Midwife - Newly Qualified
The closing date is 20 May 2025
Job summary
We are seeking to recruit highly motivated, ambitious, kind and enthusiastic midwives to join our team who are committed to providing high quality, women centred care.
As a trust, we care for approximately 6000 births every year and cover a very diverse population. This is an exciting opportunity for band 5 midwives, who are passionate about making a difference to join our team of highly skilled midwives in maternity.
We want to help you develop and enhance your skills and maximise your potential in all aspects of midwifery. We actively encourage staff development and have a fantastic clinical education team to provide our in house, multidisciplinary professional development training. We have excellent links with local universities for post registration development.
This post requires UK NMC qualification, which is gained after completion of OSCE, please do not apply if you have not done this.
Please only apply for this post if you are currently a 3rd Year student that will be qualifying in September 2025 as this will involve a fully supportive preceptorship programme
Current Band 5 Midwives are also welcome to apply for this position
Main duties of the job
Our maternity unit includes a Consultant Led Obstetric Unit - consisting of high risk labour and birth rooms (including two birth pool room),4 Enhanced Maternal Care beds, 2 obstetric theatres and recovery area, bereavement suite and maternity triage area.. We also have a 21 bedded postnatal ward and 21 bedded antenatal / transitional care ward. The Serenity Midwife Led Unit, our award winning birth centre, has six birthing rooms .
Our midwifery posts are open to newly qualified band 5midwives. They will be rotational across the inpatient areas including Delivery Suite, Serenity Birth Centre, Antenatal/ Transitional Care ward and Postnatal ward and community.
The role will include:
- Conducting routine antenatal care
- Providing heath promotion information
- Monitoring the progress of labour and birth
- Assisting with pain management
- Providing routine postnatal care
- Providing post operative care
About us
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country - one of the country's most culturally diverse areas. It's a friendly and welcoming place - a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.
We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.
Our values - Ambition, Respect and Compassion - are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.
Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to "Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population." It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It's what makes us unique.
We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose.When we say we're 'with you all the way' we want you to know that we mean it.Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.
Details
Date posted
13 May 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£29,970 to £36,483 a year pro rata per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
381-WC-7145261
Job locations
SWB NHS Trust
Grove Lane
Birmingham
B662QT
Employer details
Employer name
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
Address
SWB NHS Trust
Grove Lane
Birmingham
B662QT
Employer's website
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