Band 5 / 6 Midwife - Maternity

UHB are excited to offer an amazing opportunity for midwives to join our teams on the Midwifery Led Units. We are seeking Band 5 and Band 6 Midwives who are passionate about physiological birth and providing exemplary low risk care to women and their babies. We are looking to appoint self-motivated, enthusiastic, dynamic Registered Midwives. Facilitating and supporting women's birth place choices, providing woman centred care is at the heart of our philosophy. There will be opportunities to work cross-site on both the Midwife Led Units at Heartlands and Good Hope Hospitals and also opportunities to work as an Integrated Midwife on the MLU/ Delivery Suite/ Community Being led by a supportive management team, we can offer excellent opportunities for further career development in line with NHS England requirements. Supporting and implementing the vision of both Better Births and the Three-year Delivery Plan for Maternity and Neonatal Services thus ensuring the delivery of safe, personalised, and equitable care for women babies and their families. If you are passionate and driven to provide high quality midwife- led care and would like to join our dynamic and enthusiastic team then this could be the perfect opportunity for you. Our plans are ambitious -- why not come and be a part of our journey!,

• The post holder will practice as a midwife within the maternity services in University Hospitals Birmingham, working day duty, night duty/ weekends/ bank holidays.
• The post holder will work as an autonomous, accountable and experienced practitioner, providing low risk antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care.
• To work within a flexible manner that allows you to meet the individualised needs of the women for whom you are the known or lead midwife and to provide support to team members if necessary.
• Strong communication skills will be integral to your role within your team, the wider maternity service and key workers, both internal and external to the organisation.
• Act as the professional lead for women, promoting the normal birthing process.
• To maintain a professional, approachable disposition at all times with all members of staff, patients and their visitors
• Deliver culturally competent midwifery care that is sensitive, kind, and empathetic.
• To maintain clinical skills and competencies including adult and neonatal resuscitation, suturing, and venepuncture as appropriate
• As a visible clinical midwife promote teamwork within a multi professional environment. Ensuring care is aligned to the professional values of care, compassion, and respect.
• Responsible for carrying out clinical practice within designated clinical area, ensuring that high quality current evidenced based midwifery care underpins all actions and interactions with women.
  
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