Midwife - Colchester
The closing date is 06 October 2025
Job summary
We are looking for enthusiastic and dynamic Band 6 Registered Midwives to join our team providing excellent care for women and families at every stage.
As part of an existing team in East Suffolk, you will support and work closely with the team to give our clients the best possible care during this exciting time in their lives.
As part of Better Births, we are committed to providing continuity at every opportunity and would like to welcome midwives who wish to be part of our exciting ventures now and in the future and who will provide care and support with passion and integrity.
Advert might close earlier if sufficient amount of applications received.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to provide the full remit of midwifery care, moving towards a model of caseload management.
The post holder will be responsible for co-ordinating, planning, organising and directing activities to ensure optimum care is achieved and continued learning is created and maintained.
The post holder will work in a variety of settings, which will include all antenatal, intrapartum, postnatal and community services, maintaining skills in all aspects of midwifery care on a rotational basis.
The post holder is designated to take charge of all clinical areas in the absence of the person who has continuing responsibility.
About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.
We are the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Details
Date posted
01 October 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
432-HR754-25
Job locations
Colchester Hospital
Turner Road
Colchester
CO4 5JL
Employer details
Employer name
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Colchester Hospital
Turner Road
Colchester
CO4 5JL
Employer's website
https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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