Midwife

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Title: Registered Midwife

Trust: STOCKPORT NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Pay Rates: £20.15-£32.24ph

Trust info

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust provides a wide range of services including trauma, orthopaedics, and cancer treatment at hospital and community sites across Stockport and the High Peak. One of the few specialist centres in Greater Manchester for stroke treatment, emergency and high-risk general surgery, staff can provide high quality care whilst enjoying both country and city life with the Peak District, Manchester, Liverpool and Leeds nearby.

Why might this job interest you?

Being a midwife in the NHS is a profoundly rewarding career that revolves around providing essential care and support to expectant mothers and their families throughout pregnancy, childbirth, and the postnatal period. Midwives build strong relationships with women and their families, guiding them through the journey of pregnancy with empathy and compassion. The flexibility in scheduling enables midwives to manage their work-life balance effectively, ensuring they can deliver high-quality, personalised care while meeting their own needs and commitments. Being a midwife is not just a profession but a calling to make a meaningful impact on the lives of mothers and babies, fostering health and well-being from the very beginning.

What you can add:

Assessing the needs of women, partners, families, and carers

Plan, deliver and evaluate standards of evidence-based midwifery care

Providing full antenatal care, including parenting classes, clinical examinations and screening

Identifying high-risk pregnancies

The role will involve, but not be limited to you performing the above.

What you'll need:

A minimum of 12 months paid experience as a Midwife within the last 2 years

Comply with NMC Professional Registration and keep up to date with current nursing practices

*Depending on the Trust, you may require variable additional certification and skills.

The benefits we can offer you in return:

Putting People in Places to Care be part of the NHSP community, by joining the bank and caring for patients with a team of people from all walks of life.

Weekly pay to give you access to your wages more quickly.

Blue Light Card NHS Discount Provider

First choice of shifts/placements at the Trust of your choice over agencies.

Our team is always happy to help- access our support line any time.

Working options to suit your lifestyle being on the bank gives you the flexibility to work the shifts you want or choose fixed term placements.

Training and development opportunities via the Trust and NHSPs own academy.

Explore different wards, keep your skills up to date whilst gaining vital experience.

Being part of the NHSP Community means you'll get access to member activities such as member of the month, member appreciation week, key date giveaways, webinar series and much more.

Who are NHS Professionals?

NHS Professionals is a flexible staff bank, owned by the Department of Health, our purpose is to provide you with the autonomy to decide when, how, and where you want to work. Supporting your lifestyle and making you feel part of the team and community. Offering you flexible work or alternatively fixed term placements.

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By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts or fixed term placements across any of our client Trusts in England.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• A minimum of 12 months paid experience as a Midwife within the last 2 years

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC registered

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

NHS Professionals Limited

Address

Stockport Nhs Foundation Trust

Poplar Grove

Stockport

Cheshire

SK2 7JE

Employer's website

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