Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Midwifery Practitioner (Community)

The closing date is 06 April 2026

Job summary

Join our passionate maternity team for a 12-month secondment as a Midwifery Practitioner and make a real difference to women and families across North Nottinghamshire. In this role, you'll provide expert, evidence-based, woman-centred care throughout pregnancy, labour, and the postnatal period--supporting both low- and high-risk pregnancies in community, outpatient, and hospital settings.

You'll work closely with a multidisciplinary team, championing the continuity of carer model and empowering women to make informed choices about their care. From assessing and planning care to mentoring colleagues and contributing to quality improvement, this role offers the chance to practice autonomously while shaping high-quality, seamless maternity services.

If you're ready for a challenging, rewarding, and hands-on secondment where every day brings the opportunity to positively impact families' lives, this is the role for you.

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

About us

We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.

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Details

Date posted

19 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

214-W&C-7820588

Job locations

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-In-Ashfield

NG17 4JL


Job description

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Further Training

Essential

  • Mentor / Teaching Qualification / equivalent

Desirable

  • NLS/ALS course
  • PROMPT Training

Qualifications-Academic/ Craft/ Professional

Essential

  • Registered Midwife
  • Diploma / Degree level or equivalent
  • Further professional development

Desirable

  • NIPE trained
  • Leadership course / equivalent

Knowledge Requirements

Essential

  • Evidence of Professional development
  • Able to demonstrate an understanding of clinical governance and risk assessment

Desirable

  • Experience of working in all clinical settings
  • Understanding of cultural diversity
  • Good understanding and experience with safeguarding policies and working with vulnerable families

Experience

Essential

  • Minimum of two years post registration experience

Desirable

  • Lone working
  • Time Management
  • Champion role within midwifery practice

Contractual Requirements

Essential

  • Adherence to Trust policy and guidelines
  • Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
  • Car Driver/ Valid Driving Licence
Person Specification

Further Training

Essential

  • Mentor / Teaching Qualification / equivalent

Desirable

  • NLS/ALS course
  • PROMPT Training

Qualifications-Academic/ Craft/ Professional

Essential

  • Registered Midwife
  • Diploma / Degree level or equivalent
  • Further professional development

Desirable

  • NIPE trained
  • Leadership course / equivalent

Knowledge Requirements

Essential

  • Evidence of Professional development
  • Able to demonstrate an understanding of clinical governance and risk assessment

Desirable

  • Experience of working in all clinical settings
  • Understanding of cultural diversity
  • Good understanding and experience with safeguarding policies and working with vulnerable families

Experience

Essential

  • Minimum of two years post registration experience

Desirable

  • Lone working
  • Time Management
  • Champion role within midwifery practice

Contractual Requirements

Essential

  • Adherence to Trust policy and guidelines
  • Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
  • Car Driver/ Valid Driving Licence

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

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-In-Ashfield

NG17 4JL


Employer's website

https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-In-Ashfield

NG17 4JL


Employer's website

https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Matron for Community & Outpatients

Melanie Johnson

melanie.johnson7@nhs.net

01623622515

Details

Date posted

19 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

214-W&C-7820588

Job locations

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-In-Ashfield

NG17 4JL


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