Community Midwife

Tameside Hospital; Ashton-under-Lyne; Presencial; GBP 40.000 - 48.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Flexible working

NHS Pension Scheme

Free eye tests and health checks

Gym discount

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Support with stress, bereavement, and/

Descripción de la vacante

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Band 6 Community Midwife. The role covers community and intrapartum care with on-call homebirth support, across Tameside & Glossop.

Candidates should be confident to work autonomously within a multidisciplinary team, delivering safe, evidence-based care to antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal women. We value compassionate, patient-centred practice, strong communication, and the ability to balance workload while

Formación

• RM with current UK NMC registration.
• Diploma/Degree in midwifery.
• Adult Basic Life Support.
• NIPE/ENB 997 or equivalent, or working towards.
• Preparation for Mentorship or Supporting Learners in Practice / practising Practice Supervisor or Assessor

Responsabilidades

• Provide community and intrapartum care with on-call homebirth support.
• Work autonomously within a Multi-Disciplinary Team.
• Follow guidelines and pathways; exercise professionalism, initiative and sound clinical judgement.
• Promote holistic, individualised care and advice to meet patients’ needs.

Conocimientos

Interpersonal skills

Verbal & written communication

Clinical judgment

Autonomy

Travel across Tameside & Glossop

Educación

Diploma/Degree in midwifery

RM with current UK NMC registration

NIPE/ENB 997 or equivalent

Mentorship or Practice Supervisor training

Descripción del empleo

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Community Midwife

The closing date is 20 November 2026

Band 6 Community Midwife - various hours available.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for band 6 NMC Registered Midwives to join our community midwifery team.

Our community midwifery services strive to provide high standards of evidenced-based, personalised care from hospital and community bases across Tameside and Glossop.

We are seeking experienced and enthusiastic midwives with a flexible approach to work, who can work autonomously and within a Multi-Disciplinary Team to provide safe and effective care across the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal periods.

You should be confident and knowledgeable, with excellent interpersonal and clinical skills to fulfil the requirements of this role. We expect our community midwives to advocate and provide holistic, individualised care and advice to meet the needs of individuals . You will work within our guidelines and pathways, and exercise professionalism, initiative, and sound clinical judgement to appropriately refer to and work alongside our MDT and partner agencies.

Main duties of the job

The post is for a Band 6 Midwife with post-qualification NHS experience to work in the community and intrapartum settings. The intrapartum care will be provided through an on-call basis to support the homebirth service.

About us

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.

Job responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification also outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• RM with current UK NMC registration
• Diploma/Degree in midwifery
• Adult Basic Life Support
• NIPE/ENB 997 or equivalent, or working towards
• Preparation for Mentorship or Supporting Learners in Practice / practising Practice Supervisor or Assessor

Experience

• Experience of working in all areas of maternity, with community experience
• Post-registration experience in the NHS
• Commitment to professional development & evidence of CPD
• Experience of providing intrapartum care within the home environment

Skills

• Can demonstrate evidence based knowledge and application to practice
• Excellent interpersonal and communication (written and verbal) skills
• Demonstrates understanding of role boundaries and able to recognise when to escalated
• Ability to prioritise and effectively manage own workload
• Ability to travel around Tameside and Glossop

Knowledge

• Knowledge and application of confidentiality and safeguarding issues

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.

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

£39,959 to £48,117 a yearpro rata per annum