Midwife

Sfh Tr; Stanton Hill; Presencial; GBP 40 000 - 48 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Sherwood Forest Hospitals is seeking a Band 6 Midwife to join our dedicated maternity team across the Sherwood Birthing Unit, Maternity Ward and Maternity Triage. The role offers rotational experience and the opportunity to become a core member of a team, delivering high-quality, compassionate care.

You will assess, plan, deliver and evaluate personalised care, working autonomously and within a multidisciplinary team to support families through every stage of the maternity journey.

Qualificações

• Registered Midwife with current NMC registration.
• Diploma or Degree in midwifery or equivalent.
• Mentor/teaching qualification or equivalent.
• NIPE trained.
• Leadership training or equivalent.
• NLS/ALS training.
• PROMPT training.

Responsabilidades

• Provide midwifery care across the maternity pathway in line with evidence-based practice.
• Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate personalised care for women and families.
• Travel between Sherwood Forest Hospitals sites to cover posts and shifts.

Conhecimentos

Lone working

Time Management

Champion role within midwifery

Formação académica

Registered Midwife

Diploma / Degree level or equivalent

Mentor / Teaching Qualification / equivalent

NIPE trained

Leadership course / equivalent

NLS/ALS course

PROMPT Training

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Main area Midwifery Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (includes nights, weekends and Bank Holidays) Job ref 214-W&C-8317360

Site King's Mill Hospital Town Sutton in Ashfield Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 29/10/2026 23:59

Thank you for your interest in this role, we would be delighted to welcome you to Sherwood Forest Hospitals.

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and know that happy colleagues deliver better care.

Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

At Sherwood Forest Hospitals, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. As such, we particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, or Disabled. We believe that a diverse team better represents the communities we serve and brings a wealth of perspectives and experiences to our work.

Job overview

Join our dedicated maternity team and help make a difference at every stage of the maternity journey.

As a Midwife at Sherwood Forest Hospitals, you will have the opportunity to make a meaningful difference to women, birthing people, babies and their families by delivering high-quality, evidence-based and compassionate midwifery care throughout their maternity journey.

This exciting and rewarding role offers a varied clinical experience across our Sherwood Birthing Unit, Maternity Ward and Maternity Triage, enabling you to broaden your knowledge, enhance your clinical skills and continue to develop professionally. The rotational nature of the post provides valuable opportunities to gain experience across different maternity settings, with the option to become a core member of an individual team should this better suit your interests and career aspirations.

You will take an active role in assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating personalised care, supporting families through every stage of the maternity pathway. Working both autonomously and collaboratively as part of our multidisciplinary team, you will champion safe, respectful and individualised care, helping to create positive experiences and achieve the best possible outcomes for women, birthing people and their babies.

If you are a passionate and dedicated midwife who wants to develop your skills, contribute to a supportive team and make a lasting difference to families, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Working for our organisation

We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as ‘outstanding’ for care and our King’s Mill Hospital as the only ‘outstanding’ NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.

We know happy colleagues deliver better care. All our teams work in a supportive environment, which nurtures your wellbeing and provides opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

We have an open, inclusive and diverse culture and we would like you to be part of the team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Person specification

Knowledge

• Evidence of professional development
• Able to demonstrate an understanding of clinical governance and risk assessment
• Experience of working in all clinical settings
• Understanding of cultural diversity
• Good understanding and experience with safeguarding policies and working with vulnerable families

Qualification & Further Training

• Registered Midwife
• Diploma / Degree level or equivalent
• Further professional development
• Mentor / Teaching Qualification / equivalent
• NIPE trained
• Leadership course / equivalent
• NLS/ALS course
• PROMPT Training

Skills & Experience

• Lone working
• Time Management
• Champion role within midwifery practice

Contractual requirements

• NMC registration
• Adherence to Trust policy and guidelines
• Ability to travel between sites
• To work flexibly to the requirements of the post

Not all of our roles are eligible for visa sponsorship. To find out which roles are eligible, please refer to the shortage occupation list found here:

Home Office guidance has changed. Anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.

We as a Trust support the use of AI and other tools to support your application. However, all personal statements and behavioural examples must be truthful and factually accurate. Your application should reflect your own personal/professional experiences and qualifications to ensure authenticity and credibility.

For the avoidance of doubt, plagiarism includes presenting the ideas or experiences of others or content generated by artificial intelligence as your own. We review all applications carefully to ensure that the information provided in your supporting statement aligns with your qualifications, work history and the duties undertaken within those roles. Your experience will also be explored further during the interview process.

If you would like this information in an alternative format or in a different language please contact us on 01623 622515 ext 3271.

Please note if you are successful in obtaining this position and the post involves regulated activity you will be required to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service check. The Trust will pay for the check initially and then the money will then be deducted from your first salary once you've commenced employment. The current price of a check is £26.40 for a standard check and £54.40 for an enhanced. If you are asked to complete a DBS check and have a previous identity that you do not wish to be disclosed to your employer and/or on your DBS certificate, you should call or email the dedicated sensitive applications team before submitting your application. The team is experienced in dealing with sensitive cases and will advise you of the process and what you need to do.

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.

Name Sharon Parker Job title Lead Midwife for Recruitment and Retention Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01623 622515 Additional information Ext 3776