Job summary
Job summary
The Royal Surrey Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting enthusiastic, innovative band 5 Midwives to join their team.
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust provides a CQC Outstanding rated Maternity Service to the women and pregnant people of Surrey and the surrounding areas. Supporting the births of 3350babies a year, our midwives, obstetricians and support workers are dedicated to providing personalised maternity care and parent education that adapts to the needs of the parents. We believe in investing our time in families to build relationships that support calm and secure childbearing experiences.
We are a UNICEF Baby Friendly Gold accredited maternity unit and support 65% of our families in a continuity of carer model. We are proud to have received the 2025 HSJ Patient Engagement and Experience Initiative award for our ground-breaking digital Parent Portal.
Candidates must be on track to hold full UK NMC midwifery registration and have the right to work in the UK
Main duties of the job
Deliver high standards of care, ensuring that each woman's journey to motherhood is an individualised experience. Our robust preceptorship programme with dedicated clinical support will support new midwives to develop the skills and ability to work confidently across the maternity pathway, in both the hospital and the community setting as part of a continuity of carer team.
We really are a fantastic place to work and an excellent choice for ambitious and innovative midwives with extensive opportunities for ongoing career development from specialist midwifery roles to advanced clinical practice. With a strong senior leadership team, a drive for innovation and transformation, and a culture of providing safe, evidence based care, we really are a fantastic place to work.
About us
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
A video about the Royal Surrey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
- The Midwife works within all areas of midwifery and works with other agencies involved in the provision of maternity services.
- Responsible for the provision and maintenance of a high standard of care for mothers and babies, planning, implementing and evaluating care appropriately.
- Recognises that the needs of each mother and her family are unique and responds appropriately, throughout and across the variety of environments in which midwives practice. Competently giving care in all areas of midwifery, and prescribing care for women with normal pregnancies. Challenging care that is not evidence based.
- Is expected to provide total care for antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal periods and must keep the supervisor of midwives informed when medical support is absent for whatever reason. Maintaining contemporaneous records.
- Responds appropriately to all emergency situations, reflecting on practice following the event.
- Is aware and identifies concerns relating to child protection, liaising with Health Visitor and reporting to Named Midwife Child Protection.
- Is involved in developing, implementing and evaluating standards of care, practicing from evidence based care, participating in audit when required.
- Continuously develop clinical skills so that she is able to competently give care during labor either in the hospital or home setting.
- Liaise with medical staff, to ensure that a safe approach to care is given following the guidelines within the unit protocol
- Participate in 24 hour on call rota as appropriate.
Managerial
- Proactive to organizational change.
- Takes responsibility for developing and maintaining effective two-way communications and attends team and group meetings as appropriate.
- Takes responsibility for the correct storage of all equipment so that it is always immediately ready for use. The midwife is responsible for the safe management of equipment.
- To participate in risk assessments in line with the clinical governance agenda
- Ensures Health and Safety legislation, in particular, COSHH regulations are adhered to.
- Develop own objectives as part of the PDR system currently in operation, working closely with the line manager and supervisor of midwives to meet service needs
- Anticipate and report to senior midwife any anticipated workload greater than staffing levels can safely manage.
- Work closely with other health professionals, including nurses, health visitors and social workers.
- Report any untoward incidents or complaints to senior midwife or bleep holder for the unit.
- At all times act in a professional manner to patients, relatives and visitors.
Education
- Continually update professional knowledge, identifying own learning needs to maintain professional standards.
- Participate in orientation of new staff.
- Participate in in-service education programmes.
- In conjunction with the European Institute of Health and Medical Sciences ensure that the training needs of all groups of learners are met.
Professional
- Works within the Midwives Rules and Standards (2012).Code 2015
- Responsible for own professional up-dating and periodic registration
- Liaises with the supervisors of midwives and supports them in maintaining professional standards throughout the maternity services.
- Keeps drugs in a safe and appropriate place in accordance with the Misuse of Drugs Act and Trust Policy.
- Maintains high standard of record keeping in line with NMC guidelines and Trust policy.
