Student Midwife

Job description

Job summary

Although this position is a 24 months fixed-term contract, the actual contract duration will be adjusted to account for the time taken to advertise the post, complete the hiring process, and finalise pre-employment checks. This means the contract will begin when the candidate starts the role and may be slightly shorter than 24 months.

The two-year Postgraduate Diploma in Midwifery aims to produce competent, caring, autonomous and evidenced-based midwives, capable of delivering effective woman-centred care for mothers, birthing people and their families in any context.

Midwives of the 21st century practice within dynamic, rapidly changing and diverse contexts and require personal, academic and professional skills to practice in an optimum way.

During the two-year course, time will be spent 50% with London South Bank University Southwark and 50% with Newham University Hospital Barts Health NHS Trust.

This course can open up an exciting career in Midwifery with a diverse range of opportunities to enhance your future careers.

Main duties of the job

To be eligible for this programme applicants will need to meet the following entry criteria:

• A registered Adult nurse (level 1) with current registration with the NMC
• A Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 2:2: with a minimum qualification of Diploma in Higher Education with evidence of study at Level 6
• Post qualification clinical working experience as an adult nurse on the NMC register in the UK
• For applicants whom English is not their first language, they must achieve a minimum score of 7.0 overall or equivalent, with not less than 7.0 in the listening, speaking and reading sections and not less than 6.5 in the writing section for the International English Language Test Score (IELTS) at the time of application OR for the Occupational English Test (OET) with minimum B grade. OR You have completed a pre-registration nurse, midwife or nursing associate programme that was taught and examined in English. During that programme you must have spent at least half of your time interacting with patients, service users, their families and other healthcare professionals, and at least three-quarters of these interactions must have been in English. And you have recently practiced for one year in a country where English is a majority spoken language.

Students applying for this funded training post (mid-point band 5 salary), should note that this training grant will also include University tuition fees of £9535 per annum.

About us

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 where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Job description
Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• A registered Adult nurse (level 1) with current registration with the NMC
• oA Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 2:2: with a minimum qualification of Diploma in Higher Education with evidence of study at Level 6

Desirable

• Completion of a Research Awareness course

Experience

Essential

• Worked in a variety of settings utilising all life skills or transferable skills
• At least 6 months post qualification clinical working experience as an adult nurse on the NMC register in the UK

Skills

Essential

• Can demonstrate application of theory to practice.
• Can demonstrate forward thinking approach to care
• Can demonstrate robust verbal and written skills.
• IT skills
• Able to work in a multicultural environment
• Demonstrate effective listening skill
• Can demonstrate reflective practice

Knowledge

Essential

• Current knowledge of Midwifery practice.
• Awareness of latest Government indicatives' around Maternity/Midwifery
• Good standard of written and verbal communication at all times

Other

Essential

• Is willing to work in and travel to all places of work
• Able to work rotational shifts ie days/nights/weekends/bank holidays
• Is in good general health and fit for the post as assessed by Occupational Health.
• Is able to undertake all duties of a midwifery student in the hospital and community setting
• Satisfactory DBS check.

Person Specification
Qualifications

Essential

• A registered Adult nurse (level 1) with current registration with the NMC
• oA Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 2:2: with a minimum qualification of Diploma in Higher Education with evidence of study at Level 6

Desirable

• Completion of a Research Awareness course

Experience

Essential

• Worked in a variety of settings utilising all life skills or transferable skills
• At least 6 months post qualification clinical working experience as an adult nurse on the NMC register in the UK

Skills

Essential

• Can demonstrate application of theory to practice.
• Can demonstrate forward thinking approach to care
• Can demonstrate robust verbal and written skills.
• IT skills
• Able to work in a multicultural environment
• Demonstrate effective listening skill
• Can demonstrate reflective practice

Knowledge

Essential

• Current knowledge of Midwifery practice.
• Awareness of latest Government indicatives' around Maternity/Midwifery
• Good standard of written and verbal communication at all times

Other

Essential

• Is willing to work in and travel to all places of work
• Able to work rotational shifts ie days/nights/weekends/bank holidays
• Is in good general health and fit for the post as assessed by Occupational Health.
• Is able to undertake all duties of a midwifery student in the hospital and community setting
• Satisfactory DBS check.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust
Address

Newham University Hospital

Glen Road

London

E13 8SL

United Kingdom

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