Integrated Midwife

Isle Of Wight Nhs Trust; Newport; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust is seeking an Integrated Midwife to join #TeamIOWNHS, delivering person-centred, evidence-based care to women, birthing people and families across community and acute settings. The role requires current NMC registration and flexibility to work shifts.

Working pattern includes full-time or part-time hours with a Band 6 salary (£39,959–£48,117 per year pro rata). You will participate in on-call rotas, uphold professional standards, and contribute to continuous service

Qualifications

• Current RM registration with the NMC and relevant post-registration qualifications.
• Certificate in mentorship/practice supervisor.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Desirable: NIPE qualification and safeguarding knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the integrated midwifery model across community and acute settings.
• Attend morning multidisciplinary handover in the absence of the Clinical Lead Midwife.
• Act as shift lead when the Clinical Lead Midwife is absent.
• Promote and facilitate safe home births where appropriate.
• Maintain accurate, clear, contemporaneous records and evidence-based practice.

Skills

Verbal & written communication

Autonomous practice

Flexible working

Shift leadership

Education

RM Registration (NMC)

Mentorship/Practice Supervisor certificate

Full UK Driving Licence

NIPE qualification (Desirable)

Job description

Closing date: 29 October 2026
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year pro rata (Band 6, Agenda for Change)
Working pattern: Full-time (37.5 hours per week), Part-time
Contract: Permanent

We are recruiting for an Integrated Midwife who wishes to join #TeamIOWNHS. You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients receive quality and compassionate care and work with us to ensure the Trust continues its journey towards "Working Together, Improving Together".

Job summary

• To be accountable for the overall provision of excellent individualised, evidence-based care to all women, birthing people and their families. To be a competent Midwife, working flexibly within the Midwifery Service and within The Code (NMC, 2018) as an autonomous professional practitioner.
• Maintaining compliance with service standards, policies, and guidelines so that effective and safe care is always provided

Main duties of the job

• To participate in the integrated midwifery model working within both community and all areas of the acute setting working shifts, including day and night shifts.
• To partake in the morning multidisciplinary handover in the absence of a Clinical Lead Midwife.
• To act as shift lead in the absence of a Clinical Lead Midwife.
• Participate in the on-call rota for both hospital and community as part of the escalation process as well as promoting and facilitating home births.
• Be confident in dealing with obstetric emergencies in hospital and community setting as appropriate.
• Ensure that accurate, clear and contemporaneous, legible records are kept with evidence of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care.
• To be responsible for delivering and maintaining a high standard of day-to-day evidence-based practice for all women and birthing people in the designated clinical area/caseload.
• To maintain and continually develop in-depth specialist knowledge of midwifery practice relevant to the individual clinical area.
• To engage with women, birthing people and their families to encourage and promote holistic individualised care.
• Provide support and advice following pregnancy loss
• Ensure the safe custody of drugs in accordance with the hospital policy and The Code (NMC, 2018).

About us

The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem of the south coast off England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The Island offers an amazing coast line with beautiful countryside, year round events, festivals and award winning attractions.

Our 2024-2029 'Working Together, Improving Together' strategy sets out our objectives for the next 5 years, setting the framework for our collaboration to deliver our vision of working together to deliver excellence in care for our patients and communities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Essential: Current RM registration with the NMC and any other relevant post registration qualifications; Certificate in mentorship/practice supervisor; Full UK driving license
• Desirable: Working towards NIPE qualification; Attend regional units 5 days a year to work within both low and high risk environments; Attended appraisal course; Level 3 Safeguarding training; Sound knowledge of child protection; Sound knowledge of domestic violence; Sound knowledge of substance misuse; Sound knowledge of women and birthing people with additional needs

Communication Skills

• Essential: Excellent verbal and written communication skills; Able to demonstrate compassion and empathy with service users

Aptitudes

• Essential: Self-motivated; Approachable and Flexible attitude to work for the needs of the service; Demonstrate strong motivation and ability to work autonomously; Adaptable to changing practices and service modernisation; Able to accommodate the demands of the post with flexible working as required and good attendance; Current knowledge of professional issues on a local and wider NHS level.

Abilities and Skills

• Essential: Able to recognise own limitations in order to seek advice appropriately; Able to prioritise work and work under pressure; Able to undertake all midwifery duties without supervision; Able to coordinate/lead midwife for the service area in the absence of the line manager; Basic neonatal and adult life support knowledge and skills
• Desirable: Ability to manage sickness cover in absence of the ward manager; Ability to implement staff contingency plan and deploy staff appropriately in periods of high activity; Evidence of ward management / teaching

Physical Skills

• Essential: Well-developed IT skills; Able to recognise own limitations in order to seek advice appropriately; Contribute to creating a positive working environment

Technical skills (minimum of 4 of the following competencies)

• Basic neonatal and adult life support knowledge and skills
• Management of epidurals including giving 'top ups'
• Parent education
• Conduct and manage antenatal clinics
• Able to coach students and new staff members
• Perineal repair
• Perform and interpret CTG's

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: Isle of Wight NHS Trust
Address: St Mary's Hospital, Parkhurst Road, Newport Isle of Wight, PO30 5TG, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

For questions about the job, contact:

Practice Development Midwives Mia Hutton & Sammi Avis
[e-mail]

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