Midwife Band 6

United Lincolnshire Hospitals; Boston; Hybride; GBP 40 000 - 48 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

NHS Pension

Annual Leave 27–33 days

Flexible working options

Bank working and enhanced rates

Résumé du poste

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking experienced midwives (Band 6) to join our maternity and labour ward teams at Pilgrim Hospital, Boston. The post offers a permanent contract with flexible full- or part-time hours and a focus on continuity of carer within a supportive team.

You will work in a busy, diverse maternity service, providing evidence-based care, leadership to junior staff, and involvement in audits and service development.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.
• Working as a midwife in the NHS and delivering safe, evidence-based care.
• Knowledge of continuity of carer models and BSOTs is desirable.
• Committed to ongoing professional development and collaborative practice.

Responsabilités

• Actively participate in the continuing development of the unit philosophy and apply flexible practice.
• Adhere to NMC standards for Midwives in all clinical activities.
• Communicate effectively with women, families and the multidisciplinary team.
• Provide leadership and induction for junior staff and students.
• Ensure adherence to Trust protocols, policies and risk management.
• Lead and participate in clinical audits and standard setting.
• Share findings and innovations through teaching sessions.
• Advocate for women, families and junior colleagues.

Connaissances

Communication skills

Multidisciplinary working

Change management

Research awareness

Formation

Registered Midwife (NMC)

Diploma in Midwifery

Degree in Midwifery

Recognised teaching qualification

Recognised management qualification

Description du poste

We are committed to developing a workforce that reflects the community it serves and welcome applicants from all sectors of the community.

Main area Midwifery Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (Flexible contracted hours - minimum would be 22.5hrs/week) Job ref 357-PR-726-26-A

Site Pilgrim Hospital Boston Town Boston Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 12/11/2026 23:59

We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people. We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULTH.

We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.

Our Group values guide everything we do. They are:

• Compassionate - We care about people - Compassionate is the act of showing empathy, kindness, and respect to others, recognising their individual needs and circumstances. It involves listening, understanding, and supporting others in a way that makes them feel valued, safe, and cared for.
• Collaborative - We work together as a team - Collaborative is working inclusively and respectfully with others to achieve shared goals. It involves open communication, valuing diverse perspectives, and building trust to create a supportive and effective team environment.
• Innovative - We strive to improve - Innovative is the process of exploring new ideas, approaches, and technologies to improve care, services, and working practices. It involves creativity, curiosity, and a willingness to take risks in a safe and supportive environment.

If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULTH team.

We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.

Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £710 million (22/23) and we employ nearly 8,600 people.

Our Group Board have recently agreed a new vision statement – “Caring and building a healthier future for all” – stating their ambition for our Trust and the wider group to be among the best.

We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.

Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.

This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.

So,what is in it for you?

• Flexible working: Depending on the needs of your role, we will consider requests for flexible and/or part-time working for whatever reason you should need it. We recognise flexible working will not look the same for everyone, because it depends on the nature of the role and the needs of the individual.

Types of flexibility could include:

• Part-time - less than 37.5 hours per week.
• Off-site/remote working - working from home or other sites for part or all the week.
• Compressed hours – usually full-time hours but over fewer days or shifts.
• Staggered hours – having different start and finish times.
• Set shift patterns – to allow for predictability
• NHS Pension:A generous and flexible pension scheme with contributions from us as your employer fully protected against inflation and guaranteed by the government
• Annual Leave: Starting at 27 days a year, rising to 33 days after 10 years plus eight bank holidays (for staff covered by Agenda for Change) For Medical Workforce positions (Consultant and Specialty Doctor), the full-time entitlement commences from 32 days per annum. For all other Medical Workforce positions, the full-time entitlement commences from 27 days per annum.
• Bank working:The chance to work extra hours at enhanced rates and we will pay you weekly too, ideal if your income needs a quick boost.

In addition, there ismore.

• Family & Childcare: Including on-site nurseries at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital Boston, maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave following a set period of employment.
• Health & Wellbeing: including counselling, mental health first aid, physiotherapy, eye tests.
• Learning & Development including Lincolnshire Talent Academy, leadership training, medical education, clinical education, Lincolnshire clinical research
• Financial support and benefits including Cycle2Work, car lease scheme, home electronics. Free on-site parking and free tea and coffee and the ability to save and borrow through your salary.
• Rewards & Recognition including staff awards, long service awards, retirement awards, examples of excellence and staff lottery.

