Its an exciting time at WHH as we continue to drive forward our continuity of carer project in line with Better Births and further develop our service as WHH Maternity works towards outstanding.
As part of this we have a number of opportunities for midwives to join our fabulous teams working across Warrington and Halton within the hospital and community settings caring for families throughout pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period.
We are looking for Band 5 midwives who can demonstrate excellence, kindness and compassion and are passionate about providing gold standard care to the families who choose to birth with us.
The successful candidate will have a degree in midwifery or be working towards this qualification. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills will be required as will the ability to demonstrate a passion for both low risk birth and for person-centred care. You will work across Warrington’s continuity maternity team, supported with our preceptorship package.
The maternity team at Warrington are a friendly, welcoming team with a passion for positive change. In 2021 the team were shortlisted for an HSJ Patient Safety Award and more recently were nominated for the regional Nursing and Midwifery Award at the 2022 NHS Parliamentary Awards. In 2024 CQC have rated our maternity service as ‘Good’ and as a a team, Warrington & Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation trust prides itself on training and development opportunities which will be offered to the successful candidate based on their needs and chosen future career pathway.
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.
Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.
Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.
A CQC-rated ‘good’ organisation with ‘outstanding’ features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.
Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.
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