Job summary
Band 6 Midwife based in FHN Maternity Centre (Midwifery-led unit)
Are you enthusiastic about personalised, woman centred care?
Are you passionate about delivering high quality care?
Do you have a positive and flexible approach to work?
Are you interested in working in a friendly and supportive environment?
Then South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the Trust for you! We are offering an exciting opportunity for a motivated, enthusiastic and inspirational band 6 midwife, to join our dynamic Midwifery team.
We are a dynamic and diverse Trust, with a friendly and supportive atmosphere and our team delivers of over 5500 births a year between our two hospitals; The James Cook University Hospital and the Friarage (FHN) maternity centre.
The Friarage maternity centre, which is a midwifery-led unit, offers a comfortable relaxed environment for women and their partners and is a good choice for women who are keen to have a natural birth with minimum intervention.
The post-holder will be based at FHN Maternity Centre (MLU), however, will be expected to work at our James Cook Hospital site on occasion and at times of escalation.
Main duties of the job
We offer a bespoke training induction to smooth your transition into our team and we welcome your fresh energy, experience and passion to drive our service forward. You will have the opportunity to utilise your well-honed skills to provide antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care for women and their families in our area.
The Friarage Hospital in Northallerton is an essential part of our organisation and an important point of delivery for the community. It is one of the smallest district general hospitals in the country and has 189 inpatient beds.
This vacancy will close once sufficient applications have been received.
About us
We support the Making Every Contact Count approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:
o Your Leadership Impacto Leading your Team to Successo Leading Into the Futureo Service Improvement for Beginnerso Developing your Service Improvement Skillso Lean Practitioner
The leadership and improvement programme aims to:
o Explore leadership within the NHSo Promote Trust values and behaviourso Develop your leadership effectiveness and skillso Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.
After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.
Details
Date posted
05 November 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum (pro rata)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
328-WAC-7502364
Job locations
Friarage Hospital
Northallerton
DL6 1JG
Employer details
Employer name
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Friarage Hospital
Northallerton
DL6 1JG
Employer's website
https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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