Enjoy a better quality of life in one of the UK’s most welcoming counties. Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire welcomes everyone. Discover a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.

Job overview

Are you a dynamic, passionate midwife looking to be supported by an amazing team of midwives? ULHT maternity is striving towards excellence, come along to join us on our journey. Please note that this post is at Lincoln County Hospital.

We are looking for experienced band 6 midwives to join our maternity and labour ward rotation teams.

This is currently a time of exciting changes for maternity provision within Lincolnshire as a local Maternity system (LMS) has been established by the CCGs with the Lincolnshire Sustainability and Transformation Partnership. ULHT is embracing the opportunity for all women to have a personalised maternity care plan with continuity of carer with care delivery as close to home as possible via community hubs. The aim of this model of care is to improve the health of women and their families now and for future generations. Within Lincolnshire Continuity of carer models for antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal care have also been launched.

ULHT provides intrapartum care for approximately 5,500 women and their families across two consultant-led sites working together closely in order to provide safe effective care for women and their families. Our local community is multicultural with a diverse mix of health needs.

Main duties of the job

1. Actively participate in the continuing development of the unit philosophy. Use a flexible and innovative approach to practice appropriate to the needs of the mother and baby.
2. Adhere to all standards and rules as laid down by the NMC for Midwives.
3. Communicate effectively with women, families and colleagues within the multidisciplinary team in order to meet individual needs.
4. Provide leadership and support to all junior members of staff and students. Provide induction for new staff to the clinical area. Contribute to staff development review process.
5. Ensure adherence to the United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust protocols, policies and guidelines. Participate in development of ward protocols, NHS Trust policies, guidelines and risk management.
6. Lead and participate in the implementation of clinical audit and standard setting. Ensure practice is researched and evidence-based and initiate the implementation of new developments.
7. Share research findings and innovation with the Unit by initiating teaching sessions for the team. Be responsible for maintaining and enhancing professional self development.
8. Act as an advocate for women and their families and for junior members of staff.

Working for our organisation

Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Pilgrim Hospital is situated in beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.

This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.

The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).

Person specification

Evidence of Particular: - Knowledge - Skills - Aptitudes

• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.
• Working knowledge of Saving Babies Lives v3 pathways
• Skilled in multidisciplinary working
• Change management
• Experience of use, knowledge and understanding of electronic fetal monitoring (EFM)
• Awareness & Knowledge of the dignity in care agenda
• Ability to evidence / demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework: Patient Centred Safety Compassion Respect and Excellence
• Worked as a clinical midwife within the NHS arena
• Completed a period of NHS midwifery preceptorship
• Evidence of clinical care delivery within an antenatal environment
• Working knowledge of Birmingham Symptom Specific Obstetric Triage System (BSOTs)

Qualifications (Academic, Professional & Vocational)

• Registered Midwife (Part 10) with the NMC
• Recognised teaching qualification
• Diploma in Midwifery
• Demonstrate commitment to ongoing professional development
• Recognised management qualification
• Degree in Midwifery

Previous Experience (Nature & Level)

• Completion of Trust Maternity
• Preceptorship pack or equivalent experience ie able to perform Perineal suturing, IV Cannulation, IV Drug Additives, Phlebotomy
• Able to undertake, interpret and apply appropriate research findings.
• Demonstrate involvement in clinical audit and standard setting.
• Skilled and updated in all spheres of midwifery practice

Specific Requirements

• Ambition to succeed
• Skilled in multidisciplinary working

ULTH recognises that everyone is different, and values the unique contribution that individual experiences, knowledge and skills make in delivering quality healthcare and becoming a model employer. We are committed to transforming our organisational culture by actively committing to implementing the Trust Single Equality Scheme, and other policies, such as the Dignity in Care policy and the Dignity at Work policy. We will continue to promote equality and challenge discrimination in all service provision, recognising and meeting the needs of the diverse communities we serve. We will strive to provide an environment in which people want to work and to be a model employer leading in good employment practice.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, ULTH reserves the right to close this advert prior to the closing date.

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You are:

• A Veteran
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• Partner/Spouse of those Serving NB: partners/spouses are only eligible whilst their partner is serving in the Armed Forces

All new employees will be subject to a charge for the DBS check that is required for the post. The Disclosure & Barring Service application form (formerly CRB) will be provided by ULTH and the fee will be deducted from your salary over a 3 month period.

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Please note, for applicants with previous NHS service: If successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement.

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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.