PATIENTS FIRST

We support just over 3000 births a year and care for families with a variety of needs. We have several continuity teams established including the Complex Care and Geographical team to meet the individual needs of women and their families.

PASSION FOR EXCELLENCE

We are one of the first Trusts to implement biomechanics to promote physiological birth and reduce the need for intervention. We also have several QI projects ongoing and regular learning from our Quality and Safety team.

PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

We encourage MDT learning with regular skills drills teaching and PROMPT. We also support continuous professional development and encourage our colleagues to engage with post graduate education.

PRIDE IN OUR TEAM

We showcase our colleagues achievements, no matter how big or small and have a ‘Team Member of the Month’ award and annual maternity awards.

JOAN BOOKER WARD

Joan Booker Ward is a 33 bedded combined antenatal and postnatal ward. There is also a 5 bedded transitional care bay. A team of midwives, nursery nurses, maternity assistants and doctors are allocated to the ward to provide seamless, patient-centred care.

LABOUR WARD

Labour ward has 8 labour rooms with 1 pool room and 3 ‘home-from-home’ rooms. There is also a 4 bedded HDU bay where mothers will be admitted for recovery care post caesarean section or for close observation. There are also 2 theatres on the ward and maternity triage is located on the same level.

ABBEY BIRTH CENTRE

Abbey Birth Centre consists of 4 rooms, 3 of which have pools. Our dedicated Abbey Team have also received additional training in complimentary therapies including aromatherapy, massage and moxibustion.

Midwives have a vital role in caring for and supporting women, their babies and their families throughout pregnancy, childbirth and postnatal care. Every day the NHS supports the birth of 1,600 babies and Midwives and other NHS staff work tirelessly to care for women and babies. That works out at roughly one birth every 54 seconds.

At Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, our Midwifery staff have supported the delivery of over 3200 babies between 5th May 2022 to 30th April 2023, with 19 babies born on the busiest day!

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BIRTH REFLECTIONS

PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH

Our Birth Reflections service provides women and their partners with the opportunity to discuss their birth experience and their feelings surrounding this. Our specialist team of midwives provide a safe space for families to share their experience and supports them to reflect on this, providing them with clarity around their care … read more

Our perinatal mental health midwife provides support preconception, during pregnancy and the postnatal period to mothers. The team develops personalised care pathways that best support women, signposting them to self referral services and liaising with Surrey and Boarders Perinatal Team where appropriate … read more

Your preceptorship

ROTATIONAL, DEVELOPMENTAL, AND EMPOWERING

You will be encouraged to adopt a rotational pattern of working in a nurturing environment that allows you to develop skills and competencies to become an autonomous practitioner.

This will be completed within 18 months.

MOXIBUSTION

BIOMECHANICS

HOMEBIRTH STUDY DAY

CLINICAL SIMULATION

AROMATHERAPY

STAFF GYM

RELAXATION AREA

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

ONSITE NURSERY

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

FAIRNESS

RESPECT

MAKING A DIFFERENCE

LEADERS

TEAM SPIRIT

REWARD AND RECOGNITION

DEVELOPMENT