An opportunity has arisen for a midwife to work in the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital in the Falkland Islands based in the South Atlantic, for short term blocks of approximately 4 months at a time. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a beautiful and unique location in the South Atlantic, providing care to the small number of pregnant women, some of whom continue on to give birth in the Islands.
The successful applicant will act as an autonomous practitioner to provide caseload midwifery in the ante, intra and post-partum period and including pre-conceptual care and support along with the health visitor in the subsequent months.
Hours of work will be equivalent to 40 hours a week, but the successful applicant will be expected to provide a significant amount of time on-call during their contract. There are financial allowances for on-call and unsocial hours worked.
The successful applicant should:
• Hold current registration with NMC as a midwife and provide evidence of CPD
• Hold a full manual driving licence
• Have 5 years post registration experience
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Have the ability to work long and unsociable hours when required
• Have a ‘can-do’ attitude enabling a solution focus at work
• Have the ability to fit in with a small team
The Package:
• Salary of £29,858 per annum, pro rata
• Unsocial hours allowance of £3.82 for hours worked
• Shared accommodation to rent (so this vacancy is best suited to single applicants)
• Flights to and from the Islands at the beginning and end of the contract
• On call allowance of £10.85 for week days/nights and £16.30 for weekend/ bank holiday days/ nights.
For an application form (essential), a job description and further information please contact the Recruitment Officer, Falkland Islands Government Office, Falklands House, 14 Broadway, London SW1H 0BH. Tel: 020 7222 2542, E-mail: recruitment@falklands.gov.fk
Completed application forms should be sent in confidence to the Recruitment Officer no later than noon (BST) on Friday 20th March 2015.
