Registered Midwife

North Bristol NHS Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Bristol seeks a motivated Rotational Midwife to join their dedicated maternity team. The role requires NMC registration or students qualifying by January 2026, with responsibilities including antenatal, postnatal care, and delivery assistance. Employees benefit from a strong support system, generous holiday entitlement, and opportunities for professional development. The position offers a competitive salary range of £31,049 to £37,796 dependent on experience.

Benefits

Fully supported preceptorship programme

Access to the NHS Pension Scheme

Generous Holiday Entitlement

Career development opportunities

Award-winning wellbeing provisions

Subsidised meals

Qualifications

• Must have NMC registration or be a 3rd year student midwife graduating January 2026.
• Willingness to undertake further training is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide antenatal and postnatal care to women.
• Provide intra-partum care and deliver babies.
• Exercise clinical judgment for care assessment.
• Coordinate the clinical midwifery team when required.

Skills

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Knowledge of research/evidence-based practice

Knowledge of clinical governance

Knowledge of current developments in midwifery

Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team

Education

Registered Midwife with current NMC registration or student midwife due to qualify

Job description

Are you a 3rd year student midwife about to qualify in January 2026?

We can offer a robust induction and preceptorship package to support you to become confident in all aspects of the role.

Our service at North Bristol Trust provide a full range of obstetric services for those who live in the catchment of North Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset. Our maternity department has 5200 births each year. Our involvement in world renowned research has led to the development of PROMPT. At our last CQC inspection, we were rated as 'good', meaning we are performing well and meeting expectations. We are fully committed to building on this success and we encourage all staff to have a voice and share ideas and innovations.

We have a consultant led Obstetric Unit with 2 HDU rooms, 9 birthing rooms and a pool room. We also have an extensive Maternal Medicine service, including Perinatal Mental Health and Complex Care team and a Fetal Medicine service. Our antenatal ward hosts a Triage, day assessment area and inpatient ward and our postnatal ward prides itself on giving the best quality postnatal care.

You will be required to work a day/night shift pattern, to include being part of the on-call rota and you must have NMC registration prior to starting.

Main duties of the job

As a Rotational midwife, you will be joining a team of well-established professional and compassionate midwives, doctors, maternity support workers (MSW's) and support staff committed to providing safe, high quality and personalised care. We can offer a variety of hospital and community-based rotations to build your expertise!

Your package with us includes a lot more than just your pay and here are a few of the additional benefits that are available to you as an employee:

• Fully supported preceptorship programme for newly qualified midwives
• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous Holiday Entitlement, starting at 27 days a year (for full time workers) plus bank/public holiday's
• Physiotherapy Direct
• Career development and training opportunities
• Award winning and comprehensive wellbeing provisions. This includes physical, psychological, lifestyle and financial wellbeing support offers.
• Subsidised meals at our hospital restaurants
• Maternity coffee shop and 'Garden room'.
• Access to exclusive discounts, cashback and vouchers via NHS Discounts and Blue Light Card

About us

North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.

Job responsibilities

For a full overview of the Job Description, please refer to the PDF Job Description attached as an additional document to this advert.

• Be able to exercise clinical judgement for the assessment of care needs, the development, the implementation and evaluation of programmes of care in partnership with women within the practice area.

The care includes preventative measures, the detection of abnormal conditions in the mother and child, the procurement of medical assistance and the execution of emergency measures in the absence of medical help.

• Provide antenatal and postnatal care to women
• Provide intra-partum care and deliver babies
• Work autonomously within guidelines and sphere of professional practic
• With experience, to ensure delivery of high quality midwifery care by effectively coordinating and professionally leading the clinical midwifery team and support staff in the absence of the senior midwife.

Person Specification

Education/ Training/ Qualifications

• Registered Midwife with current NMC registration or student midwife due to qualify
• Ability and willingness to undertake further training

Work Experience

• Able to work in all areas of maternity services- antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal
• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team

Knowledge/ Skills/ Abilities

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Knowledge and understanding of research/ evidence-based practice and its application to midwifery practice
• Knowledge and understanding of clinical governance
• Knowledge of current developments and issues in midwifery
• Knowledge of change management and ability to provide leadership within the designated ward area

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.

£31,049 to £37,796 a yearper annum, pro rata for part time roles