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Come and join our friendly, professional and caring midwifery team at George Eliot Maternity Unit.
We are a forward thinking maternity unit where we offer amazing care to women and their families, whilst caring for each other at the same time. Being led by a supportive management team we value all members of the team and their ability to provide excellent patient experience at all times.
As a maternity unit we are innovative and offer excellent opportunities for further career development. You too can help us make a difference.
We are positively promoting the better births vision to provide women in North Warwickshire continuity of care throughout their pregnancy, labour and postpartum period. Successful candidates will work as part of our teams in both the community and/or the hospital setting. The need for a skilled flexible workforce is vital to ensure we meet women's needs and ensure that our midwifery teams are able to keep their clinical skills up to date.
We have excellent in house training and close links with Coventry University for our post registration courses.
Full and part time hours are available and visits or informal chats are very welcome., + To be able to work in all areas of midwifery practice according to service needs.
+ To work as an autonomous practitioner within the community & hospital setting, recognising any medical, obstetric or neonatal problems that arise and referring women or babies to the appropriate medical support.
+ As required dependant on rotation allocation participate in a community rota and in the 24hour on-call system
+ Develop and maintain the clinical skills and knowledge necessary to provide individualised, clinically effective, evidence based midwifery care, as reflected within the Scope of Professional Practise and to be competent in the following Midwifery led care
Neonatal and adult resuscitation Supporting women choosing to labour and give birth in water Supporting breast feeding in line with the trust policy Perineal repair Interpreting cardiotocograph recordings
+ To work in partnership with the midwifery team and managers reporting problems/concerns relating to clinical practice.
+ To ensure that all policies and procedures relating to drug storage, administration and record keeping are adhered to.
+ To ensure the provision of excellent, evidence based car for the women and their families.
+ To act as an advocate for the women ensuring the provision of appropriate information and support services.
+ Communicate effectively, promoting open and trusting relationships
+ To be aware of the uses, safety precautions and handling of equipment.
+ To assist in the development and review of policies and standards for the safe use of equipment and any new equipment introduced to the team.
+ Participate in and assist in the planning and implementation of programmes of parent education offered to women and their partners.
+ To be aware of the George Elliot's Strategic Plan and be part of change management to ensure Choice, access and continuity of care in a safe service and to contribute where able to the development of the service to meet these strategies.

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust opened in 1948 and provides a range of elective, non-elective, surgical, medical, women's, children's, diagnostic and therapeutic services to a population of more than 350,000 people.
The hub of the Trust is located on the outskirts of Nuneaton and its services cover a large footprint, including north Warwickshire, south west Leicestershire, and north Coventry. We also provide primary and community services across Coventry, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.
Our vision is "to EXCEL at patient care". If you think you've got what it takes, help us realise this and join #TeamEliot., The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of individuals and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice, if appropriate for the role, it is a mandatory requirement for all newly appointed staff to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service application.
In response to NICE guidance and to support the reduction of health harm from tobacco, the Trust has a smoke-free site policy which applies to anyone on Trust sites. Staff who smoke will be supported to quit or not smoke whilst on Trust sites.
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees as they are at the heart of our patients journey. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued, respected, empowered and included within an organisation that is representative of all members of the community. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual - taking pride in that we value employees, job applicants, students, volunteers, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our excel behaviours with a vision to create a workplace that represents a culture of kindness, joy and inclusion.