Job description
Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary's, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea and Western Eye.
With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.
We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
Job overviewAre you an enthusiastic midwife who enjoys offering a high standard antenatal care to women/pregnant people? If you enjoy risk assessing, public health promotion and a work variety then this might be the role for you!
You will have the opportunity to work in partnership with the obstetrician, the pregnant person and other multidisciplinary teams. The role is core within the services of the outpatient department, which will include working within the Antenatal Clinic, Maternity Day Assessment Unit/Maternity Triage and Maternity Helpline. Please note, this is a full-time position we are offering.
You will have the opportunity to collaborate with obstetricians, the pregnant person and other multidisciplinary teams. This multidisciplinary approach ensures comprehensive care, addressing each woman's physical, social, and emotional complexities.
We're committed to your professional growth. Enjoy ample learning opportunities, quality improvement projects and access to study days.
We are a large inclusive team of maternity staff working across St Mary's Hospital, Queen Charlottes & Chelsea Hospital and the across the community. We strive to deliver a superb quality of maternity service while utilising our staff strengths and encouraging continued professional development.
Main duties of the job - Actively promoting and encouraging a healthy lifestyle, advising and arranging support for women as required.
- Liaising with the multidisciplinary teams to ensure the safe care of women/birthing people and their families.
- Be familiar using BSOTS in Maternity Triage.
- Practise in line with clinical governance and risk assessment.
- Undertake clinical assessment of maternal and fetal wellbeing over the telephone and in person.
- Work in a fast-paced environment, making clinical decisions
Working for our organisationAt Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Environmental sustainability
Climate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people's health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environme