NIPE & Gloucester Midwife | East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a passionate and dedicated NIPE Midwife to oversee the operational leadership of the NIPE Service within Maternity Services. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience as a registered midwife, possess the NIPE qualification, and demonstrate excellent communication and organisational skills. This role offers the chance to work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to ensure safe, high-quality care for women and babies. The position involves a 7-day roster and commitment to trust values of inclusion, respect, and improvement.

Benefits

Flexible working patterns

Commitment to work-life balance

Qualifications

• Experience as a registered midwife.
• NIPE qualification is essential.
• Ability to work autonomously within guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily operational leadership of the NIPE Service.
• Participate in the discharge pathway for women and babies.
• Support both junior and unqualified staff.

Skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Leadership

Education

Registered midwife with NIPE qualification

Job description

We are recruiting for a NIPE Midwife who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

We are searching for a highly motivated, passionate Newborn and Infant Physical Examination (NIPE) Midwife who shares our commitment to women and families to provide them with consistently high‑quality safe care. If you want to be part of a highly functioning and supportive multi‑disciplinary team, then this exciting new opportunity could be the role for you!

We are looking for a dynamic person with a high level of communication and organisational skills who will lead this service with the support of the Antenatal and Newborn Screening Lead Midwife, the Neonatal NIPE Lead, and the Postnatal Ward Manager. This is a perfect opportunity to work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team with a focus on driving forward high‑quality screening for babies born within our local community.

The successful candidate will be an experienced registered midwife who has the addition of the NIPE qualification. You will be responsible for the daily operational leadership of the NIPE Service within Maternity Services, ensuring that a consistently safe, high‑quality service is delivered to women and babies.

Our Trust Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is essential that you understand and demonstrate these values during your recruitment process and beyond!

The NIPE Midwife will be responsible for both leading and participating in a 7 day a week roster for the NIPE service.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the discharge pathway for women and babies.
• Support both junior and unqualified staff, including medical and midwifery staff.
• Work throughout the maternity unit in areas other than the postnatal ward / NIPE clinic as required.
• Work autonomously within national and local guidelines and sphere of professional practice.
• Assess service needs and development, and implement and evaluate care pathways.
• Adhere to statutory requirements for midwives in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council regulations and the Midwives Rules and Codes of practice.
• Maintain patient and staff information and record‑keeping in line with the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Security and Confidentiality Policy.

Qualifications

The successful candidate will be an experienced registered midwife who has the NIPE qualification.

Trust and Services

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust provides personalised care to approximately 5,000 women during their maternity journey. We offer choice of place of birth to include Consultant Lead Unit, Midwifery Lead unit and the home environment.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause, so that we can consider your application fairly and get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.

We are committed to a positive work‑life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

This advert closes on Monday 1 Dec 2025.