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Community Midwife


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Location

Darlington, County Durham | United Kingdom


Job description

Are you a registered midwife with a passion for community care? We are looking for enthusiastic and dedicated band 6 Midwives who are keen to join and help further develop our community midwifery teams across the Darlington and County Durham areas, with many opportunities that are on the horizon at CDDFT it is a very exciting time to be a part of our Maternity family! We wish to encourage community midwives with an interest in providing care across the pregnancy and postnatal journey to apply to work with us to deliver outstanding community based Antenatal and Postnatal Care to the mothers and families in our area. We are also commited to providing a home birth service and would particularly welcome community midwives with an interest in developing this important area of care. The focus of our dedicated community teams is patient centred and individualised care, providing support and continuity throughout the antenatal and postnatal period and promoting choice to families from across diverse community. We are looking for individuals with a passion for health promotion as the role of community midwife at our trust includes working within the UNICEF framework for Infant Feeding and close working relationships with our specialist antenatal and newborn screening Team, to deliver all elements of the National Screening programme. You will be well supported with a bespoke induction and training package by members of our specialist Practice Development Team who will ensure your support as you transition to your new role both professionally and personally. The successful candidate will be supported and encouraged to seek educational opportunities to further their Continuing Professional Development and career progression. We are a trust which actively supports and encourages lifelong learning and development and we are very keen to support you to achieve your full potential with us. In turn, you will have the opportunity to assist in supporting the development of our preceptorship, Internationally Educated and student midwives. We strongly encourage a culture of life-long learning and development here at CDDFT and you will be encouraged and supported to continue to develop and thrive in your role as a community midwife. We are very proud of our team and we are certain there is a role you will enjoy within our community midwifery service. As a trust with one of the widest geographical areas in the North East we offer a choice of community team bases across our region. You will be supported in joining the team of your choice, ensuring that you are based in the heart of your chosen community and best placed to make a real difference to local families. We are currently seeking midwives for our community teams in Bishop Auckland, Darlington, Ferryhill or Shotley Bridge. All of our teams work under the care of a dedicated team leader in each team, with a Community Matron and Matron for Health Inequalities offering close support to each team. You will also be able to access personalised pastoral care via our specialist workforce experience teams, including our retention lead midwife and the PMA service. You are very welcome to contact our Recruitment Lead to arrange a tour of our unit and family hubs, meet our teams and discuss any queries informally. Are you ready to take on a new challenge as a community midwife within our team at CDDFT?...Then please apply now!


Job tags

Full timeLocal area


Salary

£35.39k - £42.62k per annum

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