Newly Qualified Midwife

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 07 May 2025

Job summary

The Royal Surrey Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting enthusiastic, innovative band 5 Midwives to join their team.

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust provides a CQC Outstanding rated Maternity Service to the women and pregnant people of Surrey and the surrounding areas. Supporting the births of 3200 babies a year, our midwives, obstetricians and support workers are dedicated to providing personalised maternity care and parent education that adapts to the needs of the parents. We believe in investing our time in families to build relationships that support calm and secure childbearing experiences.

We are a UNICEF Baby Friendly Gold accredited maternity unit and support 65% of our families in a continuity of carer model. We are proud to have received the 2025 HSJ Patient Engagement and Experience Initiative award for our ground-breaking digital Parent Portal.

Main duties of the job

Deliver high standards of care, ensuring that each woman's journey to motherhood is an individualised experience. Our robust preceptorship programme with dedicated clinical support will support new midwives to develop the skills and ability to work confidently across the maternity pathway, in both the hospital and the community setting as part of a continuity of carer team.

We really are a fantastic place to work and an excellent choice for ambitious and innovative midwives with extensive opportunities for ongoing career development from specialist midwifery roles to advanced clinical practice. With a strong senior leadership team, a drive for innovation and transformation, and a culture of providing safe, evidence based care, we really are a fantastic place to work.

About us

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust is a friendly, supportive, busy but welcoming acute and community Trust that is ambitious about developing our services and your career.

Our compassionate, caring and friendly colleagues make up our Royal Surrey family and are at the heart of what we do. We all have a passion for learning, continuous improvement and excelling together through innovation, research and development. There are over 4,500 members of our Royal Surrey family.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in the community and homes across Guildford and Waverley.

We have received an overall Outstanding rating from the CQC We are investing in our colleagues through our health and wellbeing programme and a commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years.

There has never been a better time to join us.

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

A video about the Royal Surrey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo

Date posted

09 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,469 to £38,308 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

384-NQM-MAY25 B5

Job locations

Royal Surrey Hospital

Egerton Road

Guildford

GU2 7XX

Job description

Job responsibilities

Candidates must be on track to hold UK NMC midwifery registration by October 2025 and have the right to work in the UK Those shortlisted for interview will be invited to our recruitment event on 17th May for interview as well as an opportunity to meet some of our team and learn more about our exceptional service. Following an interview for a band 5 position candidates will be invited to have a tour of the maternity and neonatal unit. This will take place between 9 AM - 2 PM.

For any further information please email:

Clare Cardu, Head of Midwifery ccardu@nhs.net

Job description

Job responsibilities

For any further information please email:

Clare Cardu, Head of Midwifery ccardu@nhs.net

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Midwife with NMC

Desirable

PS/PA Qualification
Access to a car and a valid driving license

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Post qualification evidence of working as a midwife in all areas
Evidence of CPD
Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy/national guidance/CQC/ and appreciate the implications of this on engagement

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Midwife with NMC

Desirable

PS/PA Qualification
Access to a car and a valid driving license

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Post qualification evidence of working as a midwife in all areas
Evidence of CPD
Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy/national guidance/CQC/ and appreciate the implications of this on engagement

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.