student midwife

North Bristol NHS Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a dedicated midwife to join their team in Bristol. The role involves providing comprehensive antenatal, postnatal, and intra-partum care to mothers and babies, while ensuring high-quality midwifery standards. Candidates must have NMC registration and be ready to participate in both day and night shifts, alongside an on-call rota. This position offers opportunities for career development, access to an NHS pension, and a supportive environment for newly qualified midwives.

Benefits

Access to NHS Pension Scheme

Generous holiday entitlement

Comprehensive wellbeing provisions

Career development opportunities

Subsidised meals

Qualifications

• NMC registration required prior to starting.
• Be able to exercise clinical judgement for care needs assessment.
• Experience in providing antenatal and postnatal care is essential.

Responsibilities

• Work a day/night shift pattern and be part of the on-call rota.
• Provide intra-partum care and deliver babies.
• Ensure delivery of high-quality midwifery care.

Skills

Clinical judgement

Antenatal and postnatal care

Intra-partum care

Autonomy in practice

Leadership within a clinical team

Education

NMC registration

Job description

Overview

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.

Responsibilities and Requirements

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.

• 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.
• Provide antenatal and postnatal care to women.
• Provide intra‑partum care and deliver babies.
• Participate in developmental activities / preceptorship.
• Work autonomously within guidelines and 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.

Working for our organisation

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.

If you apply for this vacancy and have not received a communication from North Bristol NHS Trust within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.

North Bristol NHS Trust does not reimburse travel expenses relating to interview attendance.

If you feel you meet the requirements of the Disability Act / Two Ticks scheme and require further support/advice, please contact us on tel [phone].

North Bristol NHS Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The successful applicant(s) will normally commence at the minimum of the scale unless they have previous NHS service at the same band. Progression through the scale is by annual increments.

At North Bristol Trust (NBT), we know diverse and inclusive environments lead to happier and healthier teams and improved patient care and outcomes. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in NBT's workforce at Band 8a and above. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and LGBTQIA+ people.

Please note that stringent pre‑employment checks are undertaken on all successful applicants prior to commencement in post.

Benefits

• 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.