Job summary
Is making a difference what drives you most? Is doing the right thing important to you? Are you reliable, hardworking, and committed to excellence?
If this sounds like you, and you value the responsibility and accountability of being a midwife, we'd love to hear from you.
We are seeking dedicated Newly Qualified Midwives who are passionate and have a long term investment in providing continuity of care; particularly from the outset of their career. You will provide personalised, relationship-based care to
women, birthing people, and families throughout pregnancy, birth, and the
postnatal period.
Please note this is a fixed term 12 month opportunity.
Band 5 Midwives: NQM's, third year students due to qualify in
Autumn 2025, and experienced Band 5's joining our adapted preceptorship
programme are welcome. You'll benefit from a specific continuity structured
preceptorship led by a dedicated lead and supportive continuity team leaders, building your confidence, knowledge and integration into practice. This programme is highly regarded,
key to improving midwife retention, and provides excellent foundation for
progression to Band 6.
You will join a small integrated
approachable team that values personalised care, teamwork and growth. Our
commitment was reflected in our recent CQC inspection, where maternity services
were ratedGood.
If numerous applications are received, an assessment centre may be held before a two-phase interview process to select the most suitable candidate.
Main duties of the job
As a dedicated midwife, your main duties will revolve around providing safe, clinically effective and individualised care to women and birthing people throughout their pregnancy journey.
This role offers the opportunity to build meaningful
relationships, support positive birth experiences, and make a genuine impact on
the health and wellbeing of our community. Working within a multidisciplinary
team, you will deliver safe, high-quality, and compassionate care.
We are committed to the national maternity agenda and also have an impressive home birth record.
Youll work flexibly across antenatal, intrapartum, and
postnatal settings (inpatient/community) with a defined caseload, ensuring
seamless continuity for those in your care. Excellent communication, clinical
confidence, and a passion for promoting choice are essential.
In return, we offer a nurturing environment, professional
development opportunities, and the chance to be part of a team that truly
values your skills and commitment to exceptional maternity care.
When working in one of our established teams, you will have time to complete antenatal and postnatal visits for the caseload under your care, and other times where you will be available to care for women in labour (hospital, birth centre and home).You and your team write your own rota, decide on annual
leave and support each other in weekly team meetings. This allows you to gain
transferrable skills such as time management, managing your own caseload and
team working.
About us
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large
acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute
services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a
larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from
three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our
caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred
care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to
work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our
everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Being open and honest
Ensuring people feel cared for
Showing respect to everyone
We are proud to have achieved Timewise
accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working
within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
DBS Checks and Costs
Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a
DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check
(at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting
Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for Band 5 Midwives to view the full details for this opportunity at Worcestershire Acute Hospital NHS Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications and skills. If there are a large amount of applications, it is vital that you also aim to evidence any desirable criteria to show case your suitability for this position.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for Band 5 Midwives to view the full details for this opportunity at Worcestershire Acute Hospital NHS Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications and skills. If there are a large amount of applications, it is vital that you also aim to evidence any desirable criteria to show case your suitability for this position.
Person Specification
Other Job Requirements
Essential
- 1) Ability to undertake manual handling and movement tasks
- 2) Professional appearance in line with trust uniform policy
- 3) Valid driving license or ability to travel between sites
- 4) Ability to participate in the on-call rota and work flexibly (including nights and weekends to support cover of a 24/7 service)
Experience
Essential
- 1) Please demonstrate your knowledge and practical experience across a broad range of maternity services, including your midwifery experience within a UK maternity setting.
- 2) Please describe the range of clinical skills and knowledge you currently possess, and explain how you hope to further develop these through the Preceptorship Programme.
Desirable
- 1) Please describe your experience of supporting or mentoring junior colleagues, and explain what this role means to you in your practice.
- 2) Experience of working in a continuity of carer model.
Skills/Knowledge
Essential
- 1) Please demonstrate how, as a Band 5 midwife, you will ensure your practice is guided by current evidence-based practice and the importance of this.
Desirable
- 1) Competent in Venepuncture
- 2) Competent in Cannulation
- 3) Competenct in IV Therapy
- 4) Competent in Perineal Suturing
Motivation and Commitment to the Organisation
Essential
- 1) Please explain why you would like to work at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and what attracts you to this organisation.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- 1) Please provide examples of your flexibility, reliability, and adaptability.
- 2) Please give examples of how you prioritise your workload effectively and work collaboratively as part of a team.
Desirable
- 1) Please provide examples that demonstrate your leadership potential and ability to influence positive change in practice.
Qualifications
Essential
- 1) BSc (Hons) Midwifery or equivalent qualification (include expected month and year of qualification if pending).
- 2) UK NMC registration as a Midwife (state if active or awaiting PIN and expected activation date; do not include PIN number).
Desirable
- 1) Newborn and Infant Physical Examination (NIPE) training.
- 2) Mentorship/Practice Supervisor or Assessor training (or equivalent).
Person Specification
Other Job Requirements
Essential
- 1) Ability to undertake manual handling and movement tasks
- 2) Professional appearance in line with trust uniform policy
- 3) Valid driving license or ability to travel between sites
- 4) Ability to participate in the on-call rota and work flexibly (including nights and weekends to support cover of a 24/7 service)
Experience
Essential
- 1) Please demonstrate your knowledge and practical experience across a broad range of maternity services, including your midwifery experience within a UK maternity setting.
- 2) Please describe the range of clinical skills and knowledge you currently possess, and explain how you hope to further develop these through the Preceptorship Programme.
Desirable
- 1) Please describe your experience of supporting or mentoring junior colleagues, and explain what this role means to you in your practice.
- 2) Experience of working in a continuity of carer model.
Skills/Knowledge
Essential
- 1) Please demonstrate how, as a Band 5 midwife, you will ensure your practice is guided by current evidence-based practice and the importance of this.
Desirable
- 1) Competent in Venepuncture
- 2) Competent in Cannulation
- 3) Competenct in IV Therapy
- 4) Competent in Perineal Suturing
Motivation and Commitment to the Organisation
Essential
- 1) Please explain why you would like to work at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and what attracts you to this organisation.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- 1) Please provide examples of your flexibility, reliability, and adaptability.
- 2) Please give examples of how you prioritise your workload effectively and work collaboratively as part of a team.
Desirable
- 1) Please provide examples that demonstrate your leadership potential and ability to influence positive change in practice.
Qualifications
Essential
- 1) BSc (Hons) Midwifery or equivalent qualification (include expected month and year of qualification if pending).
- 2) UK NMC registration as a Midwife (state if active or awaiting PIN and expected activation date; do not include PIN number).
Desirable
- 1) Newborn and Infant Physical Examination (NIPE) training.
- 2) Mentorship/Practice Supervisor or Assessor training (or equivalent).
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).
