Job summary
Expected Shortlisting
Date
07/04/2026
Planned Interview
Date
13/04/2026
Are
you ready to progress your career?
Do
you want to be part of a high quality, innovative work based learning
programme aimed at shaping the delivery of maternity care for the future?
Then
the Midwifery Degree Apprenticeship could be for you.
An
exciting opportunity has arisen to join our new cohort of Midwifery Degree
Apprenticeships (MDA) within the Womens CSU. We are looking for someone who
is passionate about delivering high quality, evidence-based women-centred
care.
This
is an apprenticeship where you will have the opportunity to earn while you
learn throughout the duration of the programme.
You
will be already employed as a Maternity Support Worker at LTHT and will
transfer to a Maternity Degree Apprenticeship role on a fixed term contract
for 40 months at Leeds Teaching Hospitals (LTHT). Upon successful completion
of your apprenticeship and once you have your NMC pin you will be employed as
a band 5 Registered Midwife.
Main duties of the job
This
is a developmental role. The apprentice will work towards progression into
the post of Midwife through successful completion of the Degree programme
which includes the attainment of a BSc Midwifery Degree with honours.
They
will develop and maintain knowledge, skills and behaviours related to the
role of the Midwife within the service and through completion of the
Midwifery Degree Apprenticeship programme which includes working in care
settings and the delivery of evidence-based women-centred care.
The
training programme emphasises the role of the Midwife in providing high
quality evidence based care to women and their families and develop the ways
in which they can ensure delivery of holistic care. Holistic care is a
whole-person approach which considers, and equally values, physical,
psychological, social, economic, spiritual and other factors while planning
and delivering care.
About us
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest acute health providers in
the UK and based in one of the fastest growing and vibrant cities in the
north. Come and join our team in Leeds and become part of The Leeds Way
sharing our vision and values. Our Trust is recognised for our staff
engagement, great care and rated GOOD by the Care Quality Commission. At
Leeds Teaching Hospitals, we aim to be a fair and supportive Trust with
positive, caring teams who are champions of the Leeds Way values. Our values
are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a
strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff
and set out what they see as important to how we work.
Our
five values are: Patient-centred Collaborative Fair Accountable Empowered.
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'
members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts
are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove
adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the
shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this
process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any
questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Apprentice
Midwife
Reports
to: Matron
Band: 3
Department:To
be assigned on Induction
Location
Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS
Trust (LTHT)
JOB
PURPOSE/SUMMARY
The
Midwifery Degree Apprenticeship course is a forty month education programme,
working to become a Registered Midwife with a BSc Hons degree in
Midwifery. The course combines
work-based and academic learning between LTHT and an approved Higher
Education Institute (HEI).
As
an Apprentice Midwife you will be based - as a paid employee - within
LTHT. Whilst you will be allocated to
one specific area, you will experience working across both internal and
external placements to gain an appreciation of the different areas of local
maternity services and meet the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
requirements for entry to the NMC register, which will provide you with
Registered Midwife status.
You
will be required to achieve the education and practice standards as set out
by the NMC, HEI and the Institute of Apprenticeships and undertake an end
point assessment, as well as completion of the forty month degree programme.
During
the degree programme you will develop skills and knowledge that will allow
you to work in todays dynamic and changing healthcare environment. You will
be required to commit to self-directed study and successfully complete the
programme within the contract period.
Applications are welcomed from
those aged 18 years or over
The Apprentice Midwife is a paid
member of staff, working within the Trust. You will be allocated set time to
attend academic study and placements
Please
see attached document for full job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Apprentice
Midwife
Reports
to: Matron
Band: 3
Department:To
be assigned on Induction
Location
Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS
Trust (LTHT)
JOB
PURPOSE/SUMMARY
The
Midwifery Degree Apprenticeship course is a forty month education programme,
working to become a Registered Midwife with a BSc Hons degree in
Midwifery. The course combines
work-based and academic learning between LTHT and an approved Higher
Education Institute (HEI).
As
an Apprentice Midwife you will be based - as a paid employee - within
LTHT. Whilst you will be allocated to
one specific area, you will experience working across both internal and
external placements to gain an appreciation of the different areas of local
maternity services and meet the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
requirements for entry to the NMC register, which will provide you with
Registered Midwife status.
You
will be required to achieve the education and practice standards as set out
by the NMC, HEI and the Institute of Apprenticeships and undertake an end
point assessment, as well as completion of the forty month degree programme.
During
the degree programme you will develop skills and knowledge that will allow
you to work in todays dynamic and changing healthcare environment. You will
be required to commit to self-directed study and successfully complete the
programme within the contract period.
Applications are welcomed from
those aged 18 years or over
The Apprentice Midwife is a paid
member of staff, working within the Trust. You will be allocated set time to
attend academic study and placements
Please
see attached document for full job description.
Person Specification
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Team working
- The Apprentice Midwife must be 18 years old or over
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post (with reasonable adjustments if necessary)
Qualifications
Essential
- Meets the entry requirements for University
- All qualifications will be assessed on an individual basis
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Team working
- The Apprentice Midwife must be 18 years old or over
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post (with reasonable adjustments if necessary)
Experience
Essential
- Employed LTHT MSW.
- Health and Social care experience including volunteering
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Caring, compassionate and motivated
- Reliable and trustworthy
- Interpersonal skills, confident and enthusiastic
- Willingness to learn and develop their role
Person Specification
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Team working
- The Apprentice Midwife must be 18 years old or over
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post (with reasonable adjustments if necessary)
Qualifications
Essential
- Meets the entry requirements for University
- All qualifications will be assessed on an individual basis
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Team working
- The Apprentice Midwife must be 18 years old or over
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post (with reasonable adjustments if necessary)
Experience
Essential
- Employed LTHT MSW.
- Health and Social care experience including volunteering
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Caring, compassionate and motivated
- Reliable and trustworthy
- Interpersonal skills, confident and enthusiastic
- Willingness to learn and develop their role
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.
