Midwife

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Band 6 Midwife for The Rosie Hospital maternity service. You will deliver safe, compassionate, evidence‑based care to women and birthing people across pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period while supporting the Elective Caesarean Birth pathway.

The role is rotational within the CARES Team, with opportunities to develop specialist skills, leadership, and involvement in quality improvement alongside obstetric,

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife with current registration and relevant midwifery experience.
• Diploma or Degree in Midwifery or equivalent.
• Experience across a range of maternity settings and with multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to lead, teach and support students and junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, compassionate, evidence‑based midwifery care across pregnancy, birth and postnatal periods.
• Work autonomously and within a multidisciplinary team to support women with varied maternity needs.
• Contribute to planning, recovery pathways and service development within the CARES Team for Elective Caesarean Birth.

Skills

Registered Midwife

Leadership

Communication

Audit & quality improvement

Education

Diploma /Degree in Midwifery

Job description

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Midwife

The closing date is 08 November 2026

Are you an experienced and enthusiastic midwife looking for your next career opportunity?

We are seeking compassionate, motivated Band 6 Midwives to join our award-winning maternity service at The Rosie Hospital. Working within one of the UK's leading maternity and tertiary referral centres, you will provide safe, personalised and evidence-based care to women, birthing people and their families across pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period.

The Rosie offers a unique environment with a state-of-the-art Birth Centre, specialist services, one of the largest neonatal units in the UK and a strong commitment to staff development, innovation and research.

We are looking for midwives who demonstrate excellent clinical skills, professional leadership and a passion for delivering outstanding care. If you share our values of Together, Safe, Kind and Excellent, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

As a registered Midwife, you will provide safe, compassionate, evidence-based care to women and familiesthroughout pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period. Working autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will use your clinical expertise and professional judgement to support women with both straightforward and complex maternity needs.

This is a rotational Band 6 midwifery position, with the initial placement within the CARES Team at The Rosie Hospital. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting the Elective Caesarean Birth pathway, working closely with women and families to optimise their preparation, experience and recovery.

The role offers a unique opportunity to develop specialist skills in enhanced recovery, pre-operative assessment, education and care planning, while contributing to service development and quality improvement initiatives. You will work collaboratively with obstetric, anaesthetic, neonatal and midwifery colleagues to ensure women receiveseamless, personalised care throughout their maternity journey.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated midwife with excellent communication skills, a commitment todelivering high-quality woman-centred care, and a passion for innovation and improving maternity services.

About us

Come Nurse with us...

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services. It's a great place to nurse, work and live.

You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel; we have excellent facilities to practise your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development. Our values of Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent support the delivery of outstanding care. We have a fully electronic patient record system that is improving health-care quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.

Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?

• Our values and reputation for outstanding care
• Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
• Career and development opportunities
• Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
• Research experience and opportunities
• Lovely location and quality of life
• Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

This vacancy will close at midnight on 8th November 2026.

Interviews are due to be held on 17th November 2026.

All appointments with a start date on or after 1 October 2026 will be subject to a 12-week probationary period. This provides a structured and supportive period to help you settle into your role, with regular reviews and feedback.

As there is a 12-week probationary period, successful candidates are expected to have the Right to Work for a period of at least 6 months from the proposed start date. Immigration and Right to Work status will be discussed with successful candidates at conditional offer. CUH will not offer sponsorship to candidates that have applied for a fee waiver.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full-time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full-time permanent contract unless you have:- applied for a Graduate visa- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife
• Diploma /Degree or equivalent in Midwifery

Experience

• Experience working across a range of maternity settings
• Experience supporting students and junior staff
• Experience participating in audit, quality improvement or service development activities
• Experience working within multidisciplinary teams
• Experience managing and escalating clinical concerns
• Community experience
• Involvement with clinical audit and research
• NHS experience

Knowledge

• Current maternity safety agenda
• National maternity improvement programmes
• Safeguarding adults and children
• Perinatal mental health
• Equality, diversity and inclusion principles
• Health inequalities and their impact on maternity outcomes
• Clinical governance and quality improvement methodologies
• Human factors and patient safety principles
• Involvement in the production of evidence based polices

Skills

• Demonstrable clinical leadership skills
• Ability to coordinate clinical activity and prioritise workload
• Effective escalation and decision-making skills
• Coaching, supervision and teaching skills
• Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities
• Ability to support service improvement and change initiatives
• Digital literacy and use of electronic healthcare systems.
• Able to support others and provide student supervisionin the learning environment

Additional Requirements

• The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent
• Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team
• To rotate to all areas on both day and night shifts
• Support and develop midwifery led care.
• Ability to travel between Trust and community services
• Support and develop midwifery led care
• To be willing to undertake mentoring and Mentor module relevant to job banding and as required by your Line Manger
• Able to act up for Line Manager/ Team Leader
• Confident and motivated
• Supportive within a team framework

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.

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust