Rotational Midwife

NHS; Manchester; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health institution is seeking a dedicated Midwife for a rotational role in Manchester. This position requires responsibility in assessing and implementing midwifery care. The ideal candidate will have completed their Preceptorship at Band 6, providing both inpatient and outpatient experience. This role offers a competitive salary of £38,682 to £46,580 per annum and the opportunity for professional development.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Professional development opportunities

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Knowledge of the public health agenda.
• Knowledge of multi-agency working in child protection.
• Experience of clinical audit.
• Experience of research activities.

Responsibilities

• Provide midwifery care for women and families.
• Act as support to the Ward Manager or Team Leader.
• Promote patient-centered involvement.
• Encourage achievement in midwives and support staff.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Capacity to work within a multidisciplinary team

Effective organisational skills

Clinically competent

Education

Registered Midwife

Evidence of continuing professional development

Job description

Overview

Rotational Midwife opportunity at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.

The closing date is 24 September 2025

This is a brilliant opportunity for a dedicated, qualified Midwife who wants to take responsibility for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of midwifery care for women and their families. This post is looking for Midwives who have completed their Preceptorship and are working at Band 6 level and will provide both inpatient and outpatient rotational experience at either the North Manchester or Oxford Road Campus's.

Saint Mary's Managed Clinical Service (MCS) are proud to be the largest maternity service in the country providing care for women across Greater Manchester, supporting around 17,500 births each year. Wherever your interests lie, we'll support you to develop your specialist skills to enable you to progress your career in midwifery.

For this role you will be driven to providing the best possible care and be passionate about midwifery and the importance of the services we provide. You will be focused, caring, and dedicated and will strive to work as part of an effective team.

Main duties of the job

Using your well-honed leadership skills, you'll act as a support to the Ward Manager or Team Leader, deputise for them when necessary, and develop and maintain organisational and managerial skills relevant to the ward or department. Implementing the Trust's annual appraisal process will be another key duty, as will participating and leading in the Improving Quality Programme.

As a motivating and inspirational practice assessor, you'll be a resource for all our midwives, support staff and students, encouraging a high level of achievement in everyone you work with. You'll all ensure the clinical environment is conducive to supporting education and learning, and see that your training is updated annually.

Your organisational and management skills will help you understand and appreciate the cost implications associated with our service, and ensure the effective use of all the resources we use.

The maintenance of your own professional development will be key to your success, and you'll also help to promote awareness of current developments in midwifery, and look out for every opportunity to increase your own knowledge, skills and expertise.

Dedicated to providing an environment that encourages patient-centred involvement, you'll promote good working relationships with all the internal and external departments you work with, with the ultimate aim of providing the best patient journey possible.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of over £3bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail].

Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification

Registration

• Registered Midwife

Qualifications

• Evidence of continuing professional development

Knowledge & Experience

• Knowledge of the public health agenda
• Knowledge of multi-agency working together in child protection
• Experience of clinical audit.
• Experience of research activities

Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Capacity to work with in a multidisciplinary team Exemplary personal standards of conduct and behaviour.
• Clinically competent
• Effective organisational skills

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Motivated to personal and professional development
• Treats colleagues and the general public with dignity and respect

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.

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum, pro rata