Elective Midwife Band 6

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The post holder will be a midwife practicing autonomously to attend women presenting for caesarean section and other pregnancy related theatre procedures.

The post holder will be a prime care provider to mothers and their families when they present for elective caesarean sections/ pregnancy related theatre procedures, working collaboratively with the theatre team. They will work as a member of a team providing maternity care to women within the hospital. The post holder will take charge of the elective caesarean section list with continuing responsibility in the absence of the senior midwife.

The post holder will have responsibility for coordinating the elective caesarean section list. This will include checking investigation results are ready before the start of the list and coordinating with the Theatre Lead and Labour Ward coordinators to facilitate the effective running of the theatre list.

The post holder will have daily responsibility for ongoing review of the planned elective activity, working collaboratively with the Maternity Outpatient Manager and Obstetric colleagues and reallocating women as indicated by the activity in the Unit and clinical indication for elective caesarean section.

• Act as a woman's advocate in promoting, and delivering the highest standard of midwifery care, ensuring all fundamentals of care and current, relevant policies and procedures are adhered to.
• Communicate all relevant information to the multi-disciplinary team internally and with external organizations as required to ensure seamless care
  Attend departmental and directorate meetings as required, to ensure an awareness of developments within the area of midwifery practice.
• Assist in maintaining an effective communication network; written, verbal and electronic, informing senior staff of all matters outside your role/sphere of competence; cascading
  information to more junior staff.
• Develops and maintain communication with people about difficult matters or difficult situations, in an appropriate, supportive and empathic manner.
• Act as shift coordinator; elevate according to policy ensuring the appropriate delegation of women's care and workload.
  Responsible for ensuring that the team are performing the highest standards of care and that effective patient flow is being maintained
• Assist in maintaining an effective communication network; both written and verbal, informing senior staff of all matters outside your role/sphere of competence.
• Midwifery Care
• Be a strong advocate for and promote midwifery led care.
• Ensure knowledge base is evidence based and contemporary
• Provide midwifery care in a variety of practice settings
• Act as an advocate for the woman
• Ensure practice meets the requirements of a practicing midwife in accordance with NMC requirements
• Ensure all records and documentation including electronic records are accurate legible and completed in a timely manner
• Undertake immediate assessment and determine priority of women within any setting.
• Act as woman's advocate in promoting, and delivering the highest standard of midwifery care, ensuring all fundamentals of care are addressed, and current, relevant policies and
  procedures are adhered to.

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the…