Antenatal Clinic and Screening Midwife

Job overview

Are you looking to progress your nursing career?

Are you keen to develop your leadership skills in an acute cardiac setting?

If so, we would LOVE to hear from you!

We have an excellent secondment opportunity for an experienced nurse to join our committed and supportive Cardiology Team. We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated nurse who is looking to extend their knowledge and skills in an Acute Cardiac/Medical environment. 

Main duties of the job

What we look for:

An experienced Band 5 or 6 nurse with motivation and passion to work with a supportive and committed team.

Excellent organisational and interpersonal skills, looking to build relationships with the wider multi-disciplinary team.

Ambition and drive whilst maintaining excellent standards of care.

The ability to support, supervise and assess others in their learning whilst demonstrating strong leadership skills.

What we Offer:

The opportunity to work within an experienced, knowledgeable & supportive Cardiology Team where you will be encouraged and supported to develop across all areas.

Encouragement to enhance your knowledge and skills and support to attend ECG Interpretation courses and consolidate your learning.

Joining an established service at a time when we are looking to rapidly expand to meet the growing needs of our population.

Your life outside HHFT is important, and the Trust are happy to consider applications with flexible working patterns that cater to individual requirements; this can be discussed at interview

Working for our organisation

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

Person specification

Training and qualifications

Essential criteria

Professional UK registration e.g. NMC.

Degree level education or equivalent knowledge and skills gained through any combination of alternative study, or employment experience

Evidence of post registration qualification(s) in ECG interpretation and management of the cardiac patient.

Teaching / mentoring qualification or equivalent study or work experience.

Intermediate life support skills or advanced life support skills attainment

Desirable criteria

Additional post graduate learning in specialist field including masters degree or working towards

Experience and knowledge

Essential criteria

Evidence of significant post registration clinical work experience in the cardiac patient

Desirable criteria

Experience of clinical audit

Skills and ability

Essential criteria

Able to demonstrate a good command of the English language both written and verbal.

Desirable criteria

Demonstrates previous team planning and organisational skills.

Other Specific Rquirements

Essential criteria

Highly self-motivated - possesses high work standards, helps others to set attainable goals: wants to improve, to be more effective and efficient measures progress against targets.

Customer focused - committed to ensuring a positive hospital experience for patients ,their relatives and carers

Should be willing to work flexible hours on occasion