Job Description

Working as an autonomous practitioner each midwife is accountable for the care they give to service users and their babies. The midwife is a specialist in midwifery practice and should have the ability to act as lead professional in the care of low-risk service users and to coordinate and implement the care of high-risk service users in collaboration with the obstetric team. Provide care in partnership with doctors and other members of the multi-disciplinary team especially when deviations from the norm occur to promote a healthy outcome for service users and their babies Support service users and their families who have limited or no English arranging interpreting services to assist with communication. Ensuring any impairments to communication are understood and care facilitated Provide effective leadership and act as a good role model, supervising and teaching qualified and unqualified staff as required.



Preform clinical tasks & risk assessment on service users which includes but is not limited to urinalysis, physiological measurements, blood sugar testing, infant feeding, venepuncture, canulation, catheterisation, wound swabs, eye swabs, CTG, MRSA swabs, stool samples, sputum specimens and record accurately on EPR/MEWS and escalate concerns as appropriate Be aware and compliant with of all relevant Health & Community Services policies, procedures and clinical guidelines and escalate any concerns/breaches to a Midwifery Sister/Charge Midwife or Midwifery Manager. Assist and support Doctors with medical procedures, remain competent to support instrumental deliveries and assisting at operative deliveries.