Midwife | East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust; Town of Ashford (NY); On-site; USD 38,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

The East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust is actively seeking a dedicated Midwife to deliver high-quality care to women and families. The role includes rotation between Labour Ward and antenatal wards on the acute site, with emphasis on evidence-based practice and multidisciplinary collaboration.

Applicants should follow NMC standards and contribute to a culture of safety, continuous improvement, and compassionate care within a large, respected NHS foundation trust.

Qualifications

• Registered midwife with NMC registration and current practising certificate.
• Experience delivering care to women and families in maternity settings preferred.

Responsibilities

• Utilise the full skills of a midwife as defined by the World Health Organization to provide individualized care.
• Manage individualized care for a defined group of mothers and babies using the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation cycle within a multidisciplinary framework.
• Develop new practice initiatives that are evidence-based to ensure a first-class quality service.
• Develop and maintain good working relationships with colleagues and lead meetings to promote team spirit.
• Develop leadership and managerial skills to support dynamic team-building and performance.
• Use resources efficiently with regular reviews of objectives, ensuring annual appraisal and supervisory reviews.
• Maintain a safe working environment in line with risk management and statutory guidelines, reporting accidents and incidents and keeping records.
• Take an interest or lead a specific practice area and share knowledge with staff.
• Adhere to the NMC The Midwives Rules and Standards and Code of Professional Conduct.

Job description

Midwife | East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

We are seeking to appoint enthusiastic and proactive Midwives who are passionate about delivering a high quality service to women and their families. We welcome new ideas and suggestions for service improvement for women to have the best possible experience wherever they deliver.

The acute site setting posts are rotational between the Labour Ward & the post/antenatal wards.

• To utilise the full skills of a midwife as laid down in the World Health‘s Organisations definition of a midwife to ensure individualised care for women and families.
• To be responsible for the management of individualised care to a defined group of mothers and babies by using the assessing, planning and implementing and evaluating process within the multi-disciplinary framework.
• To develop with colleagues new practice initiatives that are evidenced based ensuring a first class quality service.
• To develop and maintain good working relationships with colleagues and attend and lead meetings whist promoting a positive team spirit.
• Develop excellent leadership / managerial skills to ensure a dynamic and innovative approach to team building / performance.
• To make efficient and effective use of resources with regular review of personal and service objectives ensuring personal annual appraisal and supervisor of midwives review are performed.
• To maintain a safe working environment in accordance with risk management and statutory guidelines reporting and acting on all accidents and incidents whilst maintaining accurate records.
• To develop an interest or take a lead role in a specific area of practice and share the knowledge and skills gained with other members of staff.
• Adhere to the NMC "The Midwives Rules and Standards" and "Code of Professional Conduct"

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates for a Skilled Worker Visa for roles that are eligible at the time of application.

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with completing their application, including support relating to a disability or other accessibility need. The Trust will consider requests for reasonable adjustments in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.

Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in ‘Documents to download’.

If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.

This advert closes on Wednesday 11 Nov 2026

£28,392 - £31,157 per annum/ pro rata where applicable