Band 6 Midwife

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in the UK is seeking a Band 6 Midwife to join an expanding maternity team. This role offers flexible working arrangements, with opportunities for professional development and career progression. The successful candidate will provide clinical care in maternity and will be part of a supportive environment encouraging continuous improvement. Applicants must hold a current NMC pin and value holistic care for women's health and wellbeing.

Benefits

Opportunities for further qualifications

Flexible working hours

Clinical support from Educator team

Qualifications

• Must have relevant NMC pin to apply.
• Experience in maternity care is preferred.
• Capability to work flexibly across multiple wards.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical care within the maternity unit.
• Participate in continuous service improvement initiatives.
• Support newly qualified midwives as part of the Preceptorship Programme.

Skills

Clinical midwifery

Holistic care

Team collaboration

Education

Current NMC pin

Job description

Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged. We are looking for experienced midwives to join our expanding maternity family. We are fortunate to be able to offer new and exciting opportunities within our Triage team and it is a fantastic time to be a part of this new journey here with us at Birmingham Women's Hospital. Provision of seamless care and wellbeing for all women and birthing people is at the foreground of our practice. Our midwives strive to provide holistic care for all and pride themselves on expertise, knowledge and the delivery of evidence based, personalised midwifery care.

As a Band 6 Midwife at Birmingham Women's Hospital you will have the opportunity to be part of a flexible rotation pattern working in Maternity Triage. It will involve a rotation to Delivery Suite and can also include our inpatient wards if requested. The amount of time in each area can be tailored to you. We are also able to support newly qualified midwives as part of our Preceptorship Programme if you have a current NMC pin.

In addition, we have an opportunity to include our triage team as part of the rotation if this is something you would like to consider.

Please ensure that you meet the requirements of the job description. We are unable to support applications if you do not have relevant NMC pin. Please do not apply if you have not completed this already.

Providing clinical care within the maternity unit as a Rotational Band 6 Midwife. Please see job description and personal specification for further detail.

Why should you come and join us at Birmingham Women's Hospital?

• Opportunities to gain further development/qualifications and career progression e.g. NIPE Qualification, Management Matters, Leadership and Management, Aromatherapy etc.
• A flexible working approach – for example, we can offer full or part time hours with a supportive flexible working policy.
• Staff improvement huddles – as a midwife with us you will have a key involvement in continuous service improvement initiatives and driving changes within the department.
• Multi-disciplinary team working.
• Professional Midwifery Advocates (PMAs) who provide expert clinical supervision, support and guidance when needed.
• Special interest groups – we have team members supporting specifically with safeguarding, audit, student mentorship, infant feeding, infection control, equality and diversity and more.
• Clinical support 24/7 from our Clinical Midwifery Educator team.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI)

We understand that some applicants may choose to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in preparing their application materials. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind candidates that all submissions must be truthful and accurately reflect your own experiences and suitability for this role. Personal integrity and authenticity are central to our recruitment process. We value honesty and appreciate applications that are genuine and representative of the individual behind them.

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world‑class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world‑leading neo‑natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family‑centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women’s hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.