Registered Midwife

Are you a Registered Midwife looking for a new opportunity? Do you have experience of working as a Midwife in the UK for at least 12 months and have you completed your preceptorship programme?

We would love to hear from you! We can offer a robust induction package to support you to become confident in all aspects of the role.

Our service at North Bristol Trust provide a full range of obstetric services for those who live in the catchment of North Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset. Our maternity department has 5200 births each year. Our involvement in world renowned research has led to the development of PROMPT. At our last CQC inspection, we were rated as 'good', meaning we are performing well and meeting expectations.

We are fully committed to building on this success and we encourage all staff to have a voice and share ideas and innovations.

We have a consultant led Obstetric Unit with 2 HDU rooms, 9 birthing rooms and a pool room. We also have an extensive Maternal Medicine service, including Perinatal Mental Health and Complex Care team and a Fetal Medicine service. Our antenatal ward hosts a Triage, day assessment area and inpatient ward and our postnatal ward prides itself on giving the best quality postnatal care.

You will be required to work flexibly, to include being part of the on-call rota and candidates must have NMC registration.

An experienced midwife is required to support the Antenatal & Newborn (ANNB) Screening Team in overseeing the ANNB screening programmes delivered at NBT.

The postholder will provide expert advice and support in all aspects of ANNB screening.

Responsibilities include;

supporting women through the screen care pathway, assisting the ANNB Screening Coordinator in implementing new &/or revised screening programme guidance/standards, monitoring the quality & performance of the screening programmes.

Your package with us includes a lot more than just your pay and here are a few of the additional benefits that are available to you as an employee:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous Holiday Entitlement, starting at 27 days a year (for full time workers) plus bank/public holiday's
• Physiotherapy Direct
• Career development and training opportunities
• Award winning and comprehensive wellbeing provisions. This includes physical, psychological, lifestyle and financial wellbeing support offers.
• Subsidised meals at our hospital restaurants
• Maternity coffee shop and 'Garden room'.
• Access to exclusive discounts, cashback and vouchers via NHS Discounts and Blue Light Card

North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building  are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.

For a full overview of the Job Description, please refer to the PDF Job Description attached as an additional document to this advert.

An experienced midwife is required to support the Antenatal & Newborn (ANNB) Screening Team in overseeing the ANNB screening programmes delivered at NBT.

The postholder will provide expert advice and support in all aspects of ANNB screening.

Responsibilities include;

supporting women through the screen care pathway, assisting the ANNB Screening Coordinator in implementing new &/or revised screening programme guidance/standards, monitoring the quality & performance of the screening programmes.

• Registered Midwife with current live NMC registration
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Evidence of a completed preceptorship programme

• Recent clinical midwifery experience (including antenatal & newborn screening)
• Experience of multi-professional team working

• Advanced communication skills, verbal & written, to include report writing and record keeping
• Excellent interpersonal skills with patients and the multidisciplinary team
• Adaptable & responsive to changing service needs
• Knowledge of the UK National Screening Committee, Antenatal and Newborn Screening Programmes
• Knowledge of Clinical Governance, Audit & Incident Management
• Able to prioritise, plan daily workload and possess excellent time management skills.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service…