Home Birth Midwife

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals; Carshalton; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals is seeking a Band 6 Midwife to join Artemis Home Birth, a continuity team providing home birth care across antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal periods.

The role requires autonomous practice, NIPE trained status and a valid NLS certification, with a car ownership requirement. The post is full-time (37.5 hours) with an on-call element, based at St Helier Hospital in Carshalton, outer London.

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife with UK registration and practice requirements.
• Mentorship qualification or SSSA equivalent is required.
• NLS accreditation is preferred or will be supported for acquisition.

Responsibilities

• Undertake fundamental midwifery duties and clinical activities.
• Assess care needs and develop care plans per best practice.
• Provide continuous care across antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal periods.
• Demonstrate clinical expertise and act as a professional role model.
• Participate in 24-hour on-call service and home visits as part of caseload.

Skills

Excellent clinical midwifery skills

Excellent communication

Cannulation and suturing

Education

Mentorship qualification or SSSA equivalent

Further Education in Midwifery

NLS accreditation

Job description

Main area Midwifery Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent: Pro rata per annum inc HCAS (outer London) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Will include an on-call element) Job ref 343-7715337-RB-AT-E

Site St Helier Hospital Town Carshalton Salary £45,953 - £54,254 Pro rata per annum inc HCAS (outer London) Salary period Yearly Closing 15/09/2026 23:59

At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values.

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity foremidwife who is passionate about physiological birth and supporting women to birth at home to join our Team of experienced home birth midwives.

We are Artemis Home Birth, an established continuity team for women and their families who are planning home births.We provide all our care at home from booking throughout the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal periods. We have a named consultant obstetrician and are supported by the wider MDT team including our specialist and consultant midwives.

You will be a B6 midwife with significant experience of all aspects of midwifery care.You will need to be a confident and competent autonomous practitioner and able to demonstrate understanding, kindness and compassion for a caseload that includes women choosing to birth outside of guidance.You will be supported by the Team at every step of your journey.

We’d like you to be NIPE trained and have NLS certification but can support you to gain these if not yet achieved.You will need to be a car owner/driver.

Main duties of the job

Some of the key duties of the job include:

• Fundamentally required to undertake all clinical activities that are required of a midwife
• Responsible for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care in accordance with best practice
• Demonstrate clinical expertise and act as a professional role model
• Undertake continual assessment and analysis providing continuity of carer throughout pregnancy, birth and postnatal period to ensure women/birthing people’s clinical, psychological and social needs are assessed and holistically cared for
• Provide and perform accurate assessments and procedures during antenatal appointments, labour care (including supporting home birth, water birth, perineal suturing, cannulation and intravenous administration of drugs) and in the postnatal period.
• Continuously develop clinical skills to meet the needs of the woman/birthing person, babies and families
• Organise and participate in the provision of parent education
  
• Support women/birthing people’s choices regarding feeding their infant, whilst encouraging and promoting UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiatives.
• Participate in a 24 hour on call service in partnership or within the caseload team to encourage continuity and flexibility to meet the needs of the service
• Undertake home visits and assessments within the outpatient area using own car as transport

Working for our organisation

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Thank you for the interest in this role. Please see attached Job Description for further details for the homebirth midwife role.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife
• Mentorship qualification or SSSA equivalent
• Significant clinical experience
• Further Education in Midwifery
• NLS accreditation

Experience

• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Significant post Registration experience in all aspects of midwifery practice
• Previous experience delivering care at woman/birthing people's home

Skills and knowledge

• Excellent clinical midwifery skills and knowledge
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Competence in cannulation and suturing

Personal attributes

• Flexible, responsive approach to work
• Has access to own car

Safeguarding and DBS Checks

We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. For roles with direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All staff are expected to understand and uphold their safeguarding responsibilities as part of their role.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.