Midwifery Led Unit / Homebirth Caseloading Midwife

The successful candidate will be employed as an Eden Team core midwife.

• Team caseloading (caseloads shared between North/South split teams)
• MLU shift lead/care of those birthing on the MLU
• Antenatal/Postnatal appointments
• Homebirth provision
• Intrapartum care in variety of settings for caseloaded women
  
  An exciting opportunity has arisen for dynamic and visionary newly qualified and experienced midwives to join the established team of midwives at Mid Cheshire Hospitals Foundation Trust.
Position available to work within the Eden Team. This team provides 24/7 staffing of the Midwifery Led Unit and homebirth service as well as team antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal continuity/caseloading to women within a specific criteria (i.e. homebirth, rainbow pregnancies). The applicants should have experience in all aspects of midwifery care and have the ability to work with women in antenatal care, during labour and postnatally. You would be responsible for the provision of high quality, effective midwifery care on a day to day basis, working within all areas of the maternity unit. The post holder must be flexible, innovative and resourceful with excellent organisational skills, a team player with high personal standards of care.

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008. We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health. The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal. During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its Be Safe Be EquiPPEd campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE. The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives. At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.