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Job overview

We are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic midwife with skills in teaching to be part of our education team. S/he will work as part of the team to facilitate the development of required clinical skills by midwives to provide quality, evidence-based, woman-centred care in line with local guidelines and recommendations from national advisory bodies. You will work in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team to lead and facilitate a programme of education for fetal monitoring and GAP/GROW and provide clinical leadership and advice to staff to improve staff competence and clinical outcomes.    

At Barts Health NHS Trust our local community is home to families from a diverse mix of ethnicity, social challenge and health needs, The Royal London Hospital is situated in the heart of East London and we have easy access to very good public transport links. We provide Maternity Services to approximately 5000 women a year and accommodate our women in very modern up to date facilitates. We have a level 3 Neonatal unit situated within the hospital as well as excellent facilities in Fetal Medicine

Barts Health NHS Trust has a world-wide reputation for innovation in the care of mothers to be, and each birth is very special to us as we strive to make every birth as normal as possible no matter the complications. We are looking to recruit an exceptional individual, highly motivated with a passion and commitment to providing safe care to women and their families.

Main duties of the job

To provide a high standard of midwifery care at all times, working within a multi- disciplinary team to facilitate the development of required clinical skills to midwives. Support and work with the Lead Obstetrician, Consultant Midwife for High Risk Pregnancy, the Matron for Labour Ward, Education team and Midwives in developing a programme of education for cardiotocography interpretation to achieve better birth outcomes.

Support / assist in the development of advanced and new roles aimed at improving patient care within the maternity unit. Create good learning opportunities and environments in the clinical practice environment and maintain communication networks with other clinical skills facilitators.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.