Newly Qualified Midwife

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Job summary

The maternity team at CDDFT are searching for committed, dynamic and enthusiastic Newly Qualified Midwives to join our teams. We want you to be here, helping to shape our vision for an outstanding service that gives women, families, our communities and our midwives an extraordinary experience.

You will join a warm and supportive team of midwives who truly care about patient experience.

We are looking forward to welcoming applications from candidates who are due to complete their midwifery training programmes and registration with the NMC in September 2025.

We are currently seeking midwives who are enthusiastic and committed to working in collaboration with women & birthing people, their families and multi-disciplinary team, supporting personalised choice and promoting exemplary care in line with national transformation ambitions and local Trust Values.

We can offer a variety of hours, rotation across all areas and a bespoke preceptorship package and support programme that is individualised to your needs. You can be assured of a warm welcome as part of our fantastic team at CDDFT maternity.

Main duties of the job

As a new midwife, youll begin your journey by taking part in our preceptorship programme guiding and supporting you on your journey to become a successful midwife.

Working across our hospitals and within the community, youll have an important role to play in the care across the whole spectrum of pregnancy and birth. You will have the opportunity during your preceptorship or induction to work in all areas including Labour Ward, Community, Ante natal and Triage services and inpatient areas.

Youll help ensure that every family accessing our maternity services receive excellent care, thats tailored to their individual needs at every stage of their journey. With the huge variety of maternity services we provide, along with our strong focus on staff wellbeing and personal development, you can be part of a Trust where you never stop learning, you always feel valued, and you build a truly rewarding, thriving career.

About us

If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager

You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented

Full Job Descriptions can be found in the adverts supporting documents

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For the most up-to-date information on visa requirements and eligibility, please check online to determine whether you can apply.

From April 9th 2025 - Healthcare assistants - You must have a minimum of two years of experience working within the NHS as a HCA for the Trust to consider sponsorship (we will only consider sponsorship if you meet this criteria and have a current visa expiring within 3 months)

Date posted

24 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

C9439-25-0175

Job locations

University Hospital Of North Durham

North Road

Durham

DH1 5TW




Job description

Job responsibilities

Were looking for compassionate, ambitious, and progressive people to join our team. With so many opportunities for self-development and progression, we need people who want to learn and inspire others. People who have a voice and want to use it to drive positive change. People who love a challenge and want to be part of transformation.

We are really excited about the opportunity to invite enthusiastic, dedicated and compassionate NQM's to apply to join our midwifery team at CDDFT and support us in delivering outstanding intrapartum, antenatal and postnatal care to the women and birthing people using our service. We are looking for midwives keen to start their career in a busy and fast paced environment, which provides maternity care to a varied and complex community of women and birthing people. The NQM role is primarily based within the labour ward to consolidate your skills as a new career midwife. However we also offer rotation to the antenatal and postnatal ward settings, Triage unit and community teams. We are very keen to support our new career midwives in an area they are comfortable in, to develop their skills as part of our established and caring team.

In return, we offer a bespoke preceptorship training and development programme, whilst also recognising the value of prior learning and experience you bring to our service. You will be well supported with a personalised induction and training package by members of our dedicated Practice Development Team, who will ensure your support as you transition to your new role both professionally and personally. You will also be able to access personalised, pastoral care via our specialist workforce experience teams, including our established PMA service.

Our new career midwives are supported and encouraged to seek educational opportunities to further their Continuing Professional Development and career progression. We are a trust which actively supports and encourages lifelong learning and development and we are very keen to support you to achieve your full potential with us. Youll receive excellent guidance and support from us as an organisation, but also from some of the most experienced and dedicated members of our Maternity Services team. From there, youll have the power to take your career down any branch or specialism of midwifery that inspires you.

We are very proud of our maternity staff here at CDDFT and we are sure this is a role that you will both enjoy and thrive in as a valuable part of our maternity services improvement journey. You are very welcome to contact our Recruitment Lead directly to discuss any queries informally.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Were looking for compassionate, ambitious, and progressive people to join our team. With so many opportunities for self-development and progression, we need people who want to learn and inspire others. People who have a voice and want to use it to drive positive change. People who love a challenge and want to be part of transformation.

