Community Midwife - Lancaster

NHS; Lancaster; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Lancaster is seeking a Community Midwife to deliver high-quality women-centred care. The role involves working within the community as an autonomous practitioner and requires a Registered Midwife status, commitment to continued professional development, and clinical competence. The position offers a competitive salary range of £37,338 to £44,962 per annum, pro rata.

Qualifications

• You must be a registered midwife with evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Clinical competence and ability to work autonomously in a multi-disciplinary team are essential.
• Understanding of research methodology and commitment to CPD for self and others required.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality women-centred maternity care as an autonomous practitioner.
• Maintain relationships with multidisciplinary teams for safe care delivery.
• Educate women and families throughout the pregnancy continuum.

Skills

Clinical skills

Effective leadership

Teaching abilities

Ability to prioritize care needs

Education

Registered Midwife

1st level degree in relevant field

Evidence of ongoing professional development

Current driving licence

Job description

Overview

Community Midwife - Lancaster. The closing date is 22 September 2025.

Do you consider caring with compassion to be fundamental to your role?

Looking for a new career path in one of the most picturesque parts of the country? The Lake District, England's largest National Park and UNESCO World Heritage Site would be on your doorstep. This beautiful part of the country would enable you to discover spectacular landscapes, picturesque villages, along with a warm welcome and rich cultural heritage.

Our Trust is recruiting enthusiastic, highly motivated community midwives/birth centre midwives to join our dynamic, dedicated, forward thinking professional team which serves a wide geographical area with rural and urban communities.

• You will need to be reliable, flexible, motivated, have excellent clinical skills, a commitment to ongoing learning and development, a commitment to delivering high quality care, and be willing and open to embracing positive change and transformation in order to meet the demands of the community we serve. You will require the necessary skills and a passion to provide home birth and births within a birth centre.

Development opportunities: Here at Morecambe Bay we are committed to supporting our employees in mandatory training requirements and their professional development.

We would encourage and welcome you to come and have a look beforehand.

Main duties of the job

The role involves working within the community as an autonomous practitioner within a multi-disciplinary team. It also involves maintaining a good relationship with other members of the team ensuring the women receive safe care.

You will need to be able to provide high quality women-centred maternity care, effective leadership, optimise teaching opportunities and give support to all grades of staff; planning and directing activities to provide the optimal standard of care.

The role involves giving appropriate education to women and their families and giving necessary care, advice and supervision throughout the pregnancy continuum. You will be required to ensure appropriate referral for mother or child, as required to other agencies and specialist midwifery team and to give necessary care advice and supervision to women and their families, wherever possible/appropriate.

About us

We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

We are working towards becoming a truly inclusive organisation by celebrating inclusion and diversity, and are committed to eliminating discrimination, reducing health inequalities, promoting equal opportunities and respect for all of our colleagues and patients.

We are working hard to enhance the health and wellbeing of our workforce, improving the quality of their working life and valuing their contribution to high quality patient care. Our Flourish at Work is a big part of that.

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/

Education and qualifications

• Registered Midwife
• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• Current driving licence
• 1st level degree in relevant field

Experience

• Evidence of clinical competence/to work autonomously within multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to make appropriate clinical decisions and prioritise care needs

Skills, ability and knowledge

• Committed to CPD of self and others
• Knowledge of research methodology
• Understanding the role of Research and Development

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.

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust

£37,338 to £44,962 a year, per annum, pro rata