Midwife - Band 5 and Band 6

NHS; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Yorkshire is seeking Early Career Midwives to join their maternity team. Responsibilities include supporting the wellbeing of women during pregnancy and postpartum periods while working in a collaborative environment. This offers opportunities to develop and progress in your midwifery career. A range of employee benefits are available, including a comprehensive health and wellbeing support system.

Benefits

Extensive range of learning opportunities

NHS Pension Scheme

Generous holiday entitlement

Comprehensive health and wellbeing support

NHS Car Lease schemes

Qualifications

• Experience in providing midwifery care in antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal periods.
• Demonstrate excellent standards of conduct and behavior including punctuality.

Responsibilities

• Assess and support the wellbeing of pregnant and postpartum women.
• Participate in teaching and supervising junior staff.

Skills

Experience in hospital and community settings

Good verbal and written communication skills

Ability to promote equality and diversity

Ability to work effectively with multi-disciplinary teams

Education

Current NMC registration or working towards

Job description

Job summary

Are you an Early Career midwife looking to start your career?

Are you a Band 5 looking for new opportunities?

OR an experienced band 6 looking for a new direction?

We currently have opportunities for you to join our maternity team, providing high quality midwifery care to women across our services.

You will work within our well established multi-disciplinary teams delivering evidence based care ensuring positive safe outcomes for all.

Band 6 applicants will have the possibility of a core midwifery post on the Antenatal/Postnatal ward or Community midwifery.

Main duties of the job

To assess and support the physical and psychological wellbeing of pregnant, labouring and postpartum women and their families.

This will include risk assessments, care pathway planning including both high and low risk scenarios within the parameters of your role as part of the wider multi-disciplinary team.

Depending on your experience you will participate in teaching, supervising, supporting and assessing junior staff and students.

If you are a band 5 midwife, you will join the Trust Preceptorship pathway to consolidate your knowledge and skills in order to achieve your band 6.

You will contribute to ensuring our culture of high quality care is delivered within a psychologically safe team environment and engage in the ever changing and progression of learning within maternity care.

About us

DBTH is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues. At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions. As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:o Extensive range of learning opportunitieso NHS Pension Schemeo Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditionso Comprehensive health and wellbeing supporto NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice schemeo Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.

Details Date posted

14 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £46,580 a year Pro Rata Per Annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

272-7394926

Job locations

Doncaster and Bassetlaw hospitals (cross-site)

Armthorpe Road

Doncaster

DN2 5LT

Job description Job responsibilities

Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read both documents carefully.Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.

Certificate of sponsorship

Applications from individuals who require a Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applicants. For further information and to check your eligibility for this post please following the link UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UK. Please note that from April 9th 2025, band 2 & 3 entry roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship.

Job description Job responsibilities

Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read both documents carefully.Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.

Certificate of sponsorship

Applications from individuals who require a Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applicants. For further information and to check your eligibility for this post please following the link UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UK. Please note that from April 9th 2025, band 2 & 3 entry roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship.

Person Specification Knowledge and Experience Essential

• Experience in providing midwifery care in the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal period and those requiring obstetric care
• Experience of providing care in the hospital and community settings

Qualifications and Training Essential

• Current NMC registration or working towards

Desirable

• Knowledge of Trust Policies and Procedures

Personal Attributes and Skills Essential

• Demonstrate good verbal and written communication skills
• Evidence of working effectively with the multi-disciplinary team
• Able to promote equality, diversity and rights
• Demonstrate excellent standards of conduct and behaviour which includes punctuality

Person Specification Knowledge and Experience Essential

• Experience in providing midwifery care in the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal period and those requiring obstetric care
• Experience of providing care in the hospital and community settings

Qualifications and Training Essential

• Current NMC registration or working towards

Desirable

• Knowledge of Trust Policies and Procedures

Personal Attributes and Skills Essential

• Demonstrate good verbal and written communication skills
• Evidence of working effectively with the multi-disciplinary team
• Able to promote equality, diversity and rights
• Demonstrate excellent standards of conduct and behaviour which includes punctuality

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT

Address

Doncaster and Bassetlaw hospitals (cross-site)

Armthorpe Road

Doncaster

DN2 5LT

Employer's website

https://www.dbth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT

Address

Doncaster and Bassetlaw hospitals (cross-site)

Armthorpe Road

Doncaster

DN2 5LT

Employer's website

https://www.dbth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)