Midwife - Rotational

Midwife - Rotational, Band 6

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS hospital trusts in the country. We have around 16,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.7 billion.

With a strong history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation regionally, nationally and internationally, we are in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country.

As well as providing a wide range of hospital and community services, we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic disorders.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit of providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under‑represented groups.

Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be an exemplar organisation across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus.

Are you a Registered Midwife or have you recently retired and wish to return into a flexible position? If so we are looking to recruit registered Midwives to join our Staff Bank. In return we can offer valuable work opportunities/experience, opportunity to apply for NHS substantive employment, comprehensive training, NHS Pension contributions and accrued holiday pay.

Our bank service aims to supply appropriately skilled staff to cover temporary shortages across both acute and community settings. Joining the bank provides an excellent opportunity for those who wish to gain insight and experience into diverse areas and specialities while providing you with the flexibility to choose your own working hours – we welcome those who can work up to full time hours.

All applicants must be in completion of a preceptorship programme and recent clinical experience relevant to the role.

• Develop, in conjunction with the women, a programme of individualised, holistic and personalised care, taking cognisance of social, physical, psychological and cultural needs.
• Works autonomously within NMC, Trust & Directorate Policies and Guidelines to provide specialist expertise to women in the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal period, delivering high quality, evidence‑based care and acting as an advocate for women and protector of the child within the hospital/community setting.
• To provide support and advice to all members of staff and colleagues within the multi‑professional team.

• Registered Midwife.
• Completion of Preceptorship Programme or equivalent experience.
• Meets NMC requirements for practice supervisor/assessor.

• Evidence of ongoing professional and personal development to diploma/degree level.

• Experience as a Midwife leading to autonomous practice.
• Competent to ensure the delivery of evidence‑based practice.
• Demonstrates a broad knowledge of current midwifery issues.
• Ability to work within acute and primary healthcare settings.
• Understanding of the legal framework around Safeguarding Children.
• A working knowledge of clinical governance.

• An understanding of public health issues.
• An awareness of training requirements for Student Midwives.
• Experience of managing a ward during a shift.

All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. When completing the reference section of your application form, please…