# Band 7 Pre-term Specialist Midwife

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** West Middlesex University Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Midwife
- **Grade:** Band 7
- **Salary:** £55,524 - £62,652 Pro rata per annum incl. HCAS
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time - 18.75 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-14T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-01T15:41:05.379Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Twickenham_Road/Chelsea_Westminster_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Maternity_Services/Maternity_Services-v8205849
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8205849?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.chelwest.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Caring for pregnant women who have underlying medical complexities, is an area of Midwifery practice that requires specialist knowledge and skills. We are, therefore, looking for an experienced, competent and enthusiastic Midwife to join our well-established Maternal Medicine and Preterm Birth team. The successful candidate will be expected to provide comprehensive antenatal and postnatal care within the hospital setting; in conjunction with the other Midwives and Doctors in the team, as well as the wider multi-disciplinary team.

### Main duties of the job

Main Duties:

- To provide direct, woman-centred care during the antenatal and postnatal period; and have detailed clinical knowledge of this specialist area of Midwifery practice.
- To work within our joint Maternal Medicine/Preterm Birth full-day clinic every Thursday; ensuring consistency and continuity of care for women with medically complex pregnancies and/or at increased risk of Preterm birth.
- To conduct antenatal booking appointments for women who have been referred to the Maternal Medicine/Preterm Birth service; ensuring that the correct follow-up is arranged and any concerns are discussed and/or escalated to an appropriate member of the multi-disciplinary team.
- To help to further develop and run our newly formed hospital-based postnatal clinic on a Sunday, and to work within this service as required.
- To be responsible for the collection, testing and documentation of any specimens; ensuring a safe and appropriate plan is made for any abnormal results.
- To refer women, as required, to PNMH or the Maternity Safeguarding team as appropriate; whether that be at booking, at a later stage of pregnancy or in the early postnatal period.
- To ensure that all episodes of care are documented in an appropriate and accountable way; disseminating all relevant changes in the woman’s condition to the multi-disciplinary team.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

- To assist the Maternal Medicine Lead Midwife, Preterm Birth Lead Midwife and multi-disciplinary team to ensure that high standards of safe and quality care are delivered and maintained at all times

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Essential and desirable criteria

**Essential**

- Registered Midwife
- Evidence of recent midwifery practice in all areas
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Degree or equivalent experience
- CL scanning qualification or willing to undertake training
- Mentorship qualification
- Evidence of professional development specific to the role
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrate ability to apply research to practice and changes to practice as a result of audit
- Can work effectively as part of the wider team and able to self direct

**Desirable**

- Evidence of Neonatal Life Supporting training

## Documents

- [recruitment pack (pdf, 2.8mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1313)
- [job description (pdf, 712.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10581004)
- [policy statement (pdf, 144.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=891)
- [guidance for applicants (pdf, 85.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=890)
- [staff benefits and wellbeing (pdf, 177.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1256)

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