Job overview
Our community midwives promote normality and the use of alternative therapies for the benefit of all women. If you are looking for the opportunity to work innovatively, using a continuity of carer model, utilising and developing your midwifery skills within a successful community team then this may be the opportunity for you. You must be flexible, having the ability to work across a large geographical area and to participate in our on-call rota and shifts as required to support the hospital, homebirth and the midwifery led unit.
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has arisen for registered midwives to join our Community Midwifery Team for Walsall Healthcare Trust. You will be experienced, enthusiastic and caring and must be able to work autonomously, demonstrating excellent clinical skills to provide effective, individualised women centered care. You will be the named midwife for a designated caseload of women, providing antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care, in the home environment and within midwife led settings, providing one to one care during labour.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Our community midwives promote normality and the use of alternative therapies for the benefit of low-risk women. If you are looking for the opportunity to work innovatively, using a continuity of carer model, utilizing and developing your midwifery skills within a successful community team then this may be the opportunity for you.
Person specification
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate full-time midwifery experience (or pro-rata)
- Must have experience of mentoring students
Desirable
- Examination of the Newborn
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate qualification as a Registered Midwife
- Must be able to demonstrate current registration with the NMC in the UK
- must have a full UK licence
SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Must have experience of managing a caseload of women
- working within a MDT approach
Desirable
- Experience of caring for women at a home birth or low risk intrapartum care
- experience of working in continuity of care
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This advert is for Community Midwife with Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust in Walsall, Midlands, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Midwife role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Permanent: on calls required. The application deadline is 28 Jul 2026.
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