Midwifery Practitioner

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Sutton-in-Ashfield; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Foundation Trust in Sutton-in-Ashfield is seeking a dedicated Midwifery Practitioner. This role involves delivering comprehensive midwifery care to high and low-risk women in the community, incorporating on-call night shifts and diverse working patterns. Ideal candidates will be compassionate, possess excellent communication skills, and have a commitment to evidence-based practice. This position requires collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to provide high-quality care across various settings, including home visits and clinics.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years post-registration experience required.
• Mentor/Teaching Qualification or equivalent is essential.
• Evidence of professional development is needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide total midwifery care for high and low-risk women.
• Deliver evidence-based, woman-centred care.
• Collaborate with acute maternity services for seamless care.

Skills

Communication skills

Compassionate care

Time Management

Education

Registered Midwife

Diploma / Degree level or equivalent

NIPE trained

Job description

Go back Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Midwifery Practitioner

The closing date is 18 December 2025

Are you a passionate Midwife looking to make a real difference in your community? We are excited to offer an opportunity for a Midwife to join our traditional community midwifery team at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, covering the Mansfield, Sherwood, Ashfield, or Newark areas.

This is a dynamic and rewarding role that offers a diverse working pattern, including on-call night shifts, to ensure we meet the needs of the women and families in our care. You will be part of a supportive and forward-thinking team, delivering evidence‑based, woman‑centred care across a variety of models, including home visits, clinics, and birth settings.

You will be responsible for providing total midwifery care for both high and low‑risk women in the community, offering expert supervision, care, and advice throughout the pregnancy journey. The role also involves effective communication and collaboration with acute maternity services and wider multidisciplinary teams to ensure seamless, high‑quality care.

We are looking for a professional, reliable and compassionate midwife with excellent communication skills and a commitment to continuous improvement through evidence‑based practice. If you are ready to take the next step in your midwifery career and make a meaningful impact in your community, 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.

About us

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.

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically‑led organisation.

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.

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Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Further Requirements

• Mentor / Teaching Qualification / equivalent
• NLS/ALS course
• PROMPT Training

Qualifications‑Academic/ Craft/ Professional

• Registered Midwife
• Diploma / Degree level or equivalent
• Further professional development
• NIPE trained
• Leadership course / equivalent

Knowledge Requirements

• Evidence of Professional development
• Able to demonstrate and 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

Experience

• Minimum of two years post registration experience
• Lone working
• Time Management
• Champion role within midwifery practice

Contractual Requirements

• Adherence to Trust policy and guidelines
• Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
• Car Driver/ Valid Driving Licence

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.

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a yearpro rata