Band 6 Continuity Midwife inOrpington inOrpington PUBLISHED
TUE 7 JAN 2025
In addition to clinical responsibilities, the role includes mentoring junior staff and contributing to educational activities within the care group. Midwives are expected to manage their own workload effectively, liaise with multidisciplinary teams, and support the day-to-day organisation of clinical operations. Candidates are required to possess a driving license and respond to on-call requests within an hour of their home location. The team culture emphasises mutual support through regular meetings for case review and professional reflection.
Are you looking to join a highly motivated team? Are you committed to providing a safe, high standard of midwifery care? Do you strive to deliver memorable experiences whilst supporting women, birthing people and their families before, during and after pregnancy & childbirth?
King's College Hospital offers an opportunity for passionate and dedicated midwives to join our vibrant community teams on the PRUH site. You will have the opportunity to work in a variety of working patterns.
We are recruiting midwives with at least one year experience to join the Sapphire Continuity team.
This is a small team of experienced midwives providing continuity of carer to a targeted caseload of vulnerable women and birthing people within the Bromley Borough.
Having a named midwife and continuity throughout pregnancy, labour and during the postnatal period has proven to improve outcomes and safety of women and babies, as well as to provide a more positive experience.
Within this Team you will be responsible for your own allocated caseload of women. Practitioners must be confident in working independently and autonomously. As a Team we are very supportive of each other and have scheduled meetings regularly, to review and reflect on our caseload and practice.
As a Team we work within a flexible model of care, meaning that you can have some choice over your working hours and days, with the ability to manage your own caseload independently. Labour care is provided as a team for all of our women, with a commitment of one night on-call and one long day on call per week, regardless of working hours.
We work within all clinical settings, therefore is it important that our midwives are confident in all areas of care for both low and high risk women.
All applicants must be able to drive, and also be able to respond to an on-call labour call within an hour of your home setting.
About us
Clinical Practice: Plan and implement individualised midwifery care that is women, pregnant person, child and family centred. Facilitate the participation of service users and their families in all decision making, ensuring informed choice dialogue.
Ensure all risk assessments and referrals are completed and actioned and documented.
Follow midwifery/obstetric guidelines where appropriate and liaise with the multidisciplinary team in the implementation of patient care, reporting and recording any deviations from the protocols.
Education and Research
To act as a mentor to junior staff members, responsible for the orientation, supervision and ongoing development of junior and student Midwifes, in conjunction with Line Manager and Practice Development staff.
To act as practice supervisor, responsible for completing competency documents for junior staff within agreed timeframes.
To act as a mentor to students undertaking further education as requested, ensuring a positive learning experience and facilitating the development of their clinical skills.
To contribute to the wider educational activities within the Care Group ensuring attendance at and contributing to the delivery of educational activities within the Care Group.
Personnel
Responsible for day-to-day management of your own workload. This may include management of staff and team in the absence of a Band 7 Midwife.
Participate in the orientation and development of new staff.
Participate in the appraisal of staff as appropriate.
Exercise a supervisory role in enabling midwives to practice safety, effectively and efficiently, paying regard to the changing needs and expectations of mothers and their families.
Demonstrate awareness of the individual needs of team members and give active support and guidance, where necessary.
Management
To manage the clinical workload effectively, ensuring care is prioritised appropriately.
To contribute positively towards the delivery of a cost effective service, adjusting staffing levels to meet demand and assisting the ward manager to keep within agreed resources.
To assist with the ongoing organisation of the ward, co-ordinating the activities of the clinical area.
To liaise with Medical Personnel and Bed Manager to ensure optimal bed usage at all times, facilitating timely admission and discharge of patients.
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