Continuity of Carer Midwife

Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Wirral; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking a qualified midwife to provide comprehensive care throughout the antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal periods for women and their babies. The successful candidate will coordinate care, support families, and work closely with a multidisciplinary team. With a focus on high standards, this role requires strong communication skills and the ability to manage workloads effectively while ensuring the best outcomes for patients. The position is based in Wirral, offering a vibrant community and stunning surroundings.

Benefits

DBS standard/enhanced paid by Trust

Qualifications

• Autonomous practitioner with midwifery qualifications.
• Experience with both high and low-risk women in care.
• Ability to support and counsel pregnant women.

Responsibilities

• Provide care during antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal periods.
• Support and counsel women on choices in midwifery care.
• Ensure communication with multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Communication skills

Client-centered care

Supervision and teaching

Education

Registered Midwife qualification

Job description

The successful candidate will be an autonomous practitioner as part of continuity of carer teams, taking responsibility for the provision of care throughout the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal periods for women and babies in the hospital/community setting for a designated caseload.

You will be responsible for the assessment, planning and implementation of care to both high and low risk women in your care. You will support, supervise and teach staff/students evidence based client centred care, which is of a high standard, being responsible for ensuring that all care is delivered according to Trust policies and procedures and maintaining associated records of care.

Key Responsibilities

• Communication and working relationships will be with team members, other teams, women and their families, and other health professionals.
• Actively support women and their families, through communicating difficult and complex information using a variety of methods to ensure effective understanding.
• Responsible for supporting and counselling women who are pregnant, explaining choices they have in midwifery care.
• Proactively support women who require specialist investigations to monitor the health of their baby, including the provision of antenatal screening advice and counselling.
• Ensure effective communication is maintained between members of the multi-disciplinary team to enable appropriate individuals to be aware of changes to women and families plan of care.
• Ensure information is conveyed to women in a timely and understanding manner using different communication methods to clarify understanding.
• Plan care for women, managing workload that will include antenatal and postnatal clinics and home visiting options, home birth and births in the obstetric and midwifery led units.

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the Wirral peninsula with stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, providing a high‑quality range of acute care services to a population of roughly 400,000 across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider Northwest footprint. The Trust employs over 6,000 staff and has approximately 855 beds, with a financial turnover in excess of £337m.

As this vacancy is within the division of Women’s and Children’s, a successful applicant will need a standard/enhanced DBS, which will be paid for by the Trust and deducted from the salary over 3 months. The cost of joining the DBS update service is £16 per year; no reimbursement will be provided by the Trust.

This advert closes on Tuesday 27 Jan 2026.