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Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

Community Midwife

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 (experienced Band 5 will be considered) midwife to join Harrogate and District Community Midwifery team.

Harrogate is a high performing maternity unit and we are seeking highly motivated individuals to contribute and develop the delivery of high quality, evidence-based midwifery. We are incredibly proud of our maternity service and we offer a high level of support to our midwives. We are a small, friendly and welcoming team.

This post is for a midwife to work within our Community Team in the Harrogate and surrounding areas. We actively support you to develop and enhance your skills in all aspects of midwifery.We would provide supernumerary time in our Harrogate maternity inpatient unit to ensure you are well integrated in our wider team and refresh your intrapartum skills for attending homebirths.

The successful candidate should have a good understanding of the national agenda within maternity and a clear commitment to helping the trust achieve this.

**Please note, our Community Midwifery team operates a home-birth on call rota, and the successful candidate(s) will be expected to be on call at least once per week**

**Please note this role requires an NMC PIN. OSCE training is not available**

Main duties of the job

Care for women and birthing people in the community setting providing high quality antenatal and postnatal care, and intrapartum care for those choosing to birth at home.

About us

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area, as well as across North Yorkshire, Leeds and parts of the North East.

At HDFT we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff and we value Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. If you're looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients' lives, HDFT could be the place for you!

We offer colleagues:

  • A supportive culture so colleagues can bring their whole selves to work.
  • Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise achievements with our Making a Difference & Team of the Month Awards, along with annual Colleague Recognition Awards.
  • Employee Support and wellbeing - we offer a wide range of staff benefits including an Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and a fast-track Physiotherapy service.

Please note:

  • Due to high levels of interest, posts may close early if we reach a sufficient number of applications
  • Visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for a visa before submitting your application.
  • Please also be aware that the Trust does not offer relocation packages for Agenda for Change roles.
  • All job offers are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks.

Details

Date posted

27 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

421-PSC-3052S

Job locations

Harrogate District Hospital

Lancaster Park Road

Harrogate

HG2 7SX


Job description

Job responsibilities

Seen Job Description and Person Specification. For any queries about the role please contact Cory Taylor-Wheeler at hdft.communityteamleader@nhs.net

Job description

Job responsibilities

Seen Job Description and Person Specification. For any queries about the role please contact Cory Taylor-Wheeler at hdft.communityteamleader@nhs.net

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NMC Registration
  • Diploma/degree level or equivalent with evidence of further professional development
  • Mentor preparation course/Practice Assessor training

Desirable

  • Professional Midwifery Advocate qualification
  • NIPE qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience as an NMC registered midwife
  • Evidence of completion of a successful preceptorship package
  • Awareness of professional responsibilities
  • Able to demonstrate and understanding of clinical governance and risk assessment
  • Safeguarding children and adults experience

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a continuity of care model
  • Experience of attending home births
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NMC Registration
  • Diploma/degree level or equivalent with evidence of further professional development
  • Mentor preparation course/Practice Assessor training

Desirable

  • Professional Midwifery Advocate qualification
  • NIPE qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience as an NMC registered midwife
  • Evidence of completion of a successful preceptorship package
  • Awareness of professional responsibilities
  • Able to demonstrate and understanding of clinical governance and risk assessment
  • Safeguarding children and adults experience

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a continuity of care model
  • Experience of attending home births

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).

Additional information

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Harrogate District Hospital

Lancaster Park Road

Harrogate

HG2 7SX


Employer's website

https://www.hdft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Harrogate District Hospital

Lancaster Park Road

Harrogate

HG2 7SX


Employer's website

https://www.hdft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Team Leader

Cory Taylor-Wheeler

hdft.communityteamleader@nhs.net

01423553607

Details

Date posted

27 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

421-PSC-3052S

Job locations

Harrogate District Hospital

Lancaster Park Road

Harrogate

HG2 7SX


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