Community Midwife

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in the East Midlands is seeking a passionate Registered Midwife to join their Community Midwifery Service. This position involves providing personalised antenatal and postnatal care, supporting a diverse population, and working with a skilled team. Candidates should have a full UK driving licence and experience in midwifery care, including knowledge of child protection procedures. The role offers flexible hours and the opportunity to work in various community settings.

Benefits

Development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Car schemes

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence required.
• Experience in community midwifery preferred.
• Ability to work varied hours including weekends, nights, and on-call.

Responsibilities

• Provide antenatal and postnatal care to women in a community setting.
• Support the 24-hour homebirth service.
• Work alongside a skilled team to support women through various pregnancy stages.

Skills

Assess and plan midwifery care

Knowledge of vulnerable adult and child protection

Venepuncture

Suturing

Perineal repair

Caring for women in low risk settings

Job description

Are you a passionate and dedicated Registered Midwife looking for an exciting new challenge? We invite you to join our progressive and compassionate Maternity Services team at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (UHDB). We currently have Band 6 Midwife positions available across our Community Midwifery Service in Derbyshire.

About Us

Our Maternity Services are designed with the woman, baby, and family at the heart of everything we do. At UHDB we birth 700 babies across both sites and with our Homebirth Service per month, providing high-quality, personalised care to a diverse population with varying medical and social needs. You will have the opportunity to work alongside a highly skilled team of Specialist Midwives, Consultant Midwives, and the wider Multi Professional team, gaining invaluable experience in supporting women through normal pregnancies, physiological births, and complex pregnancies.

You should hold a full UK driving licence.

• Our Community Midwifery teams are GP caseload holding, providing antenatal and postnatal care, as well as supporting a 24-hour homebirth service. Each midwife has an allocated caseload, and we maximise locality working by utilising children's centres, community hospitals and public buildings.
• Our Community midwifery service supports a wide geographical area. There are 7 community teams based across Staffordshire and Derbyshire as well as 2 continuity of carer teams. Community midwives benefit from working within small, well-led teams. We also provide care to the women housed in the Foston Prison Service.
• We are looking for midwives who have the ability to assess and plan care for women in all aspects of midwifery care with awareness and knowledge of vulnerable adult and child protection procedures. We can also demonstrate midwifery skills underpinned by current evidence, to include suturing, venepuncture, perineal repair and have experience of caring for women in low risk settings including home births and waterbirths.
• We can offer posts within community and welcome candidates who may wish to consider a dual contract between community and acute midwifery services. We are also able to offer family friendly flexible working arrangements with full time or part time hours.
• This position will include On-Call, Weekend and Night working obligations.

Closing & Interview Dates

Closing date of applications: 13 January 2026

Interview date: 27 January 2026

In Return We Will Offer

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts

• We see on average 4,810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2,077 per week.
• An average of 1,115 patients are seen in A&E across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Job Application

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This advert closes on Tuesday 13 Jan 2026.