Special Responsibilities
To abide by the NMC Midwives Rules and Standards (2012) and NMC Code (2015). As a registered nurse or midwife, you are personally accountable for your practice. In caring for patients and clients you must:
- Respect the patient or client as an individual
- Obtain consent before you give any treatment or car
- Protect confidential information
- Co-operate with others in the team
- Maintain your professional knowledge and competence
- Be trustworthy
- Act to identify and minimise risk to patients and clients
These are the shared values of all the United Kingdom health care regulatory bodies
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
- The Midwife works within all areas of midwifery and works with other agencies involved in the provision of maternity services.
- Responsible for the provision and maintenance of a high standard of care for mothers and babies, planning, implementing and evaluating care appropriately.
- Recognises that the needs of each mother and her family are unique and responds appropriately, throughout and across the variety of environments in which midwives practice. Competently giving care in all areas of midwifery, and prescribing care for women with normal pregnancies. Challenging care that is not evidence based.
- Is expected to provide total care for antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal periods and must keep the supervisor of midwives informed when medical support is absent for whatever reason. Maintaining contemporaneous records.
- Responds appropriately to all emergency situations, reflecting on practice following the event.
- Is aware and identifies concerns relating to child protection, liaising with Health Visitor and reporting to Named Midwife Child Protection.
- Is involved in developing, implementing and evaluating standards of care, practicing from evidence based care, participating in audit when required.
- Continuously develop clinical skills so that she is able to competently give care during labor either in the hospital or home setting.
- Liaise with medical staff, to ensure that a safe approach to care is given following the guidelines within the unit protocol
- Participate in 24 hour on call rota as appropriate.
Managerial
- Proactive to organizational change.
- Takes responsibility for developing and maintaining effective two-way communications and attends team and group meetings as appropriate.
- Takes responsibility for the correct storage of all equipment so that it is always immediately ready for use. The midwife is responsible for the safe management of equipment.
- To participate in risk assessments in line with the clinical governance agenda
- Ensures Health and Safety legislation, in particular, COSHH regulations are adhered to.
- Develop own objectives as part of the PDR system currently in operation, working closely with the line manager and supervisor of midwives to meet service needs
- Anticipate and report to senior midwife any anticipated workload greater than staffing levels can safely manage.
- Work closely with other health professionals, including nurses, health visitors and social workers.
- Report any untoward incidents or complaints to senior midwife or bleep holder for the unit.
- At all times act in a professional manner to patients, relatives and visitors.
Education
- Continually update professional knowledge, identifying own learning needs to maintain professional standards.
- Participate in orientation of new staff.
- Participate in in-service education programmes.
- In conjunction with the European Institute of Health and Medical Sciences ensure that the training needs of all groups of learners are met.
Professional
- Works within the Midwives Rules and Standards (2012).Code 2015
- Responsible for own professional up-dating and periodic registration
- Liaises with the supervisors of midwives and supports them in maintaining professional standards throughout the maternity services.
- Keeps drugs in a safe and appropriate place in accordance with the Misuse of Drugs Act and Trust Policy.
- Maintains high standard of record keeping in line with NMC guidelines and Trust policy.
Special Responsibilities
To abide by the NMC Midwives Rules and Standards (2012) and NMC Code (2015). As a registered nurse or midwife, you are personally accountable for your practice. In caring for patients and clients you must:
- Respect the patient or client as an individual
- Obtain consent before you give any treatment or car
- Protect confidential information
- Co-operate with others in the team
- Maintain your professional knowledge and competence
- Be trustworthy
- Act to identify and minimise risk to patients and clients
These are the shared values of all the United Kingdom health care regulatory bodies
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife with NMC.
Desirable
- PS/PA Qualification.
- Access to a car and a valid driving license.
Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Post qualification evidence of working as a midwife in all areas.
- Evidence of CPD.
- Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy/national guidance/CQC/ and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
- Ability to deal with confidential information in a professional manner while recognising the conflicting, controversial and sensitive, in care planning.
- Planning Skills Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long term timeframes
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife with NMC.
Desirable
- PS/PA Qualification.
- Access to a car and a valid driving license.
Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Post qualification evidence of working as a midwife in all areas.
- Evidence of CPD.
- Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy/national guidance/CQC/ and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
- Ability to deal with confidential information in a professional manner while recognising the conflicting, controversial and sensitive, in care planning.
- Planning Skills Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long term timeframes
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).
