Integrated Midwife - Band 5/6

NHS; Torquay; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Torquay is seeking an Integrated Midwife to join their experienced team. The role involves providing comprehensive care to women during the antenatal, intrapartum, and post-natal periods, while advocating for choice and equality in healthcare. Candidates must be registered midwives with relevant experience and strong communication skills. This position offers the chance to make a meaningful impact within a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife with evidence of continued professional development.
• Knowledge of child protection and working with women with special needs.
• Experience of home births and community experience.

Responsibilities

• Assess care needs and develop care programmes for women and babies.
• Work autonomously and lead care for low-risk women.
• Provide antenatal, intrapartum, and post-natal care in various settings.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Ability to work autonomously

Ability to organise and prioritise own workload

Education

Registered Midwife

Completed a preceptor programme

Job description

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Integrated Midwife - Band 5/6

The closing date is 12 October 2025

We are seeking enthusiastic, motivated and committed midwives to complete our integrated midwifery team workforce. The posts offer the opportunity to be part of Torbay's nationally renowned and well-established integrated team midwifery model.

We support women to have a safe and individually focused birth. We work closely with the Devon LMS and our neighbouring Maternity Units to ensure that women in Devon receive high quality care.

Fully integrated teams in the Torbay Maternity Service offer midwives the chance to maintain all skills.

Band 5 midwives must have completed at least 6 months of a preceptee programme.

Main duties of the job

• To assess the full range of care needs and develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care throughout the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal period for women and their babies
• To work autonomously within guidelines and sphere of professional practice
• To act as a mentor or practice supervisor for less experienced midwives, students and other members of the multi-professional team
• Work within NMC codes of practice and professional guidelines
• Lead Professional for low-risk women
• Provide antenatal, intrapartum and post-natal care in a variety of settings, including home and hospital
• Work collaboratively with professional colleagues to provide midwifery care to women with complex needs
• Contribute with feedback, to ensure the health and social care setting is responsive to the individual needs of women, particularly those who are disadvantaged, and where appropriate, advocate for these women
• Advocate and support the rights of individual women to make informed choices about their care
• Promote equality, diversity and rights
• Participate in and undertake annual appraisal, identifying specific training requirements as part of service planning and continuous personal development

About us

Our fully integrated midwifery teams are meeting the Better Birth recommendations for providing a Continuity of Carer model for women.

We support women in the choice agenda; at least 6% of women we care for choose to birth their baby out of hospital. We work closely with the Devon LMS and our neighbouring Maternity Units to ensure that women in Devon receive high quality care.

We are proud of our commitment to safe and individually focused birth and offering women choice in where to birth their baby.

Job responsibilities

Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

Ability to travel efficiently around the Bay is important in order to carry out your duties.

Person Specification

Qualifications and training

• Registered Midwife
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Completed a preceptor programme

Knowledge & Experience

• Knowledge of child protection, domestic violence, substance misuse and working with women with special needs
• Ability to cope with a stressful environment with emotional women, their families/supporters and staff members
• Community experience
• Experience of home births
• Parent Education training

Specific skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work autonomously
• Ability to organise and prioritise own workload
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

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.

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Depending on experienceper annum pro rata