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Job summaryThis is an opportunity to join our friendly and dynamic team at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking for experienced midwives with at least two years' experience at a band 6 level.The successful candidate must demonstrate enthusiasm, motivation, flexibility and a passion for midwifery. We strive to provide an outstanding standard of care for every woman and her family every time.We need midwives who can evidence professional integrity and an honest approach to embracing new opportunities and challenges.Main duties of the jobEnsuring the provision of safe, clinically effective, evidence-based individualised care to all women who are either planning a pregnancy, during the course of pregnancy, labour or post-partum period. This role will involve working as part of a team across all areas of the maternity services including the birth centre to respond to the needs of women and their families, providing support and advice based upon current research and public health agenda. You will take charge of the ward/department in the absence of more senior staff and facilitate teaching, learning and development of all staff and students.About usSalisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.Job responsibilitiesPlease see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.Person SpecificationEssentialMidwife with NMC registration At least 2 years experience as a band 6 midwife Evidence of ongoing professional development DesirableNIPE practitioner Practice assessor Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please seeEmployer detailsEmployer nameSalisbury NHS Foundation Trust AddressSalisbury NHS Foundation TrustOdstock RoadSalisburySP2 8BJEmployer's website #J-18808-Ljbffr