or emails.
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.
Person specification
Qual knowl and comps
Essential criteria
- Registered Midwife with current UK Registration and a minimum of 6 months employed experience as a midwife.
- Student midwife due to register within 6 months
- Evidence of: A positive enthusiastic character.
- Being self-aware and able to accept constructive criticism
- Ability to prioritise own workload
- Able to work as part of a team
- Demonstrates good verbal & written communication skills
- Belief in and commitment to women centred philosophy
- Demonstrate developing strategies and ability to cope under pressure
Desirable criteria
- Mentor qualification
Physical attributes
Essential criteria
- Good health record Smart professional appearance in accord with professional dress code
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Emily Delacherie
- Job title
- Lead Midwife for Recruitment and Retenion
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01865 851171
- Additional information
Carly Ponting (Job Share)
Lead Midwife for Recruitment and Retention
01865851171
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