Band 6 Midwife - Community

Job overview

We are looking for enthusiastic Band 5 midwives approaching the end of their preceptorship period and experienced Band 6 midwives to join our Community Midwifery Teams across York and Scarborough.

This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of a supportive and dedicated team, delivering high-quality, personalised maternity care within community settings. You will provide compassionate, evidence-based care throughout pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period, ensuring women and birthing people receive safe, effective and individualised care that meets their physical, psychological and emotional needs.

Working closely with multidisciplinary colleagues, you will build meaningful relationships with women and families, promoting informed choice, continuity and positive birth experiences. You will have opportunities to support and develop student midwives, colleagues and support staff, while contributing to the ongoing improvement and development of maternity services across the Trust.

At York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, we are committed to delivering outstanding care and creating an environment where our staff can thrive. If you are passionate about providing excellent community-based maternity care and want to make a real difference to the lives of women, babies and families, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• Provide high-quality, personalised care and support to women and families throughout pregnancy and the postnatal period, ensuring care is safe, evidence-based and centred on individual needs.
• Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate care, developing clear management plans and escalating concerns appropriately to ensure the best possible outcomes for women and babies.
• Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team to coordinate care, facilitate timely follow-up and promote positive experiences for women and their families.
• Promote dignity, privacy, equality and inclusion, respecting the cultural, religious and personal choices of those in your care.
• Maintain high standards of professional midwifery practice in line with the NMC Code, Trust policies and national guidance.
• Support the education, supervision and development of student midwives, colleagues and support staff, acting as a positive role model within the team.
• Contribute to clinical audit, quality improvement, service development and the implementation of evidence-based practice to continually enhance maternity services.
• Promote patient safety by adhering to governance processes, reporting incidents and sharing learning to improve care and outcomes.
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical records, ensuring confidentiality and information governance requirements are upheld.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This is an exciting time to join our maternity teams across York and Scarborough. Following our recent CQC inspection, maternity services at both York and Scarborough were rated Good across all five domains—Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led.

This achievement reflects the dedication, compassion and professionalism of our workforce, and our commitment to listening to women, families and colleagues to continually improve the care we provide.

You will be joining a service that has made significant progress and is proud of what has been achieved, while recognising there is still more to do. We are committed to continuous learning, innovation and improvement, building on strong foundations to shape the future of maternity care across our Trust.

This is an opportunity to be part of that journey—joining a forward-looking team that values collaboration, ambition and the voices of women, families and staff as we continue to develop and strengthen our services for the future

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.