Band 6 Registered Midwife

Job overview

Are you a Band 6 Midwife who is looking for a new challenge, come and see what Bolton Maternity services has to offer....

Calling all midwives, do you want to be involved to the exciting new things happening at Bolton.  2026 will see the opening of our newly renovated unit, a new alongside birth centre, a new maternity triage.

Are you passionate about improving the experience and outcomes for women and families? Do you want to be part of a dynamic, forward thinking, progressive and supportive team?

You will join a team of Midwives who truly care about women’s experience of pregnancy, birth and early parenthood. We value your experience working with us and acknowledge that fulfilled Midwives put women at the centre of their work.  We want you to be part of our team shaping our vision for an outstanding service.

We have opportunities for band 6 experienced registered Midwives in:-

Community

Birth Centre (alongside Core Team)

Delivery Suite

Ante Natal Services

Post Natal Ward

Flexible working patterns

Full time / Part time

Professional development.

The Trust has a dedicated international Midwifery/nursing recruitment programme in place; because of this we ask international midwives/nurses to please not apply for our general midwife/nursing vacancies. We regularly advertise our opportunities for international midwives/nurses to join our team here in Bolton and these adverts are clearly marked as being suitable for international applicants.

Main duties of the job

With births of around 6000 per year, Bolton is the ‘Supercentre’ for the North West, providing high quality compassionate care to the women of Bolton, Bury, Salford and beyond.

Recent improvements have led to a stronger focus on providing safe and compassionate care and this has increased opportunities to learn, develop and expand your career.

What we are currently doing:

• Offering 4 choices of birth environment
• Developing a continuity of carer model
• Developing a caseloading team
• Providing high quality care to high risk women
• Working towards offering a transitional care service
• Developing our perinatal mental health service to offer a more holistic approach to women with mental health needs.

You will have:-

• Confidence in your midwifery skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• A zest for holistic care
• Passion for physiological birth
• Be prepared to support women through their journey whatever it becomes.
• Passion for Continuity of Carer

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information regarding the key responsibilities of this role please see the attached job descriptions. If you have any further questions regarding this role please do not hesitate to contact us via the information below.