Lavender Homebirth Midwife

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Camberley; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Band 6 Midwife to join the Lavender Homebirth Team on a 30-hour per week contract. This role focuses on continuity of care, homebirth, and personalised support through pregnancy, birth and the postnatal journey.

You will work with a named buddy, manage your own caseload across Frimley Health’s catchment, collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, and continue your post-registration education to advance autonomous practice in community

Qualifications

• Diploma or BSc in Midwifery Studies required.
• Registered Midwife on the NMC register.
• Registered Nurse.
• Experience in continuity of care and homebirth preferred.
• Commitment to post-registration education and development.

Responsibilities

• Provide midwifery care across maternity services per unit needs.
• Manage a caseload with a buddy midwife.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams for care planning.
• Deliver woman-centred, homebirth focused care.
• Uphold NMC Midwives' Rules and code.

Skills

Continuity of care

Caseload management

Autonomous practice

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Diploma/BSc in Midwifery Studies

Registered Midwife

Registered Nurse

Tools

Epic EPR

Job description

Main area Midwifery Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 30 hours per week (day and night shifts, including weekends) Job ref 151-JLM740

Site Frimley Park Hospital Town Camberley Salary £33,566 - £40,310 per annum incl HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 15/11/2026 23:59

Job overview

Band 6 Midwife – 30 Hours per Week
Lavender Homebirth Team

Are you an experienced and motivated midwife with a passion for continuity of care and supporting women to birth at home? The Lavender Homebirth Team is looking for a dedicated professional to join our supportive and forward-thinking team.

This is a unique opportunity to provide truly personalised care to a group of women throughout their pregnancy, birth, and postnatal journey. You’ll develop and strengthen your autonomous practice while making a meaningful difference to families choosing homebirth.

Working alongside your named “buddy” midwife, you will manage a caseload within the Frimley Health catchment area, building strong relationships and delivering compassionate, woman-centred care.

You’ll also collaborate closely with the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure safe, informed care planning, particularly where additional risk factors are identified—helping every woman feel supported, respected, and empowered in her choices.

What we’re looking for:

• An experienced midwife committed to continuity of care
• A passion for supporting homebirth and informed choice
• Confidence in autonomous practice and caseload management
• Strong communication and teamwork skills

Join a team that values continuity, compassion, and clinical excellence and be part of shaping positive birth experiences every day.

Main duties of the job

• To work as a midwife and a member of the midwifery team in all areas of the maternity service as required – i.e. Community, Antenatal Ward, Labour Ward, Postnatal Ward, Transitional Care Unit, Birth Centre, Antenatal Clinic, Triage.
• Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust cares for 9900 women per annum; we have 2 sites that have both midwifery and obstetric led services, the Frimley Park site which caters for approximately 5500 women and the Wexham Park site caters for approximately 4400 births per annum.
• Both sites have Birth Centres, ensuite labour rooms, antenatal inpatient beds, postnatal beds, transitional care cots, Maternity Assessment.
• Centre/Triage facilities and Antenatal Outpatient’s clinics.
• All midwife practitioners will be Registered Midwives, accountable for their own midwifery practice and will be able to fulfil the following role through the ability to make decisions with current protocols and principles of care in compliance with the NMC’sMidwives Rules and code of Midwifery Practice.
• This midwife may be a recently qualified midwife, or she/he may be very experienced, but she/he will be expected to continue with post-registration education and development to become a confident midwife able to provide care with the women either in the community or hospital environment.
• The post holder is required to take responsibility as a prime care provider in either the hospital or community setting.

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information regarding the detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents.

Person specification

Experience

• Be able to demonstrate a knowledge of the 6 C’s
• Evidence of successful collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams
• Has participated in undertaking midwifery research and audit

Skills

• Demonstrates excellent written and presentation skills
• Maintains confidentiality and data protection needs
• Effective internet and IT skills
• Able to demonstrate awareness of research related to midwifery practice
• Knowledge of clinical governance processes/ risk management

Qualifications

• Diploma/BSc in Midwifery Studies
• Registered Midwife Current on the NMC register
• Registered Nurse

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.

Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.

We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.

We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Th rough our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.

Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.

Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.

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.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. We would advise that you complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.