Job Description

Working Full or Part time hours



We are seeking motivated and enthusiastic Newly Qualified Midwives and student Midwives due to qualify this year to join our supportive and dedicated Midwifery Team.



For NQM we offer a bespoke preceptorship programme delivered by a Preceptor Midwife and supported by the Practice Development Midwife and Managers. The rotational position will allow you develop skills and knowledge across all maternity areas including a rotation to community. The preceptorship programme has had excellent evaluation and has improved our retention rate.



We are also excited to announce our new Women and Children's building which is planned to open by Sept 2025.



Work autonomously within guidelines and Sphere of Professional Practice within a designated area whilst being responsible for performing a comprehensive assessment plan, implementation and evaluation of care delivery according to the health and social needs of women and their babies.



Establish and maintain effective communication with women and their families.



Collect, collate and report information, ensuring accurate records are maintained



Recognise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations



Involve women and their families in the planning and delivery of care.



Ensure compliance with policies, procedures and clinical guidelines for self and others.



Provide health promotion and social care advice to women during the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal period in a variety of settings.



The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:

The Countess of Chester Hospital:

providing 438 general and acute beds

Ellesmere Port Hospital:

providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility

Tarporley War Memorial Hospital:

a base for community services which serve the local rural population.



The Trust employs over 5916 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 411,000. This includes 361,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.



The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.



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Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.



Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.



You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of 16 per year applies.



New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.



Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.



Good luck with your application.