Band 6 Community Midwife

• Provide high quality women centred care within allocated resources at Hubs and community settings.
• Promote safe and effective practice
• Enhance women and families experience
• Contribute to the delivery of the operational efficiency of the service and deliver against organisational objectives
• The post holder will provide total midwifery care for both high and low risk mothers within all midwifery environments
• Able to provide the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of maternity care
• Be accountable for own actions
• Promote excellent multidisciplinary communication and teamwork
• The post holder will generally have a home base at The Hub but at times of escalation may be required to undertake cross-site working to meet the needs of the women across the service.
• To participate in hospital on-calls (currently minimum 6 per year)

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs over 8,600 staff and has a turnover of over £450 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Essential: - Registered Midwife; - Mentorship qualification or similar (i.e PS/PA); - Evidence of CPD

Desirable: - NIPE practitioner

Essential: - Awareness of professional responsibilities.; - Experience of all areas of maternity care

Desirable: - Experience of working with vulnerable families; - BFI accredited training

Essential: - Able to demonstrate the mentoring of students and induction of new staff.; - Competent in a variety of clinical skills including cannulation and perineal suturing; - Demonstrate knowledge of emergency procedures within the community

Desirable: - Has participated in research and audit; - Line management responsibilities of non-midwifery staffing (e.g. MSW's)