We are really excited about the opportunity to invite enthusiastic, dedicated and compassionate NQM's to apply to join our midwifery team at CDDFT and support us in delivering outstanding intrapartum, antenatal and postnatal care to the women and birthing people using our service. We are looking for midwives keen to start their career in a busy and fast paced environment, which provides maternity care to a varied and complex community of women and birthing people. The NQM role is primarily based within the labour ward to consolidate your skills as a new career midwife. However we also offer rotation to the antenatal and postnatal ward settings, Triage unit and community teams. We are very keen to support our new career midwives in an area they are comfortable in, to develop their skills as part of our established and caring team.

In return, we offer a bespoke preceptorship training and development programme, whilst also recognising the value of prior learning and experience you bring to our service. You will be well supported with a personalised induction and training package by members of our dedicated Practice Development Team, who will ensure your support as you transition to your new role both professionally and personally. You will also be able to access personalised, pastoral care via our specialist workforce experience teams, including our established PMA service.

Our new career midwives are supported and encouraged to seek educational opportunities to further their Continuing Professional Development and career progression. We are a trust which actively supports and encourages lifelong learning and development and we are very keen to support you to achieve your full potential with us. Youll receive excellent guidance and support from us as an organisation, but also from some of the most experienced and dedicated members of our Maternity Services team. From there, youll have the power to take your career down any branch or specialism of midwifery that inspires you.

We are very proud of our maternity staff here at CDDFT and we are sure this is a role that you will both enjoy and thrive in as a valuable part of our maternity services improvement journey. You are very welcome to contact our Recruitment Lead directly to discuss any queries informally.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.

Person Specification

Statutory Registration

Essential

• Due to complete programme to Registered Midwife with UK NMC PIN

Special Requirements

Essential

• Ability to travel across trust as required.

Experience

Essential

• IT skills
• Ability to use initiative
• Good interpersonal skills
• Excellent organisational skills
• Excellent time management
• Ability to be reflective practitioner
• Committed to professional and personal development
• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• Proven ability to work effectively independently and within a team
• Approachable and able to build relationships with a wide variety of colleague
• Keen to develop themselves and others, open to new ideas and willing to share their experiences with others
• Takes ownership of problems

Desirable

• Experience of linking with outside agencies

Qualifications

Essential

• Midwifery Diploma or Degree - working towards completion and NMC registration in 2025
• Experience working in an acute Trust

Desirable

• Evidence of Ongoing Professional Development
• Trained NIPE practitioner

Special Skills & Knowledge

Essential

• Motivational and empowerment skills
• Effective organisational skills, organisation of own workload
• Enthusiastic and supportive
• Confident to work independently
• Excellent communication skills and ability to provide written and verbal reports.
• Able to use Word, Excel and Powerpoint programs
Person Specification

Statutory Registration

Essential

• Due to complete programme to Registered Midwife with UK NMC PIN

Special Requirements

Essential

• Ability to travel across trust as required.

Experience

Essential

• IT skills
• Ability to use initiative
• Good interpersonal skills
• Excellent organisational skills
• Excellent time management
• Ability to be reflective practitioner
• Committed to professional and personal development
• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• Proven ability to work effectively independently and within a team
• Approachable and able to build relationships with a wide variety of colleague
• Keen to develop themselves and others, open to new ideas and willing to share their experiences with others
• Takes ownership of problems

Desirable

• Experience of linking with outside agencies

Qualifications

Essential

• Midwifery Diploma or Degree - working towards completion and NMC registration in 2025
• Experience working in an acute Trust

Desirable

• Evidence of Ongoing Professional Development
• Trained NIPE practitioner

Special Skills & Knowledge

Essential

• Motivational and empowerment skills
• Effective organisational skills, organisation of own workload
• Enthusiastic and supportive
• Confident to work independently
• Excellent communication skills and ability to provide written and verbal reports.
• Able to use Word, Excel and Powerpoint programs

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

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Address

University Hospital Of North Durham

North Road

Durham

DH1 5TW




Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Address

University Hospital Of North Durham

North Road

Durham

DH1 5TW




Employer's website

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

National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.