Continuity of Carer - Caseloading Midwife

at  North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust

The post holder will provide individualised, one to one care to a caseload of women in a community setting. You will be the named midwife and first point of contact to a specified caseload of women and their families throughout the pregnancy, birth and postnatal period.
You will be expected to work in accordance with Continuity of Carer (MCofC) guidance in accordance with Better Births (2016).
The ultimate aim is to improve the experience of women and the outcomes for women and babies in relation to identified MCofC and public health outcomes such as the promotion of continuity of carer, healthy eating, smoking cessation and breastfeeding. To work as a member of the midwifery team within a multi-disciplinary environment giving care and support to women in the Hospital, Community and Birth settings.
The post-holder has a defined sphere of practice and should provide motivation within a midwifery team and be a resource for knowledge and clinical expertise and aim to achieve the highest possible standard of care ensuring that resources are utilised effectively and efficiently referring to the attention of the Line Manager recommendations.
They will participate in the development of staff as appropriate, ensuring resources are utilised effectively and efficiently, taking responsibility for the area of practice referring and consulting with the Line Manager
At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.
We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition – a note of thanks, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards.
We support the Making Every Contact Count approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.
We recruit for values and “Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool”
The post holder will demonstrate the knowledge and skills of a competent practitioner and will:
Be accountable for own practice in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct and trust policies, recognising own limitations within professional boundaries.
Be a part of a small team of 6-8 midwives exploring innovative ways of working
Be responsible for the identification and assessment of women suitable for a continuity of carer pathways and implementation and evaluation of programmes of care in accordance with Better Births 2016
Work as a team member, both within the Hospital, Community and Birth environments and, where appropriate, as a member of the primary health care team
Be responsible for the management of individual case load of women, providing midwifery care to an identified mixed risk, geographical based caseload of women, with co-ordination or referral of high risk women to consultant care, facilitating transfer between the two systems.
Carry out appropriate screening tests on women and babies, following appropriate discussion with the woman and informed consent.
Be responsible for managing own caseload flexibly to offer Intrapartum care to an identified caseload of women, managing on call commitments or birth availability depending on model utilise

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