Band 6 Midwife

University Hospitals Sussex Nhs Foundation Trust; Worthing; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust in Worthing is seeking Band 6 Midwives to join our maternity services. The positions span inpatient, community, and continuity of care across several teams, with recruitment events to discuss vacancies and site preferences.

Candidates should have completed preceptorship or consolidated practice in NHS maternity settings, with a current NMC registration and strong clinical skills across the maternity pathway.

Qualifications

• NMC registration and current midwifery practice within an NHS setting.
• Evidence of preceptorship completion or consolidated practice in NHS maternity services.
• Up-to-date skills across the maternity care pathway.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe, compassionate, evidence-based midwifery care across the maternity pathway.
• Provide leadership within clinical areas and contribute to teaching and service improvement.

Skills

NMC registered Midwife

Clinical practice knowledge

Education

Preceptorship Programme/Consolidated Practice NHS

Job description

Job overview

Are you an experienced midwife looking for your next opportunity within a supportive, forward-thinking maternity service?

We are recruiting Band 6 Midwives across our maternity services and invite you to attend our Midwifery Recruitment Event, where you can explore a range of exciting opportunities across our sites and clinical teams.

We have opportunities within:

• Inpatient maternity services – rotational throughout labour ward, postnatal & antenatal ward and Maternity Assessment Unit.
• Community maternity services
• Continuity of Care and Homebirth teams

We are seeking enthusiastic and compassionate midwives who have successfully completed a formal programme of preceptorship or have a minimum of one year's post-registration experience consolidating their midwifery practice within an NHS maternity service.

Recruitment Event

Interviews will be conducted through a recruitment event model, allowing candidates to discuss their skills, experience and career aspirations with our leadership teams.

Candidates will be asked to indicate their preferred site and area of practice. Offers of employment will be made against available vacancies within teams at the point of appointment, taking individual preferences into consideration wherever possible.

*Please note, we are currently updating job descriptions across the Trust with a final version anticipated at the time of appointment*

Join our dynamic maternity teams and help shape the future of maternity care across Sussex.

This role is eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route. Sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements set by UKVI, including the relevant skill and salary thresholds, and any role‑specific criteria. For example, applicants for the Senior HCA role must be able to evidence a minimum of 2 years’ experience in the same role to qualify for sponsorship.

If you are applying using a Graduate visa as your right to work, you must have a minimum of 18 months remaining on your visa at time of application.

Main duties of the job

The Band 6 Midwife is responsible for delivering safe, compassionate and evidence-based care across the maternity pathway, working autonomously while contributing to multidisciplinary team care. The post holder will support women, birthing people and families through pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period, provide leadership within clinical areas, contribute to teaching and service improvement, and help deliver outstanding maternity services across University Hospitals Sussex.

Working for our organisation

1 At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always deliver Excellent Care Everywhere, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of staff networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 3) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

Candidate Pack

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Why Join Us?

Our maternity services are on a significant improvement journey, creating exciting opportunities for midwives who want to contribute to service transformation while delivering outstanding care to women and birthing people, babies and families.

We are committed to supporting our staff and have invested in enhanced pastoral, wellbeing and professional support, including:

• Dedicated Professional Midwifery Advocates (PMAs)
• Staff psychological support services
• Enhanced wellbeing initiatives
• Visible clinical and leadership support

We are proud of our strong retention record, with workforce stability and staff turnover rates consistently performing better than local and national benchmarks. Our focus on staff experience ensures teams feel valued, supported and empowered to thrive.

Please see the detailed job description and person specification attached for main responsibilities.

Person specification

Experience/ Qualifications

Essential criteria

• NMC registered Midwife
• Completed Preceptorship Programme/Consolidated Practice in NHS setting
• Up to date and proven skills and knowledge in all areas of clinical practice

Desirable criteria

• Mentorship or equivalent
• Degree Neonatal Advanced Life Support (NALS) / Advanced Life Support Obstetrics (ALSO) or equivalent
• LEO Child Protection Course or equivalent
• Band 6 experience

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Essential criteria

• Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
• Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues

Important information for applicants:

A Note on AI Use in Applications

UHSussex values authenticity and encourages applicants to ensure that all application materials accurately reflect their own skills, experience, knowledge and motivations. Candidates may use AI and digital tools to support the preparation of applications, for example to assist with spelling, grammar, structure or accessibility needs. However, applicants remain responsible for the content submitted and should ensure that it genuinely represents their own abilities and experience. Where there are reasonable concerns that an application does not authentically reflect the applicant's own knowledge, skills, experience or suitability for the role, the Trust reserves the right to explore this further and, where authenticity cannot be satisfactorily demonstrated, to reject the application.

Bank Workers:

Bank workers are welcome to apply for any of our vacancies but please note if you are successful at interview there will be a delay in confirming a start date due to the Trust's current financial controls.

Closing Adverts Early:

In the event of exceptional interest, we may close adverts earlier than specified.

Some of our adverts are capped for a limited number of applications; therefore, the advert will close once the cap has been reached. We therefore encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible if you are interested in the position to prevent you from missing out on applying for the opportunity.

Flexible Working:

If you would like to explore potential options regarding flexible working please speak with the appropriate recruiting/line manager.

DBS Checks:

As part of our commitment to a safe working environment, we undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check on all new employees where the role is eligible for a criminal record check . We make offers in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1975.

Skilled Worker Visa:

Applications for Skilled Worker sponsorship are welcome for the roles that meet the Visa and Immigrations eligibility criteria. For further information please visit the gov.uk website searching for Skilled Worker. It is your responsibility as the applicant to ensure that you meet this criteria.

UHSussex reserves the right to close the role early if we receive a high volume of applications