Homebirth Midwife

Barts Health Nhs Trust; Ilford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in East London seeks a compassionate midwife for its home birth team. The role involves supporting women during pregnancy, labor, and postpartum, while providing holistic care. Applicants should have experience in antenatal care and strong communication skills. This position is dedicated to offering outstanding care to a diverse community.

Qualifications

• Experience in antenatal care and community settings is essential.
• Strong communication skills are required.
• Experience in providing holistic and evidence-based care.

Responsibilities

• Provide holistic care to women during pregnancy, labor, and postpartum.
• Support women and families with their choice to birth at home.
• Work as part of a supportive and friendly home birth team.

Skills

Communication skills

Evidence-based care

Holistic care

Job description

Do you enjoy low risk, homebirth care? Do you enjoy providing continuity of care? Are you an advocate for the women and families you look after?

We are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced and compassionate midwife to join our home birth team to support our women and birthing people with their choice to birth at home. You will provide holistic care to women and their families during pregnancy, labour / birth and post natal period. You will possess strong communication skills and provide evidence- based care.

You will be supported by the home birth team leader and matron. Your experience in both ante natal care and community setting is essential.

We are proud of our Maternity Service at Whipps Cross University Hospital. We are a supportive and friendly team dedicated to delivering the highest standard of care to our service users. We serve a diverse community in East London.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers. The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging.