Job summary
We are seeking an experienced and compassionate Band 6 Midwife to join our dedicated maternity team within the Children, Young People and Families Services Directorate. Based at MPH, you will play a vital role in delivering safe, equitable, and personalised maternal and neonatal care across antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal periods. This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled midwife who is passionate about promoting choice, advocating for women and birthing people, and ensuring the highest standards of care.
This is a 12-month fixed-term contract with full-time and part-time positions available, offering flexibility to suit your work-life balance. As a Band 6 Midwife, you will work autonomously within professional guidelines, provide leadership and mentorship to colleagues, and collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams. You will be responsible for planning, implementing, and evaluating evidence-based care, supporting physiological birth, and managing complex cases when required. This role also involves participation in the on-call rota and the ability to work across both community and acute settings.
Main duties of the job
- Deliver safe, evidence-based midwifery care throughout the antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal periods, supporting physiological birth and managing complex cases when required.
- Act as an advocate for women/birthing people, promoting informed choice and individualised care, while responding appropriately to emergencies.
- Work autonomously within professional guidelines and maintain accurate documentation in maternity records and IT systems.
- Collaborate effectively with the multidisciplinary team and participate in the on-call rota across both hospital and community settings.
- Provide leadership, supervision, and mentorship to students and junior staff, and contribute to quality assurance activities such as audits and incident reporting.
About us
At Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, we're committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. We offer:
- Flexible working options to help you balance work and life
- NHS pension scheme for long-term financial security
- Generous annual leave allowance to recharge and relax
- A strong focus on career development to help you grow and achieve your potential
Additionally, you'll gain access to our Blue Light Card, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work.
We are proud to foster a diverse, skilled, and inclusive workforce, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.
Why Somerset? Somerset offers the perfect blend of idyllic countryside, outstanding areas of natural beauty, and breathtaking coastlines, with vibrant cities like Bristol, Bath, and Exeter just a short drive away - and only two hours to London.
The region is home to excellent educational facilities, and with affordable housing compared to other parts of the country, it's a great place to build both your career and your future.
Somerset truly has it all - the peaceful countryside and cosmopolitan city life, with something for everyone to enjoy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be responsible for:
- Clinical Care: Assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating individualised care for women/birthing people and their babies, including those with complex needs.
- Communication: Building strong relationships with service users, families, and multidisciplinary teams. Communicating sensitively and effectively, especially in emotionally challenging situations.
- Leadership & Supervision: Supporting junior colleagues, acting up when required, and contributing to a positive team culture.
- Safeguarding & Advocacy: Identifying and responding to safeguarding concerns, empowering service users to make informed decisions.
- Quality & Governance: Participating in audits, incident reporting, and service improvement initiatives. Supporting research and evidence-based practice.
- Operational Duties: Managing resources responsibly, maintaining equipment, and ensuring compliance with Trust policies and NMC standards.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be responsible for:
- Clinical Care: Assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating individualised care for women/birthing people and their babies, including those with complex needs.
- Communication: Building strong relationships with service users, families, and multidisciplinary teams. Communicating sensitively and effectively, especially in emotionally challenging situations.
- Leadership & Supervision: Supporting junior colleagues, acting up when required, and contributing to a positive team culture.
- Safeguarding & Advocacy: Identifying and responding to safeguarding concerns, empowering service users to make informed decisions.
- Quality & Governance: Participating in audits, incident reporting, and service improvement initiatives. Supporting research and evidence-based practice.
- Operational Duties: Managing resources responsibly, maintaining equipment, and ensuring compliance with Trust policies and NMC standards.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Midwifery NMC registration
- Educated to Diploma/degree level or above
- Completed preceptorship development programme with post qualification experience.
- Mentor/assessor training qualification
- Safeguarding (level 3) adults and children's training
Desirable
- Neonatal Life SupportNeonatal and Infant Physical Examination qualification (NIPE) or working towards
Experience
Essential
- Experience of assist instrumental birthsKnowledge and experience to deal appropriately with obstetric emergencies in the absence of medical staff
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Ability to cope within a stressful environment and with emotional women/ birthing people and their families and supporters on a regular basisExcellent communication skills on the telephone, via email, face to face and in written correspondenceIs willing to work in all areas - Community and HospitalUK driving licence and access to car
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Midwifery NMC registration
- Educated to Diploma/degree level or above
- Completed preceptorship development programme with post qualification experience.
- Mentor/assessor training qualification
- Safeguarding (level 3) adults and children's training
Desirable
- Neonatal Life SupportNeonatal and Infant Physical Examination qualification (NIPE) or working towards
Experience
Essential
- Experience of assist instrumental birthsKnowledge and experience to deal appropriately with obstetric emergencies in the absence of medical staff
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Ability to cope within a stressful environment and with emotional women/ birthing people and their families and supporters on a regular basisExcellent communication skills on the telephone, via email, face to face and in written correspondenceIs willing to work in all areas - Community and HospitalUK driving licence and access to car
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
