# Community Midwife > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-midwife/078dc149-2605-4a09-bb03-83181592cf01 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-midwife/078dc149-2605-4a09-bb03-83181592cf01.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Sutton In Ashfield - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Midwife - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 pro rata per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** 26.25 hours per week (Part time) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-21T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-05T14:51:55.081Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Nottinghamshire/SuttonInAshfield/Sherwood_Forest_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Maternity/Maternity-v8008922 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8008922?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Midwifery Practitioner plays a key role in delivering high-quality, evidence-based, woman-centred maternity care across community, outpatient, and acute hospital settings. Working within the Women & Children Division, the post holder provides comprehensive antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal care for women with both low- and high-risk pregnancies, supporting continuity of carer and promoting positive birth experiences. The role involves autonomous clinical practice as part of a multidisciplinary team, ensuring safe, effective, and compassionate care throughout the maternity journey. Responsibilities include assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of individualised care plans, safeguarding support, infant feeding promotion, and maintaining accurate clinical documentation. The practitioner contributes to maintaining clinical standards, supporting service improvement, and promoting effective communication across maternity services and partner agencies. The role also includes participation in a 24-hour rota, including night duty and on-call commitments, with care delivered across hospital and community environments, including women’s homes. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong clinical knowledge, excellent communication and time management skills, and a commitment to professional development, clinical governance, and collaborative team working. This particular post will focused mainly in the Newark area. ### Main duties of the job To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification. ## Job Details The Midwifery Practitioner plays a key role in delivering high-quality, evidence-based, woman-centred maternity care across community, outpatient, and acute hospital settings. Working within the Women & Children Division, the post holder provides comprehensive antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal care for women with both low- and high-risk pregnancies, supporting continuity of carer and promoting positive birth experiences. The role involves autonomous clinical practice as part of a multidisciplinary team, ensuring safe, effective, and compassionate care throughout the maternity journey. Responsibilities include assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of individualised care plans, safeguarding support, infant feeding promotion, and maintaining accurate clinical documentation. The practitioner contributes to maintaining clinical standards, supporting service improvement, and promoting effective communication across maternity services and partner agencies. The role also includes participation in a 24-hour rota, including night duty and on-call commitments, with care delivered across hospital and community environments, including women’s homes. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong clinical knowledge, excellent communication and time management skills, and a commitment to professional development, clinical governance, and collaborative team working. This particular post will focused mainly in the Newark area. ## Job Description To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification. ## Responsibilities To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Minimum of two years post registration experience **Desirable** - Lone working - Time Management - Champion role within midwifery practice ### Further Requirements **Essential** - Mentor / Teaching Qualification / equivalent **Desirable** - NLS/ALS course - PROMPT Training ### Knowledge Requirements **Essential** - Evidence of Professional development - Able to demonstrate and understanding of clinical governance and risk assessment **Desirable** - Experience of working in all clinical settings - Understanding of cultural diversity - Good understanding and experience with safeguarding policies and working with vulnerable families ### Contractual Requirements **Essential** - Adherence to Trust policy and guidelines - Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service - Car Driver/ Valid Driving Licence ### Qualifications-Academic/ Craft/ Professional **Essential** - Registered Midwife - Diploma / Degree level or equivalent - Further professional development **Desirable** - NIPE trained - Leadership course / equivalent ## Documents - [midwife brochure (pdf, 1.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10294392) - [benefits leaflet (pdf, 834.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2702) - [application guide (pdf, 584.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2448) - [our staff networks (pdf, 810.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2938) - [community midwife job description (pdf, 186.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10294391) - [nursing, midwifery & ahp strategy 25-28 (pdf, 2.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2492) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.