Job summary
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Is making a difference what drives you most? Is doing the right thing important to you? Are you reliable, hardworking, and committed to excellence?
If this sounds like you, and you value the responsibility and accountability of being a midwife, we'd love to hear from you.
We are seeking dedicated Newly Qualified Midwives who are passionate and have a long term investment in providing continuity of care; particularly from the outset of their career. You will provide personalised, relationship-based care to women, birthing people, and families throughout pregnancy, birth, and the postnatal period.
Please note this is a fixed term 12 month opportunity.
Band 5 Midwives: NQM's, third year students due to qualify in September 2026, and expereinced Band 5's are welcome to apply. You'll benefit from a specific continuity structured preceptorship led by a dedicated lead and supportive continuity team leaders, building your confidence, knowledge and integration into practice. This programme is highly regarded, key to improving midwife retention, and provides excellent foundation for progression to Band 6.
You will join a small integrated approachable team that values personalised care, teamwork and growth. Our commitment was reflected in our recent CQC inspection, where maternity services were ratedGood.
Main duties of the job
An assessment centre will be held prior to traditional interview. If required there may be a third phase of recruitment to find the most suitable candidate.
Assessment Centre Date: 21st July 2026 (Non-Negotiable date due to timeframe and capacity)
As a dedicated midwife, your main duties will revolve around providing safe, clinically effective and individualised care to women and birthing people throughout their pregnancy journey.
This role offers the opportunity to build meaningful relationships, support positive birth experiences, and make a genuine impact on the health and wellbeing of our community. Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will deliver safe, high-quality, and compassionate care.
We are committed to the national maternity agenda and also have an impressive home birth record.
Youll work flexibly across antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal settings (inpatient/community) with a defined caseload, ensuring seamless continuity for those in your care. Excellent communication, clinical confidence, and a passion for promoting choice are essential.
When working in one of our established teams, you will have time to complete visits for your caseload, and other times where you will be available to care for women in labour (hospital, birth centre and home).You and your team write your own rota, decide on annual leave and support each other in weekly team meetings. This allows you to gain transferrable skills such as time management, prioritisation and team working.
About us
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Being open and honest
Ensuring people feel cared for
Showing respect to everyone
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
DBS Checks and Costs
Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.
Details
- Date posted: 01 July 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 5
- Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year NHS Pay Bands 5 (2026/2027)
- Contract: Fixed term
- Duration: 12 months
- Working pattern: Part-time
- Reference number: C9365-26-0492
- Job locations: Charles Hastings Way, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR5 1DD, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for Band 5 Midwives to view the full details for this opportunity at Worcestershire Acute Hospital NHS Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications and skills. If there are a large amount of applications, it is vital that you also aim to evidence any desirable criteria to show case your suitability for this position.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- 1) Please demonstrate your knowledge and practical experience across a broad range of maternity services
- 2) Experience within a UK maternity setting
- 3) Please describe the range of clinical skills and knowledge you currently possess, and explain how you hope to further develop these through the Preceptorship Programme.
Desirable
- 1) Please describe your experience of supporting or mentoring junior colleagues, and explain what this role means to you in your practice.
- 2) Experience of working in a continuity of carer model.
Qualifications
Essential
- 1) BSc (Hons) Midwifery or equivalent qualification (include expected month and year of qualification if pending).
- 2) UK NMC registration as a Midwife (state if active or awaiting PIN and expected activation date; do not include PIN number).
Desirable
- 1) Newborn and Infant Physical Examination (NIPE) training.
- 2) Mentorship/Practice Supervisor or Assessor training (or equivalent).
Skills/Knowledge
Essential
- 1) Please demonstrate how, as a Band 5 midwife, you will ensure your practice is guided by current evidence-based practice and the importance of this.
Desirable
- 1) Competent in Venepuncture
- 2) Competent in Cannulation
- 3) Competenct in IV Therapy
- 4) Competent in Perineal Suturing
Personal Qualities
Essential
- 1) Please provide examples of your flexibility, reliability, and adaptability.
- 2) Please give examples of how you prioritise your workload effectively and work collaboratively as part of a team.
Desirable
- 1) Please provide examples that demonstrate your leadership potential and ability to influence positive change in practice.
Other Job Requirements
Essential
- 1) Ability to undertake manual handling and movement tasks
- 2) Professional appearance in line with trust uniform policy
- 3) Valid UK driving license and access to a vehicle (for commuting in the community setting)
- 4) Ability to participate in the on-call rota and work flexibly (including nights and weekends to support cover of a 24/7 service)
Motivation and Commitment to the Organisation
Essential
- 1) Please explain why you would like to work at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and what attracts you to this organisation.
- 2) Please demonstrate your passion and long term investment within continuity of care and why you would prefer this model of care and preceptorship
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This advert is for Continuity Midwife (Band 5) with Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust in Worcester, Midlands, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Midwife role. The advertised salary is £32,073 to £39,043 a year. The contract type is Fixed-Term. The application deadline is 15 Jul 2026.
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