Midwife (Band 5/6) University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust; Coventry; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading teaching hospital as a Band 5 Midwife, providing exceptional maternity care. This role offers opportunities for professional development, clinical leadership, and participation in various specialties. Be part of a diverse team committed to high-quality patient care and innovation in maternity services.

Qualifications

• Must be registered with the NMC and hold a UK PIN.
• Accountable for actions per the Code of Professional Conduct.
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients and the multi-professional team.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and support to the management team.
• Conduct clinical assessments and ensure appropriate care planning.
• Organize cross-departmental activities and manage clinical events.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Communication

Patient management

Technical skills

Education

Registered Midwife with NMC

Job description

As one of the largest Teaching Hospitals in the region, our mission is to Care, Achieve, and Innovate by providing excellent quality maternity care to our women, babies, and their families.

At UHCW, we deliver around 6,000 babies annually. Women can choose to birth in the obstetric-led unit, Lucina the alongside midwifery-led unit, or in the community, including at home.

We are an innovative, award-winning team committed to providing safe maternity care and a positive maternity experience. If successful, you will receive full support in your new role and opportunities for further development.

Interviews are scheduled to take place during the week commencing 9th June 2025. Please apply promptly as the closing date is when sufficient applications are received.

***Overseas applicants must be registered with the NMC, active on the register, and already hold a UK PIN.***

Our midwives have the opportunity to maintain their skills across all areas with our rotational programme, which includes care in various settings. We also offer dedicated specialist teams such as Enhanced Maternal Care, Complex Care Continuity Team, maternal medicine support, perinatal mental health clinics, preterm prevention, and Continuity of Carer programs, including support for women from diverse cultural backgrounds in collaboration with the Coventry MAMTA Project Centre.

Band 5 Midwives will be supported by our award-winning Clinical Preceptor Support Midwives (CPSMs), who will assign a named preceptor for pastoral support. Our team of 9 Professional Midwifery Advocates (PMAs), led by a Lead PMA, provides restorative clinical supervision.

We are a forward-thinking department offering opportunities to participate in various specialties and work streams, including recruitment, service and staff development, and as Pathway to Excellence Ambassadors. We support individual career aspirations through internal leadership programmes and collaborations with the Florence Nightingale Foundation.

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the UK’s largest teaching trusts, renowned for high-quality patient care, modern facilities, and leadership in research and innovation. We are proud to be a Pathway to Excellence® designated organization. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire

Joining our team means becoming part of a passionate, talented group with access to extensive learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join us.

Our trust values diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone is respected, valued, and able to achieve their potential. We promote principles of fairness, respect, dignity, and autonomy, embedding these into our organizational culture.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Accountable for own actions per the Code of Professional Conduct and contributing to organizational objectives within policies and guidelines.
2. Effectively communicate clinical decisions, policies, and care pathways to patients, carers, and the multi-professional team.
3. Provide clinical leadership and support to the management team, participating in service and policy development.
4. Conduct clinical assessments, manage a team, and ensure appropriate care planning, implementation, and evaluation.
5. Maintain and develop clinical skills continually.
6. Organize cross-departmental activities, including HR, resource management, research, and bleep responsibilities (Band 6 only).
7. Act as ward manager in the absence of the ward manager (Band 6 only).
8. Demonstrate advanced technical skills for patient management, including monitoring, equipment handling, and invasive procedures.
9. Develop staff through mentorship and appraisal.
10. Utilize IT systems to ensure accurate and timely data management.
11. Manage clinical events with varying physical effort based on patient needs.
12. Support patients and carers during difficult situations, including delivering bad news or managing unexpected events.
13. Participate in teaching and parenthood preparation sessions.
14. Understand and implement Child Protection strategies.
15. Maintain a safe, clean environment adhering to hygiene and infection control standards.
16. Promote safety policies to protect staff and patients.
17. Participate in the on-call rota to support home births and adhere to escalation policies.

For more details, please see the attached job description. This advert closes on Tuesday, 27 May 2025.