Grace Gibson
London,Merton
Summary
Lots of experience with supporting women and birthing people and I'm committed to continue this by empowering patients and staff through sign posting and education. I have a profound interest in problem solving and ensuring patient care is tailored to their specific needs
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work history
Band 6 Safeguarding Support Midwife
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
London
2021.11 - Current
Since becoming a fully qualified midwife in 2021, I have had experience in many different aspects of maternity care. This includes antenatal, labour/recovery and postnatal care.
Below highlights the experience I have had in these areas:
Antenatal
- Community midwifery
- Midwife in a specialist clinic that supported families who had experienced bereavements in previous pregnancies e.g multiple miscarriages, abortions following a diagnosis of a high risk pregnancy, neonatal deaths and still births
Labour/intrapartum care
- Labour ward midwife that supported women in low and risk pregnancies
- Experience working in theaters, recovery and high dependency unit following birthing complications e.g APH/PPH, sepsis etc
Postnatal
- Community midwifery
- Supporting families with a smooth transition into parenthood
- Identifying safeguarding concerns prior to discharge and facilitating in complex discharges
- Providing round the clock care to patients with multiple complexities both medical and social
Current role
Currently, I am a band 6 safeguarding support midwife is to facilitate the learning of safeguarding and midwifery skills through supervision, teaching and
support. I have worked collaboratively with other MDT's to ensure the well being of children/families. Collaboration is often carried out in meetings such as MARAC's, strategy meetings, professional meetings and child protection conferences.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Midwifery
King's College London
LondonSkills
- Delivering difficult news with compassion and kindness
- Empathetic
- Excellent verbal and written communication
- Communicates well within MDT
- Understanding on when it is appropriate to share information with a wider professional network
- Training in basic contraception counselling in the antenatal and postnatal period
- Support victims of domestic abuse and understanding of referral pathways eg offering referrals to IDVA, referrals to MARAC, finding refuge support, if appropriate referrals to children social care etc
- Experience working with sex workers and patients experiencing challengers around substance misuse
- Robust knowledge around child protection and meetings relating to child protection
- Encouragement around health promotion through sign posting and counselling support
- Experience in undertaking audits
- Ensure clinical knowledge is up-to date to support women’s choices and contribute to
creating safe birth plans and to be able to address midwifery related queries at multidisciplinary meetings to advocate for the woman and families
Timeline
Band 6 Safeguarding Support Midwife
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
2021.11 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Midwifery
King's College London