Community Midwife

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

The closing date is 12 February 2025

Job summary

Are you a dedicated midwife passionate about community care? Our new Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH) has now opened its doors and we are seeking experienced community midwives to join us at one of our 3 bespoke community bases!

Here at SWB we pride ourselves on the way we support and nurture our colleagues and how we value progression for all of our midwives. Our community midwives operate in small families, in line with best practice as advocated by Better Births, this means they give excellent care, whilst having room to grow.

Why not come and have an informal chat over a coffee with one of our team leaders, or one of our midwives to see if SWB could be the change you are looking for. Please feel free to email us nicola.tomkins@nhs.net Deputy Matron for Community, we would love to see you, there is no obligation.

We are also currently offering a financial incentive for midwives in Community Midwifery. A lump sum payment of £1,000 pro-rata is payable on completion of 12 months as a band 5/6 Community Midwife with a further £1,000 pro-rata payable at the end of year 2 and year 3 ! Please see the attached flyer for qualifying criteria.

We pride ourselves on offering appropriate support for those who require additional care in the community. Every service user is treated as an individual and their values are our values.

SWB offers excellent career development opportunities for staff.

Being a car owner/driver is essential for this post.

Main duties of the job

Experience of community based midwifery care is required to provide all aspects of antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care to pregnant people and their families in the Sandwell and West Birmingham area.

Successful candidates will be the named midwife for an identified caseload of women attached to a GP surgery and provide all routine care as per NICE guidelines antenatally and postnatally.

Some intrapartum care required within a traditional on call system.

You will be part of a supportive team providing care to a diverse community with links to other family services such as family support workers, Specialist Midwives, health visitors and children's centres.

Being a team player with excellent organisational skills is essential whilst also being able to work autonomously where required.

Training can be provided for up skilling (if required) and if you have particular interest in developing an area of your practice we will endeavor to accommodate this.

About us

At Sandwell & West Birminghamwe strive to be at the forefront of innovative midwifery care. We are a friendly centre serving a demographically varied population. We are proud to be dedicated to women's healthcare, we are committed to offering choice for the women and their families we provide care for each year.

As part of a multidisciplinary team, we are committed to creating the best place to work, where all staff can reach their full potential and offer an extensive well-being hub with staff benefits for holistic therapies.

As a Trust we are proud to have full Baby Friendly accreditation, and a 'good' CQC rating.

The successful applicants will receive a comprehensive orientation programme and are assured that they will receive appropriate support.

A car owner and driver is essential for this post.

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Date posted

30 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

381-WC-6936719

Job locations

SWB NHS Trust

MMUH

Birmingham/Sandwell

B66 2QT

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details on the main duties and responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details on the main duties and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Midwife on part 2 of the NMC professional register
Degree/diploma relevant to speciality
Mentor/assessor training or willing to work towards

Desirable

Examination of the newborn course

Experience

Essential

Relevant post registration experience in continuous clinical practice
Successfully completed a preceptorship programme
Evidence of working in all areas of midwifery
Evidence of well documented and up to date CPD portfolio
Ability to work autonomously within professional and Trusts Guidelines
Experience/evidence of coordinating a maternity ward/clinical/community area
Able to take the professional lead in caring for low risk women
Counselling skills

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Midwife on part 2 of the NMC professional register
Degree/diploma relevant to speciality
Mentor/assessor training or willing to work towards

Desirable

Examination of the newborn course

Experience

Essential

Relevant post registration experience in continuous clinical practice
Successfully completed a preceptorship programme
Evidence of working in all areas of midwifery
Evidence of well documented and up to date CPD portfolio
Ability to work autonomously within professional and Trusts Guidelines
Experience/evidence of coordinating a maternity ward/clinical/community area
Able to take the professional lead in caring for low risk women
Counselling skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).