Community Midwife - Band 6 | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Wallingford (CT); Presencial; USD 53.000 - 64.000; A tiempo parcial

Descripción de la vacante

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Wallingford is recruiting a Community Midwife (Band 6) to join the Wallingford Midwifery Led Unit. The role involves on‑call community shifts, antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care, and possible work on the main delivery suite to broaden skills.

Applicants must hold an NMC registration with UK Midwifery experience, have completed preceptorship in a UK hospital, be currently at Band 6, and have access to a car for day and night shifts.

Formación

• NMC registration with UK Midwifery experience.
• Preceptorship completed in a UK hospital.
• Currently working at Band 6 level.
• Full and part-time hours; car driver required.
• On-call shifts day and night.

Responsabilidades

• Provide holistic midwifery care across antenatal, intrapartum and postpartum periods.
• Deliver care in clinic and via home visits.
• Attend community on-call rota and potential shifts on the main delivery suite to maintain or broaden skills.

Conocimientos

NMC Midwifery registration

UK experience

On-call flexibility

Descripción del empleo

Community Midwife - Band 6 | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Company:

Company: Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Wallingford Midwifery Led Unit is part of the Wallingford community hospital. It has a wonderful, homely atmosphere with a birthing pool room for women choosing to birth in the community. There is a small yet dedicated team of midwives and support workers who provide care for birthing people and their families in the surrounding area. Wallingford is a lovely town in South Oxfordshire, ideal for families and ongoing transport links to London and the South coast.

Across Oxfordshire, we have four freestanding birth centres—located in Banbury, Chipping Norton, Wantage, and Wallingford—alongside a homebirth service. Our community birth rate is above the current national average at 5%.

As a member of the Wallingford team, you will join the community on‑call rota to support the community birth service, this is a requirement of the role: our high birth rate offers frequent opportunities to attend community births. We also enable staff to take shifts on the main delivery suite if they wish to maintain or broaden their skills and knowledge.

Applicants must have an existing NMC with UK Midwifery experience and have completed their preceptorship in a UK hospital. They must be currently working at a Band 6 level

The postholder is required to provide holistic midwifery care to services users across the antenatal, intrapartum and postpartum period within the Wallingford Area and surrounding areas of Oxfordshire. They will provide care in the form of clinic appointments and home visits.

Full and Part Time hours are available. Must be a car driver and have access to a car during the day and for night on‑calls. You will be required to work community on-call shifts during the day and night time.

Please see the job description attached.

Please note: This job is primarily based at the Wallingford Community Hospital

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more herewww.ouh.nhs.uk

The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.

We are looking for a midwife who demonstrates kindness and compassion, and who is passionate about providing community care.

Please see attached job description and person specification. Please do not hesitate to contact us for further information.

This advert closes on Thursday 5 Nov 2026

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Community Midwife - Band 6 | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Company: Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Salary: £39,959 - £48,117 per annum/pro rata Hours: Part-time Location: Wallingford, OX10 9LT Job type: Permanent Posting date: 22 Oct 2026 Closing date: 21 Nov 2026

Summary

Wallingford Midwifery Led Unit is part of the Wallingford community hospital. It has a wonderful, homely atmosphere with a birthing pool room for women choosing to birth in the community. There is a small yet dedicated team of midwives and support workers who provide care for birthing people and their families in the surrounding area. Wallingford is a lovely town in South Oxfordshire, ideal for families and ongoing transport links to London and the South coast.

Across Oxfordshire, we have four freestanding birth centres—located in Banbury, Chipping Norton, Wantage, and Wallingford—alongside a homebirth service. Our community birth rate is above the current national average at 5%.

As a member of the Wallingford team, you will join the community on‑call rota to support the community birth service, this is a requirement of the role: our high birth rate offers frequent opportunities to attend community births. We also enable staff to take shifts on the main delivery suite if they wish to maintain or broaden their skills and knowledge.

Applicants must have an existing NMC with UK Midwifery experience and have completed their preceptorship in a UK hospital. They must be currently working at a Band 6 level

The postholder is required to provide holistic midwifery care to services users across the antenatal, intrapartum and postpartum period within the Wallingford Area and surrounding areas of Oxfordshire. They will provide care in the form of clinic appointments and home visits.

Full and Part Time hours are available. Must be a car driver and have access to a car during the day and for night on‑calls. You will be required to work community on-call shifts during the day and night time.

Please see the job description attached.

Please note: This job is primarily based at the Wallingford Community Hospital

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more herewww.ouh.nhs.uk

The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.

We are looking for a midwife who demonstrates kindness and compassion, and who is passionate about providing community care.

Please see attached job description and person specification. Please do not hesitate to contact us for further information.

This advert closes on Thursday 5 Nov 2026

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About Disability Confident Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.

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