Band 5 Midwife- Maternity
The closing date is 28 December 2025
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for Band 5 Midwives to join the dynamic Maternity team at UHB- Heartlands and Good Hope Hospitals
As part of our ongoing recruitment strategy, we are proud to offer midwifery roles within an integrated model of care, spanning both community and inpatient clinical areas. This approach ensures a well-rounded experience and enables our midwives to deliver safe, high-quality, and personalised care across the full maternity pathway.
At UHB, We have:
A well-established Clinical Support Team
A robust Preceptorship Programme
Ongoing training, development, and mentorship opportunities
Whether you're a 3rd-year Student Midwife, a Newly Qualified Midwife, Return to practice or an Experienced Midwife looking for a new challenge, we would love to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
Participate and engage in all elements of the preceptorship pathway complying with the standard operating procedure for preceptorship midwives at UHB.
To be able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate midwifery care, using a holistic and innovative approach to practice and to develop a plan of care, which is women centred, evidence based and considers cultural needs.
Support, supervise and teach, students, supports workers on the relevant clinical and non-clinical procedures and practices. As a practice supervisor as required.
Perform and maintain required clinical procedures competently.
Competently use clinical equipment, undertaking relevant training as required.
Communicate and work effectively with the wider team.
Participate in Clinical Governance by reporting serious incidents and taking a proactive role in service development.
Participate in programmes of parent education and within the hospital/community setting.
Ability to prioritise workload.
Community focussed skills:
With support, participate in on call rota system to support women who choose to labour at home and the Birth Centre
Act professional in providing total care and support for women who request a homebirth.
Utilise highly developed physical skills where appropriate i.e. suturing within the clients' home and hospital setting. Carry out all relevant forms of care including emergency interventions within the community and hospital environment.
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Details
Date posted
12 December 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£31,049 to £37,796 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
13832
Job locations
Trustwide
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2TH
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Trustwide
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2TH
Employer's website
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