Rotational & Community Midwife

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust; Stoke Mandeville; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

NHS pension

Generous annual leave

Job summary

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust invites applications for rotation between inpatient and community midwifery with part-time posts across the county, including homebirth on-call support. This advert highlights flexible, supportive teams and a commitment to preceptorship for new starters.

Band 5/6 midwives will rotate between maternity services; experienced staff can choose community or inpatient care. The Trust offers development opportunities and NHS benefits while delivering high‑quality

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife with UK NMC registration.
• ENB 997/MSPP qualification.
• NVQ assessor or equivalent mentoring/assessing experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care across maternity services.
• Rotate between inpatient and community services as part of hybrid working.
• Support women choosing homebirths and provide on‑call back‑up as required.

Skills

Clinical midwifery skills

English communication

Team collaboration

On-call flexibility

Education

Registered Midwife

ENB 997/MSPP

NVQ assessor

Job description

Site Stoke Mandeville Town Buckinghamshire Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata for part time Salary period Yearly Closing 26/10/2026 23:59

Be part of our BHT family

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.

We care for over half a million patients every year:

• Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
• Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
• Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
• Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.

More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.

We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work and invite you to join our BHT family.

Job overview

This is an advertisement for rotational and community midwives.

All midwives applying with an NMC pin need to have worked in the UK as a midwife

An exciting opportunity has arisen for experienced midwives to join our impatient and community services. We offer a comprehensive preceptorship package and excellent support for new starters

We have a part time position available in our friendly and supportive teams across the county with roles available in inpatient areas and community to include supporting women choosing homebirths on an on-call basis.

Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust is committed to providing staff with learning and development opportunities to support their career progression.

We offer opportunities to work alongside specialist services including our internationally acclaimed spinal unit. Our maternity services provide care for approximately 4,800 women and their families. We offer a variety of birth choices for our diverse population and have a dedicated suite for women experiencing bereavement. We have a level 2 neonatal service and close links with the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford.

Main duties of the job

Band 5/6 midwives will be offered a hybrid working opportunity to rotate between in patient and community services Experienced band 6 midwives also have the opportunity to choose community working or inpatient care.

Midwives will be responsible for antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care provision, across all areas of our maternity services.

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity withinourBHT familyimprovespositive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
• A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.

What do we stand for?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our care values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

Person specification

Education, Qualifications & Training

• Registered Midwife
• ENB 997/MSPP
• NVQ assesor
• Evidence of further study

Skills, Abilities & Knowledge

• Clinical skills, in particular: Suturing , Cannulation, Supervision of epidural infusion
• Ability to write clearly and legibly in English
• Knowledge of NMC Code of Conduct, Guidelines and Professional Practice
• Awareness and knowledge of vulnerable adult and child Protection issues
• Good communicator both verbally and in writing
• Ability to work on own initiative and mange own time
• Good previous attendance record
• Flexible approach to working hours and practices
• Professional appearance and behaviour
• Knowledge of evidence informed and research based practice
• Willing to undertake further study
• Satisfactory enhanced DBS with check against vulnerable groups barred lists

Experience

• Experience as a preceptor Midwife
• Ability to be a mentor to student midwives/nurses/MCA’s
• Completion of mentor assessor workshops
• Ability to work as part of a team and communicate effectively within it

Special Circumstances

• All applicants need to be able to drive and have access to a car for work purposes

PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.

Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.

Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.

Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.

Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.

Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.

Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.

Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Jo Gridley Job title Matron for Community and the Birth Centres Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07816177075 Additional information

For an informal discussion or more information please contact:

Aaron Lorente Lozano. Inpatient Matron.

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