Community Midwife - St Helier

NHS; Carshalton, London; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in the UK is seeking a Community Midwife to provide exemplary care to expectant mothers and their families. The ideal candidate will have a sound background in midwifery, strong communication skills, and experience in various maternity settings. This role promises a supportive work environment with opportunities for training and career advancement. Competitive salary and benefits included.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Staff wellbeing services

On-site nursery

Qualifications

• Recent experience across a range of maternity settings.
• Experience of mentoring junior staff or students.
• Post-registration Community Midwife experience.

Responsibilities

• Assessing, planning and implementing care plans in partnership with women.
• Monitoring and evaluating care plans and escalating deviations.
• Providing care in antenatal and postnatal clinics.

Skills

Cannulation

Suturing

Medicines administration

Obstetric emergency management

Digital Maternity systems

Excellent communication

Education

Registered Midwife with active UK NMC Pin

Completed Preceptorship program

Mentorship qualification or SSSA equivalent

Evidence of post-registration education activity

Job description

Overview

Go back Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Community Midwife - St Helier

The closing date is 10 October 2025

Join our team of dedicated Community Midwives at St Helier!

Are you passionate about making a lasting difference in the lives of the families you care for?

We have an exciting opportunity to join us as a Band 6 Community Midwife!

Our maternity team provides a forward-thinking environment, offering comprehensive and high-quality care to women and their families. Our team are committed to promoting woman-centred, individualised care to a diverse population.

• We care for approximately 4,300 women annually across our two sites, utilising digital maternity systems.
• Comprehensive Service Offering: Includes assisted conception, community services, obstetric-led labour wards, birth centres, specialist midwifery teams, and home birth team.
• Positive Feedback: Women and families consistently report positive experiences, highlighting the quality of care provided. The 2024 Maternity Benchmark survey demonstrated ESTH performed above average, particularly in postnatal care.
• Active Improvement Culture: Ongoing improvement projects that aim to enhance service delivery and workforce development.
• Collaboration with Local Maternity Systems

The successful candidates will benefit from access to extensive in-house training and professional growth opportunities; working in one of our three welcoming, and supportive teams; and being at the forefront of midwifery service provision.

If you're ready to advance in your career or seeking a fresh opportunity, we'd love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

At Epsom and St Helier we pride ourselves in offering flexible working arrangements, a robust in service training package and a positive working culture. Our Community midwives provide an excellent standard of midwifery care in the community setting. They will be expected to carry out all relevant forms of midwifery care and will supervise other midwives, preceptors, maternity assistants and students as necessary.

Role will include:

• Assessing, planning and implementing care plans in partnership with women and their families and the wider healthcare team.
• Monitoring and evaluating plan of care, escalate any deviations from the norm to the MDT
• Providing care in antenatal and postnatal clinics in the community
• Providing home visits to families
• Running clinics from the hospital
• Within limitations of service, strive for continuity and promote informed client choice
• Work as part of the second-on-call rota to support our experienced homebirth team

We are seeking experienced midwives with a great team ethic. A car driver would be ideal, who brings a flexible approach to work.

About us

ESTH is a family of nearly 8000 colleagues, serving a population of over 490,000 people in south west London and north east Surrey. Nearly 900,000 patients come to our hospitals for treatment every year. We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. As teaching hospitals working alongside our partnered universities, we play a vital role in the education and development of midwives, doctors and other health professionals. Benefits to working for ESTH are vast, including career development, community, staff benefits, staff wellbeing services, transportation incentives, on-site nursery (STH) and our accredited Simulation Centre.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the Community Midwife role.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

• Registered Midwife with active UK NMC Pin
• Completed Preceptorship program
• Mentorship qualification or SSSA equivalent
• Evidence of post-registration education activity

Experience

• Recent experience across a range of maternity settings
• Experience of mentoring junior staff or students
• Post registration Community Midwife experience

Knowledge and Skills

• Achieved competency in cannulation, suturing and medicines administration
• Good knowledge of obstetric emergency management
• Good IT and administration skills
• Demonstrates excellent communication skills
• Experience in Digital Maternity systems (eg. Badgernet, iClip)

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.

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Salary: £44,485 to £52,521 a year pro rata per annum inc hcas (outer London)