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Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust

Community Midwife

The closing date is 17 June 2025

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Job summary

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ROLE WILL NOT BE SPONSORED. Candidates must have the right to work in the UK independently, as visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

As a forward thinking and innovative maternity unit being led by a supportive management team, we can offer exciting and excellent opportunities for your midwifery career development.

We are a growing organisation which can provide the successful candidate the opportunity to participate in exciting new developments. We are affiliated to the University of Greenwich where midwives can undertake courses at Level 6 and 7. The Maternity services run an excellent in-house training programme, including an advanced fetal monitoring workshop and intensive emergency skills drills workshop, soon to include community settings.

Our Maternity Unit currently supports 5,000 births a year serving women living in the areas of Dartford, Gravesham, Swanley and Bexley divided amongst 6 Community Midwifery teams. We are looking for midwives who have successfully completed a preceptorship programme or have experience at band 6. Experience of community midwifery would be beneficial but not necessary as a full introduction to community midwifery will be provided by the trust and supported by the Community Matron, Team Leaders and the Practice development team.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking experienced Band 6 midwives to join our community midwifery teams.

We have opportunities for both traditional community midwives and for midwives who would like to support the provision of antenatal care for women who live outside of our formal catchment area for care but wish to give birth at Dartford and Gravesham Trust.

Applicants for the traditional community midwifery posts should be competent and confident at facilitating and supporting normality in childbirth as some of these roles support our 24/7 homebirth service. If you are highly motivated, enthusiastic, experienced and woman-centred, we would welcome your application.

For more information, please contact Jo Maynard on 07735 726944

About us

We are committed to being an inclusive and diverse employer. We strive to employ people who reflect the communities we serve, and aim to create an inclusive culture where everyone can reach their full potential. Whatever your race, ethnicity, belief, generation, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, disability or experience, you'll appreciate the opportunities we give you to work in an inclusive atmosphere. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences to build on the progress we've achieved to make our Trust diverse and the best place to work. We celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that help us overcome challenges and embrace new possibilities. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant Pledge and have a commitment to the Armed Forces Community.

If you are considering applying for a role, please be aware that as an NHS Employee you may have contact with vulnerable service users. We strongly encourage that all our staff are vaccinated against COVID-19 and are vaccinated annually against Flu, in order to protect the health and safety of our staff and patients. Your commitment will help us to put the safety and care of our patients first, as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues.

Details

Date posted

03 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,205 to £47,084 a year incl Fringe HCAS per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Compressed hours

Reference number

252-7205615

Job locations

Darent Valley Hospital

Darenth Wood Road

Dartford

DA2 8DA


Job description

Job responsibilities

General responsibilitiesClinical ResponsibilitiesManagerial responsibilitiesProfessional responsibilitiesEducation and development responsibilities

For a detailed description of the Job roles and responsibilities please see the attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

General responsibilitiesClinical ResponsibilitiesManagerial responsibilitiesProfessional responsibilitiesEducation and development responsibilities

For a detailed description of the Job roles and responsibilities please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Education and Training

Essential

  • NMC Registered Midwife with extensive midwifery experience.
  • Qualified driver.
  • Evidence of CPD

Desirable

  • Documented evidence of continued appropriate studies.
  • Mentorship or appropriate course.
  • NIPE trained

Experience

Essential

  • All round midwifery experience and be experienced in all required competencies.

Desirable

  • Experience of working within the community setting.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Well-developed interpersonal skills, able to communicate effectively at all levels, verbally and in writing.
  • Able to function as a practitioner, as well as part of a multi- disciplinary team.
  • Have an interest in and the ability to teach and be a mentor for students.
  • Able to lead and organise.
  • Able to manage a caseload in the community. To take 24-hour responsibility for area of practice including participating in an 'on- call' rota.
  • Able to demonstrate good levels of theoretical midwifery knowledge
  • A good standard of computer skills
  • Ability to adapt to meet changing needs and to work under pressure
  • Able to act as the clients advocate
  • Knowledge and an understanding of current Professional issues and initiatives

Desirable

  • Has a knowledge of the principles / recommendations of current professional issues
  • A special interest in an aspect of midwifery has been developed.
  • Knowledge and experience of handling differing cultural and religious needs
  • Knowledge of research methodology.

Personal Atributes

Essential

  • Ability to present an open and nonjudgemental demeanour
  • Innovative.
  • Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.
Person Specification

Education and Training

Essential

  • NMC Registered Midwife with extensive midwifery experience.
  • Qualified driver.
  • Evidence of CPD

Desirable

  • Documented evidence of continued appropriate studies.
  • Mentorship or appropriate course.
  • NIPE trained

Experience

Essential

  • All round midwifery experience and be experienced in all required competencies.

Desirable

  • Experience of working within the community setting.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Well-developed interpersonal skills, able to communicate effectively at all levels, verbally and in writing.
  • Able to function as a practitioner, as well as part of a multi- disciplinary team.
  • Have an interest in and the ability to teach and be a mentor for students.
  • Able to lead and organise.
  • Able to manage a caseload in the community. To take 24-hour responsibility for area of practice including participating in an 'on- call' rota.
  • Able to demonstrate good levels of theoretical midwifery knowledge
  • A good standard of computer skills
  • Ability to adapt to meet changing needs and to work under pressure
  • Able to act as the clients advocate
  • Knowledge and an understanding of current Professional issues and initiatives

Desirable

  • Has a knowledge of the principles / recommendations of current professional issues
  • A special interest in an aspect of midwifery has been developed.
  • Knowledge and experience of handling differing cultural and religious needs
  • Knowledge of research methodology.

Personal Atributes

Essential

  • Ability to present an open and nonjudgemental demeanour
  • Innovative.
  • Ability to work flexibly to meet 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

Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust

Address

Darent Valley Hospital

Darenth Wood Road

Dartford

DA2 8DA


Employer's website

https://www.dgt.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust

Address

Darent Valley Hospital

Darenth Wood Road

Dartford

DA2 8DA


Employer's website

https://www.dgt.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Community Midwifery Matron

Jo Maynard

joannemaynard@nhs.net

07735726944

Details

Date posted

03 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,205 to £47,084 a year incl Fringe HCAS per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Compressed hours

Reference number

252-7205615

Job locations

Darent Valley Hospital

Darenth Wood Road

Dartford

DA2 8DA


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