Midwife

We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic midwife to join the Bronglais Antenatal clinic and Day Assessment Unit team. The role will enhance the service currently provided.

A midwife is responsible for their own practice and therefore the post holder will be expected to maintain a high standard of professional expertise and to ensure that the highest standard of midwifery care is given during the antenatal period.

Our maternity service is continually changing and evolving to meet the needs of the population and ensure women and their families have a positive birthing experience. We are a very friendly and supportive team who welcome innovative ways of working and new ideas.

We strongly believe that our employees are our greatest asset, we engage with our staff and empower everyone, at all levels to discuss ideas and initiate change to offer improvements in our care. If you join our team you will have high quality training and development to help you grow in your career., Provide professional leadership and mentoring to less experienced midwives and support to colleagues in a multi-disciplinary team.

Provide antenatal care to a defined group of women, and their families in the Antenatal clinic setting. To co-operate and liaise with all members of staff, the primary health care team, the medical and midwifery staff in the unit to endeavour to foster team spirit and ensure continuity of care. To provide information to the expectant mother to enable her to make an informed choice about the place and mode of delivery and services available.

To advise on Public Health issues, e.g. smoking cessation and breast feeding promotion.Care for, and counsel the parents and relatives of babies born with abnormalities or who have been bereaved. Be Responsible for working in partnership with the woman and her family ensuring they are the primary focus of their practice.

Keep contemporaneous, detailed records in line with NMC standards and HDUHB record keeping guidelines. Including detailed records of observations made, care given and medicines administered to a woman or baby.

Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 12,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:

Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest;

Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire;

47 general practices (6 of which are managed practices), 45 dental practices (including 4 orthodontic), 96 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres