Preceptorship Midwife | Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust; Halifax; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in the UK is seeking newly qualified midwives to join their maternity service on a rotational basis for a 12-month fixed term contract. The role involves providing high-quality care, supporting women throughout the perinatal period, and working within a collaborative team. Candidates must have current NMC registration. Strong support and preceptorship training are offered to aid transition to full practice.

Benefits

Robust preceptorship programme

Supportive working environment

Qualifications

• Must have current NMC registration as a midwife.
• Demonstrated ability to provide emotional and physical support.
• Must be capable of performing manual dexterity tasks.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, high-quality evidence-based care.
• Communicate clearly with women and families.
• Liaise with multidisciplinary teams for complex needs.

Skills

Manual dexterity

Psychological resilience

Communication skills

Collaboration

Education

Current NMC registration

Job description

Here at CHFT we are excited to advertise for newly qualified midwives with current NMC registration. The position will be a rotational post and the NQM will work throughout our maternity service gaining valuable experience as a newly qualified registrant.

The position is a fixed term contract for 12 months.

At CHFT we offer a robust preceptorship programme to assist with the transition from student midwife to band 5 midwife. We work in‑line with the national preceptorship standards and all NQM complete the preceptorship programme in 12‑18 months post qualification with the assistance of our clinical education midwives and wider multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, high quality evidence based care throughout the maternity pathway.
• Ensure information is communicated in a clear and unbiased way to facilitate informed decision making.
• In partnership with the woman, assess needs, planning, implementing and evaluating care on an individual basis, promoting equality and considering diversity and rights.
• Liaise and work collaboratively with the multi‑disciplinary team and other agencies, when complex needs are identified.
• Continuously assess risks and deviations from normal and ensure timely referral, intervention and escalation.
• Consider the diverse needs of women and their families and ensure the delivery of individualised plans of care.
• Facilitate women’s involvement in the decision making process regarding all aspects of their pregnancy birth and postnatal care when necessary.
• Work flexibly across different wards/departments as indicated by service needs.
• Maintain compliance with Trust policies in relation to Infection Control to reduce HCAI.
• Communicate in a clear and unbiased manner with women and families and the multi‑disciplinary team.
• Work within national and local guidelines in relation to midwifery practice.
• Liaise with outside agencies to enhance individualised care for more complex situations such as safeguarding, domestic abuse or substance misuse.
• Maintain professional conduct including appearance at all times adhering to the local Trust uniform policy.

CHFT is an integrated Trust of 6,500+ colleagues providing hospital and community services to patients and communities across Calderdale and Kirklees. We are rated as ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission, are a top performing Trust for Elective Recovery, Emergency and Cancer Care and widely acknowledged as a national digital lead when it comes to caring for people across our local and regional systems.

Our people are at the core of everything we do, hence our commitment to One Culture of Care. Our focus is to care for and support each other in order to provide outstanding compassionate care to our patients. That is why we are looking for an inclusive collaborative, creative, innovative and compassionate leader to join us in this role.

Physical Effort

The post holder is required to have highly developed physical skills e.g. manual dexterity to perform abdominal palpation, vaginal examinations, taking blood samples, applying fetal scalp electrodes, performing episiotomies. Responding rapidly to emergency situations e.g. haemorrhage, neo‑natal resuscitation, where the ability to run to scene is required and bring appropriate equipment. There is a daily requirement to undertake moderate physical activity for several short periods less than 20 minutes at a time e.g. transferring the mothers from bed to wheelchair/operating table to bed (using a pat slide). Assisting women into the lithotomy position for instrumental deliveries and perineal suturing. Daily requirement to maintain awkward positions for less than 20 minutes at a time when women giving birth in standing, squatting, all fours and in a waterbirth pool.

Mental Effort

Supporting women throughout the perinatal period requires psychological resilience providing emotional and physical support. When caring for a woman the midwife may be exposed to long periods of concentration e.g 2‑3 hours continuous times vary from every shift to once a week. Daily concentration when checking and calculating drugs, inputting data into the computer. The post holder will need to be aware of the need to practice self‑care for emotional and physical wellbeing and access support when required. The LMNS understands that the transition from student to newly qualified midwife can be challenging and has a commitment to supporting you throughout this journey.

Emotional Effort

Directly provides emotional and psychological support to women during pregnancy, labour and postpartum – daily throughout shift. Involvement in obstetric emergencies leading to exposure to highly distressing situations e.g. shoulder dystocia, birth asphyxia, postpartum haemorrhage – at least once per week. Regular exposure to stressful situations varying in severity e.g. poor outcomes (unexpected transfer of babies to special care baby unit (SCBU), fetal abnormality, fetal or maternal death), supporting and caring for women in labouring having termination of pregnancy (TOP) for fetal abnormality, preparing baby for mortuary.

Working Conditions

The post holder is frequently exposed to challenging working conditions which includes exposure to bodily fluids, conflict management, shift work including nights, weekend, bank holidays and on call models.

This advert closes on Friday 21 Nov 2025.