Community Midwife - St Helier

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London seeks a Band 6 Community Midwife to join their dedicated team. The role offers comprehensive maternity care and the opportunity for professional growth. Candidates should have recent midwifery experience and excellent communication skills. The position allows for flexible working patterns and includes training opportunities to enhance skills.

Benefits

Career development

Staff benefits

Wellbeing services

Transportation incentives

On-site nursery

Qualifications

• Recent experience across a range of maternity settings.
• Experience of mentoring junior staff or students.

Responsibilities

• Assessing, planning and implementing care plans in partnership with women and families.
• Monitoring and evaluating plan of care, escalating deviations.
• Providing care in antenatal and postnatal clinics.
• Carrying out home visits to families.
• Running clinics from the hospital.
• Working as part of the second-on-call rota.

Skills

Competency in cannulation

Excellent communication skills

Knowledge of obstetric emergency management

IT and administration skills

Experience in digital maternity systems

Education

Registered Midwife with active UK NMC Pin

Completed Preceptorship program

Mentorship qualification or SSSA equivalent

Job description

Overview

Join our team of dedicated Community Midwives at St Helier. 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, with a focus on woman-centred, individualised care to a diverse population.

We care for approximately 4,300 women annually across two sites, utilising digital maternity systems. The service offering includes assisted conception, community services, obstetric-led labour wards, birth centres, specialist midwifery teams, and a home birth team. The team continually aims to improve service delivery and workforce development and collaborates with local maternity systems.

We offer extensive in-house training and professional growth opportunities, working in one of our welcoming and supportive teams, 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

At Epsom and St Helier we pride ourselves on flexible working arrangements, in-service training, and a positive working culture. Our Community midwives provide high standard midwifery care in the community and will carry out all relevant forms of midwifery care, supervising 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, escalating any deviations from the norm to the MDT
• Providing care in antenatal and postnatal clinics in the community
• Carrying out home visits to families
• Running clinics from the hospital
• Within service limitations, strive for continuity and promote informed client choice
• Work as part of the second-on-call rota to support the 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 8,000 colleagues, serving a population of over 490,000 people in south west London and north east Surrey. We are teaching hospitals working alongside our partnered universities and play a vital role in the education and development of midwives, doctors and other health professionals. Benefits include career development, staff benefits, wellbeing services, transportation incentives, on-site nursery, and our accredited Simulation Centre.

Details

Date posted: 19 September 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

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

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working

Reference: 343-7401796-UB-RB-Y-A

Job locations: St Helier; Wrythe Lane, Sutton, Carshalton; SM5 1AA

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

Desirable: Evidence of post-registration education activity

Experience

• Essential: Recent experience across a range of maternity settings
• Experience of mentoring junior staff or students

Desirable: Post-registration Community Midwife experience

Knowledge and Skills

• Competency in cannulation, suturing and medicines administration
• Good knowledge of obstetric emergency management
• IT and administration skills
• Excellent communication skills

Desirable: Experience in Digital Maternity systems (e.g., Badgernet, iClip)

Compliance

Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and will require a DBS check.

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For information, see NHS Careers website.

Employer

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

St Helier, Wrythe Lane, Sutton, Carshalton, SM5 1AA

Website: https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk/work-for-us