Homebirth Midwife | Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Nottingham seeks a motivated and enthusiastic Band 6 Midwife to join their homebirth team, providing individualised care through the antenatal and postnatal periods. Candidates must have strong communication skills, a commitment to evidence-based practices, and the ability to manage a caseload. This role involves promoting choosing homebirth while ensuring safe, high-quality care. Full driving license required.

Qualifications

• Ability to hold a caseload and act as the named midwife throughout antenatal and postnatal periods.
• Flexibility to provide care in the home setting.
• Strong communication skills and commitment to individualised care.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, evidence-based and personalised care to women throughout pregnancy and postnatal journey.
• Promote and facilitate choice for those wishing to birth at home.
• Work in partnership with the multidisciplinary team for coordinated care.

Skills

Communication skills

Evidence-based care

Holistic risk assessments

Education

Band 6 midwife qualification

Tools

Driving licence

Job description

Overview

Do you have a passion for supporting physiological birth? Do you want to provide unhurried, person-centred care in the home? Do you have the expertise to provide high quality, safe care? We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic band 6 midwife to join our team. The role is to become part of a friendly, dedicated homebirth team, providing care in the home through the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal period. You will hold a caseload of women for whom you will be the named midwife throughout the antenatal and postnatal period. You will have a passion for individualised care and supporting choice, with excellent communication skills to enable the planning and implementation of midwifery-led care in partnership with the wider multidisciplinary team. You will continually provide holistic risk assessments for those choosing to birth at home to ensure medical, psychological and social needs are met.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, evidence-based and personalised care to women/birthing people and their babies throughout pregnancy, birth and the postnatal journey.
• Promote and facilitate choice for those wishing to birth at home.
• Undertake holistic risk assessments and ensure delivery of appropriate care.
• Work in partnership with the wider multidisciplinary team, enabling coordinated care and appropriate referrals.
• Actively contribute to reducing health inequalities by supporting a service accessible to all.
• Manage all aspects of care provided within the community setting, including intrapartum care at home.
• Participate in parenting assessments/education and maintain effective working relationships across the Trust.
• Offer models of care personalised to individual needs, respecting diversity and dignity of all clients.
• Support women/birthing people to achieve good clinical and psychological outcomes for themselves and their babies.
• Identify families with child in need/child protection issues and communicate with the manager and named midwife for safeguarding.
• Develop midwifery practice for the future, building on public health skills to maximise impact on reducing inequalities in health.
• Work in partnership with children’s centres and other agencies, offering wider choice and local access to services.
• Communicate complicated and sensitive information to women, families and a multi-disciplinary team.
• Ensure changes are implemented based on feedback and learning from feedback and incidents.
• Contribute to the performance management of midwifery services through data collection for audit and research purposes.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Band 6 midwife with the ability to become part of a dedicated homebirth team.
• Flexibility to provide care in the home setting.
• Full driving licence with access to a car.
• Ability to hold a caseload and act as the named midwife throughout antenatal and postnatal periods.
• Strong communication skills and commitment to individualised, evidence-based care.

About NUH

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the largest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation. We welcome new ideas to develop our team and deliver world-class healthcare to the populations we serve. We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we strive to be better represented at NUH.

Additional Information

• To provide safe, research-based midwifery care to women/birthing people and their babies.
• To recognise deviations from normality and refer appropriately to medical or other agencies.
• To maintain up-to-date knowledge of current research and trends in midwifery care, contributing to the development and delivery of evidence-based practices, policies and guidelines for maternity services.
• To empower women/birthing people to make informed choices and act as their advocate at all times.
• To improve experiences of childbirth by offering a choice of place of birth and working with families when making decisions about care.
• To work in partnership with medical teams, offering coordinated packages of care and making referrals as appropriate.
• To promote health and social well-being, contributing to the reduction in health inequality.
• To ensure safety and confidentiality of patients and maintain records in accordance with Trust policies.
• To participate in safeguarding and parenting assessments/education.
• To support and encourage women/birthing people to achieve good clinical and psychological outcomes.
• To manage all aspects of the caseload and administration, and communicate effectively with families and the multi-disciplinary team.
• To implement changes based on feedback and lessons learned from feedback and incidents.
• To contribute to the performance management of midwifery services through data collection for audit/research.

Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for full details.

This advert closes on Monday 10 Nov 2025