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Midwife- Enhanced Maternity Care Unit
Job in
City Of London, Central London, Greater London, England, UK
Listed on 2026-10-30
Listing for:
The Methodist Church in Britain
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-10-30
Job specializations:
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Nursing
Obstetrics, Healthcare Nursing, Midwifery
Job Description & How to Apply Below
A midwife post in the Enhanced Maternity Care Unit, a three-bed unit inside the delivery suite at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. The work centres on critically ill women in the childbearing period and labour care for high-risk women, alongside obstetric medicine consultants. Shifts alternate between the obstetric-led labour ward and the unit, and prior high-risk experience is needed.
Senior midwives without an HDU course may be considered if they will complete one within a year.
- Provide care to critically ill women in the childbearing period
- Deliver labour care for high-risk women
- Plan and deliver care for the highest-risk patients with the EMCU nurse and medical team during their stay on the labour ward
- Work shifts between the obstetric-led labour ward and the EMCU
- Work as part of a multidisciplinary team, liaising with doctors, nurses and senior midwives
- Agree individualised, documented care plans with women that consider holistic, cultural and individual needs
- Care for families compassionately, sensitively and in a timely manner
- Work in other areas of St Thomas' maternity unit when unit requirements call for it
- Registered midwife (degree or diploma)
- Professional portfolio evidencing accountability and responsibility
- Experience working in a high-risk setting
- Experience working in a variety of settings using all midwifery skills
- Completed Band 5 Level preceptorship programme
- Practise autonomously in acute and primary care settings
- Practise in all areas in line with the midwives' rules and code of conduct
- Experience working in a multicultural environment
- Good written skills and a well-presented, fully completed application
- Values and behaviours that reflect the Trust values
- HDU midwifery course
- Post-registration teaching qualification, such as the 998 or a mentorship course
- Confidence in teaching and assessing student midwives
- Initiates reflective practice
- Experience of midwifery research and audit
- Knowledge and experience of handling complex relationships
- Training and education development
- Support from practice leaders, PMAs and the PDM team
- Flexible working
- Family and childcare support
- Staff psychologists and Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to work scheme and travel season ticket loans
- Sports and social club, salary sacrifice schemes and long service awards
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