Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

NIPE Lead Midwife

The closing date is 22 June 2025

Job summary

We are pleased to announce an exciting new opportunity to join our dedicated midwifery team at Southend Hospital. We are currently looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 midwife to lead on our NIPE service. This will involve setting up and delivering yearly updates to all of our NIPE trained midwives.

The role will involve both clinical shifts and teaching sessions. Are you an experienced NIPE practitioner? Do you enjoy teaching and motivating colleagues? This could be the role for you, if so we look forward to hearing from you.

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest Trusts in the country. As a fully established, merged trust we are extremely proud of the maternity services across MSE. Our sites include Southend, Basildon and Broomfield Hospital and two Freestanding Midwifery Units.

Providing high quality patient care, a positive experience for both Women and their families and being an excellent, compassionate and respectful workforce is at the centre of our service.

Our maternity units are both modern and well equipped which helps contribute to development and progression of our midwives.

Main duties of the job

You will be working alongside our team of staff responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating holistic, high quality and individualised care which respects patients' personal dignity and beliefs

You will take the lead initiative in devising, implementing and delivering yearly update and refresher training for all of our NIPE trained midwives.

This role includes undertaking NIPE within the appropriate clinical setting on both our post natal and delivery area's. Empower service users, provide and promote health education and advise on the prevention of ill health.

Act as the families advocate when appropriate and ensure that maternity staff can offer guidance on treatment options in order to enable the patient to make an informed choice, including highly sensitive and delicate issues

About us

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust

Date posted

17 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 a year per annum (pro rata for part time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

390-WAC-SO-7286

Job locations

Southend

Prittlewell Chase

Westcliff on Sea

SS0 0RY

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details, please refer to the attached job description and personal specification.

We look forward to receiving your application.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details, please refer to the attached job description and personal specification.

We look forward to receiving your application.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Midwife
NIPE Qualified
2 years experience in undertaking NIPE

Desirable

2 years experience at Band 6 level

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Demonstrates knowledge of evidence based practice
Evidence of personal and professional development

Desirable

Teaching experience with junior staff regarding NIPE
Practice Development experience

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Midwife
NIPE Qualified
2 years experience in undertaking NIPE

Desirable

2 years experience at Band 6 level

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Demonstrates knowledge of evidence based practice
Evidence of personal and professional development

Desirable

Teaching experience with junior staff regarding NIPE
Practice Development experience

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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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

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Southend

Prittlewell Chase

Westcliff on Sea

SS0 0RY

Employer's website

https://www.mse.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Southend

Prittlewell Chase

Westcliff on Sea

SS0 0RY

Employer's website

https://www.mse.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)