Registered Midwife | North Bristol NHS Trust

North Bristol NHS; Bristol; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Bristol seeks a Rotational Midwife to provide antenatal, postnatal, and intra-partum care. This role is suited for NMC-registered candidates or 3rd year student midwives qualifying in 2025. The position includes a fully supported preceptorship program, generous holidays, and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Fully supported preceptorship programme

Access to NHS Pension Scheme

Generous Holiday Entitlement

Career development opportunities

Subsidised meals at hospital restaurants

Access to wellbeing provisions

Qualifications

• Must have NMC registration prior to starting.
• 3rd year midwifery students qualifying in 2025 are encouraged to apply.
• Ability to work day/night shifts and participate in on-call rota.

Responsibilities

• Exercise clinical judgement for care assessment and development.
• Provide antenatal and postnatal care to women.
• Deliver babies and provide intra-partum care.
• Lead the clinical midwifery team in the absence of senior midwife.

Skills

Clinical judgement

Antenatal and postnatal care

Intra-partum care

Ability to work autonomously

Education

NMC registration

3rd year student midwife

Job description

Overview

Are you a 3rd year student midwife about to qualify in Sept/Oct 2025? Have you obtained your NMC pin as a newly qualified Midwife in January or September 2025, and are you looking for a preceptorship opportunity? We would love to hear from you if you are able to start working this Autumn. We can offer a robust induction and preceptorship package to support you to become confident in all aspects of the role.

About the Trust and Maternity Service

Our service at North Bristol NHS Trust provides a full range of obstetric services for residents of North Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset. The maternity department handles around 5,200 births each year. Our involvement in world-renowned research has led to the development of PROMPT. In our latest CQC inspection we were rated as “good” and we are committed to building on this success and encouraging all staff to have a voice and share ideas and innovations.

We operate a consultant-led Obstetric Unit with 2 HDU rooms, 9 birthing rooms and a pool room. The service includes an extensive Maternal Medicine service, including Perinatal Mental Health and a Complex Care team and a Fetal Medicine service. Our antenatal ward hosts a Triage, day assessment area and inpatient ward; our postnatal ward focuses on high-quality postnatal care.

Role and Rotations

You will be required to work a day/night shift pattern, including being part of the on-call rota, and you must have NMC registration prior to starting. As a Rotational Midwife, you will join a team of experienced midwives, doctors, maternity support workers (MSWs) and other 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.

Responsibilities

• Be able to exercise clinical judgement for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care in partnership with women within the practice area.
• Provide antenatal and postnatal care to women.
• Provide intra-partum care and deliver babies.
• Participate in developmental activities and preceptorship.
• Work autonomously within guidelines and the sphere of professional practice.
• With experience, 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.

Benefits and Support

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

About North Bristol NHS Trust

North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to 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 specialties. Our vision is to enable our teams to be the best they can be to provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

We value all people as individuals and are committed to being an anti-discriminatory organisation. We aim to build a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills and welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.

Additional information

For a complete overview of the Job Description, please refer to the PDF Job Description attached to this advert.

This advert closes on Friday 19 Sep 2025.