Midwife in Yeovil inYeovil PUBLISHED TUE 3 DEC 2024 Jump to job information section

At Somerset Foundation Trust, our dedicated and highly motivated midwifery teams are committed to providing high quality personalised care. We are looking for passionate, professional individuals with excellent communication and interpersonal skills to join our midwifery team. We are an innovative trust, offering opportunities for career development and to be involved in Quality Improvement projects and service improvement. We offer internal opportunities for secondments in areas to support staff with their development.

If you thrive in an energetic environment, which is rich in culture and diversity, SFT could be the right step forward in your career. Our enthusiastic and dynamic midwifery and obstetric teams work closely together with an embedded MDT culture to meet the specific and individual needs of women/birth people who access our maternity services, from a wide range of social and cultural backgrounds. Working in Somerset enables you to enjoy the idyllic countryside, areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.

We currently have vacancies for Band 6 Midwives in our Inpatient and Outpatient areas. You can let us know in your application or at interview which area you would prefer to work.

If you are passionate about midwifery care and are ready for a new challenge, we would love to hear from you!

• To assess and provide the full range of care needs to develop, implement and evaluate care throughout the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal period for women and their babies, working under supervision as required.
• To always act in a manner consistent with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct, carrying out his/her duties in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.
• To work within the community and acute services at Yeovil.
• To provide effective leadership and to act as a good role model
• To supervise and teach qualified and unqualified staff, acting as a mentor
• To work autonomously within guidelines and spheres of professional practice
• To promote choice for women and promote an individualised service

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Please refer to the Job Description attached alongside this advert, for the full details of the role and requirements.