Birth Centre Based Homebirth Midwife

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning & development

NHS pension

Annual leave

Discount schemes

Health & wellbeing services

Job summary

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust's Birth Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital is seeking a Band 6 midwife to lead home births and support women choosing the alongside birth centre, with a strong emphasis on autonomy, continuity and personalised care.

You'll perform holistic risk assessments, mentor junior staff and collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, evidence-based care and help reduce health inequalities across pregnancy, birth and the postnatal journey.

Responsibilities

• Promote home birth options and support women choosing the alongside birth centre.
• Undertake holistic risk assessments to inform appropriate care.
• Work with multidisciplinary team to coordinate care and referrals.
• Contribute to reducing health inequalities through accessible services.

Job description

Are you a midwife who believes that where a woman births matters, and that real choice requires a skilled, confident advocate at her side? We're looking for a passionate Band 6 midwife to join our Birth Centre team at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, attending homebirths as lead midwife and supporting women choosing our alongside birth centre. This is a role for someone who thrives on autonomy, continuity, and connection. You'll conduct holistic risk assessments, and be a visible champion for personalised, evidence-based care. You'll also mentor junior staff and contribute to a service committed to reducing health inequalities., This is a birth centre-based midwife post with a requirement to attendhomebirths as the lead midwife with an aim to provide safe, evidencedbased and personalised care to women and birthing people throughout theirpregnancy, birth and postnatal journey

• To promote and facilitate choice to those wishing to birth at home and also support women who choose to birth in the alongside birth centre
• To continually undertake holistic risk assessments to support the delivery of appropriate care
• To work in partnership with the wider multidisciplinary team, enabling coordinated care and where necessary appropriate referrals
• To actively contribute to the reduction in health inequalities by supporting a service that is accessible to all

Why colleagues think we are "a great place to work!"

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

What do we stand for? Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work. Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time. We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.