Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Rotational Midwife

The closing date is 25 March 2026

Job summary

We are looking for enthusiastic and highly motivated individuals like yourself, to join our fantastic and supportive expanding team of midwives at Wexham Park Hospital. If you have an active NMC registration, have completed a preceptorship programme in the UK and are skilled at working in all maternity areas, we would love to hear from you.

Frimley Health is a great place to work and progress your career in the Midwifery profession. We are the 4th largest trust to deliver maternity services in England, with a dedicated Head of Midwifery at both sites, a team of Matrons and Practice Development team to not only support you, but enable our Midwives, Support Workers to deliver high quality care to all our women and progress the National Maternity Transformation Agenda.

Main duties of the job

  • To acknowledge professional accountability by demonstrating and ensuring high standards of practice.
  • To be responsible for the assessment planning, implementation and evaluation of care during the antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum periods.
  • To facilitate birth either in the hospital or home setting.
  • To be the lead professional and be responsible in providing midwife-led care to low risk women.
  • To be aware of the need for changes in professional practice, whilst acting as a resource for women, their families and also colleagues. In conjunction with the Practice Development Team analysing personal training needs and making changes to clinical practice where appropriate.
  • To participate in the setting, implementing and monitoring of clinical standards.
  • To participate in the achievement and maintenance of high standards of service using the task of clinical audit, consumer satisfaction surveys to their full effect.
  • To record information accurately, and complete documentation in compliance with the NMC Code.
  • To enter information accurately onto the maternity information system.

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Details

Date posted

12 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£40,617 to £48,778 a year per annum incl HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

151-JLM614

Job locations

Wexham Park Hospital

Wexham Street

Slough

SL2 4HL


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information regarding the detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information regarding the detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Midwife Current on the NMC register
  • Diploma/BSc in Midwifery Studies.

Desirable

  • PSPA / SLIP / Mentorship qualification
  • Qualified Nurse

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

  • Demonstrates clinical skills commensurate with a midwife who has migrated from band 5 to 6 Demonstrates clinical skills
  • Epidural management
  • Perineal suturing
  • IV drugs and cannulation
  • Waterbirth.
  • CTG Interpretation
  • Demonstrates excellent written and presentation skills.
  • Ability to work on own initiative and prioritise workload effectively.

Desirable

  • Has participated in undertaking midwifery research and audit
  • Knowledge of clinical governance processes/ risk management.
  • Political awareness and diplomacy.

Experience

Essential

  • Be able to demonstrate a knowledge of the 6 C's.
  • Able to demonstrate awareness of research related to midwifery practice.
  • Evidence of successful collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams

Special requirements

Desirable

  • Flexible with off-duty to fit the needs of the service
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Midwife Current on the NMC register
  • Diploma/BSc in Midwifery Studies.

Desirable

  • PSPA / SLIP / Mentorship qualification
  • Qualified Nurse

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

  • Demonstrates clinical skills commensurate with a midwife who has migrated from band 5 to 6 Demonstrates clinical skills
  • Epidural management
  • Perineal suturing
  • IV drugs and cannulation
  • Waterbirth.
  • CTG Interpretation
  • Demonstrates excellent written and presentation skills.
  • Ability to work on own initiative and prioritise workload effectively.

Desirable

  • Has participated in undertaking midwifery research and audit
  • Knowledge of clinical governance processes/ risk management.
  • Political awareness and diplomacy.

Experience

Essential

  • Be able to demonstrate a knowledge of the 6 C's.
  • Able to demonstrate awareness of research related to midwifery practice.
  • Evidence of successful collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams

Special requirements

Desirable

  • Flexible with off-duty to fit the needs of the service

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wexham Park Hospital

Wexham Street

Slough

SL2 4HL


Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wexham Park Hospital

Wexham Street

Slough

SL2 4HL


Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment & Retention Midwife

Karin Vandewalle

karin.vandewalle@nhs.net

03006156601

Details

Date posted

12 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£40,617 to £48,778 a year per annum incl HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

151-JLM614

Job locations

Wexham Park Hospital

Wexham Street

Slough

SL2 4HL


Supporting documents

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