Midwife - Acute unit | East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

ESHT; Hastings; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Hastings is looking for innovative and compassionate Midwives to join their exceptional midwifery team. This role offers the opportunity to provide individualized care in a supportive environment, working alongside a close-knit multidisciplinary team. Candidates should be team players with strong communication skills, committed to delivering safe and collaborative care. The role includes both low and high-risk care responsibilities and the chance to develop within a motivated team.

Benefits

Excellent induction programme

NHS pension scheme

Access to nurseries

Confidential Employee Assistance Programme

Onsite parking

Qualifications

• Commitment to provide safe and cohesive care within a collaborative environment.
• Highly motivated team player dedicated to innovative service.
• Ability to confidently work autonomously and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality, evidence-based midwifery care to women and families.
• Work within a multidisciplinary team to ensure safe care.
• Gain comprehensive experience in both low and high-risk care scenarios.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Team collaboration

Autonomous working

Job description

Overview

East Sussex Healthcare Trust is offering the opportunity for innovative and compassionate Midwives to join our existing exceptional Midwifery team. We are seeking enthusiastic midwives, passionate about providing high level care to all the patients accessing our services. This opportunity will allow you to develop in a supportive and caring environment, and will allow you to bring choice and support to all birthing women/people. Working alongside our close knit multidisciplinary team, you will provide both low and high risk care. This is one of the most supportive and caring places to work, so don\'t hesitate in applying now.

Eastbourne and Hastings is on the South East Coast of England with its beautiful seaside towns and villages, a stones throw away from the beautiful countryside of the South Downs and Kent. A perfect place to work!

We are looking for midwives to join our hospital team at Hastings. You will have the opportunity to work within a variety of settings to provide women/birthing people with holistic and individualised care. Our consultant led unit at Conquest Hospital is based on the Hastings site.

Responsibilities

We are a tight knit team working closely together to provide women/birthing people and their families with high quality, evidence based midwifery care. You will need to be a highly motivated team player, committed to drive forward an innovative service with the existing team. Midwives with a commitment to provide safe, cohesive and collaborative working is essential. You will be involved in providing both low and high risk care within the unit and broader team.

Excellent communication skills and the ability to work confidently and autonomously within the team is essential. You will gain experience in all aspects of midwifery care and will be supported to provide compassionate care.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work confidently and autonomously within the team is essential.
• Highly motivated team player, committed to drive forward an innovative service with the existing team.
• Midwives with a commitment to provide safe, cohesive and collaborative working.

Benefits

• Excellent induction programme for all and full preceptorship programme for newly qualified midwives, and a friendly, supportive and highly driven team to develop with for all experienced band 6s.
• Staff benefits including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to nurseries at Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne District General Hospital, staff restaurants and on-site staff accommodation.
• Access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme (24/7).
• Onsite parking available for a small administration fee.

Additional information

Please note: Previous unsuccessful candidates need not apply. There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today. Please refer to the job description attached. If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.

This advert closes on Thursday 2 Oct 2025