Staff Midwife
Manchester/Hale: The Portland Hospital Outpatients, Unit 6, Crown Passages, Hale, WA15 9GN
Part time: 15hrs pw (Monday & Tuesday)
Shifts: Unit is open 8am-7pm (Flexibility offered across the 2 days but must work until 7pm on Tuesdays)
Salary: Competitive dependent on skills & Experience + Benefits (pension, health cover & flexible benefits)
Permanent contract
An exciting opportunity for a Staff Midwife to join Portland Hospital Outpatients in Hale.
As the Staff Midwife, you will be responsible and accountable for the provision of high-quality care within the maternity setting. You will work within the midwifery team to provide antenatal care to women during their pregnancies and work alongside Obstetric Consultants colleagues to support Consultant Led Care and Midwife Led caseload within the maternity service.
At HCA UK we care about what you care about. We care that you want to deliver the very best care. We care that you want a career you can be proud of. We care that you want working conditions that support your health and wellbeing. Let us care for you and your career, the same way you do for others.
What you'll do:
- Demonstrate good clinical practice at all times in the provision of antenatal care
- Provide midwifery advice to support and facilitate high quality, individualised care to women and their families without supervision, in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team
- Work with the Clinic manager in the management of the clinical area. This will involve dealing with complex situations and having to take appropriate action in emergency or unforeseen situations
- Provide care throughout the Outpatient Clinic as required to meet the needs of service
- Establish effective communication and working relationships with both internal and external customers and health care professionals
- Work autonomously within guidelines and the sphere of professional practice
What you'll bring:
- Demonstrable knowledge and experience in a Midwifery setting.
- NMC Registered Midwife (Band 6)
- Basic Adult and Newborn Life Support
- Teaching and mentoring experience
- Competent at cannulation
Why HCA UK?
Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.
We believe that by caring for our employees, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That’s why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day. As a Staff Midwife you’ll be eligible for:
- 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you
- Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals
- Private pension contribution which increases with length of service
- Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme
- Group Life Assurance from day one
- Critical illness cover
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
- Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland
- Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you
- Discounts with over 800 major retailers
Culture and values
At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other.
Our mission is simple, above all else we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life, a clear statement that extends to both our patients and colleagues. To achieve this, we live and breathe four core values:
- Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual
- Kindness and compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion
- Honesty, integrity and fairness: - We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness
- Loyalty, respect and dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity
Reasonable adjustments
We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.
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