# Core Midwife - Transitional Care, LSCS and IOL Service

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Doncaster
- **Region:** North East and Yorkshire
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Midwife
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 Pro Rata Per Annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-19T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-10T11:22:13.278Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/South_Yorkshire/Doncaster/Doncaster_Bassetlaw_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Midwifery/Midwifery-v8085369
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8085369?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.dbth.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

The post holder will be part of a team responsible for the assessment of women’s and neonates needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of care pathways for antenatal and postnatal women and babies requiring transitional care without direct supervision.

You will provide leadership and support on a shift by shift basis on the mixed Transitional Care and IOL/LSCS ward to support safe care through effective clinical leadership and role modelling

The post holder will be a band 6 midwife.

### Main duties of the job

To provide the highest standard of midwifery care in conjunction with other disciplines for all women and birthing people attending Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals.

The post holder will be autonomous in their practice and provide evidence based care following hospital and NMC guidelines.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read this document carefully.   Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.

Certificate of sponsorship

For individuals who may require sponsorship under the skilled worker or health & care visa route please use the link below to check your eligibility. Check if you need a UK visa - GOV.UK

Please note that from 9th April 2025, band 2 & 3 entry roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship.

## Person Specification

### Knowledge and Experience

**Essential**

- At least 2 years’ experience as a qualified midwife and currently working as a band 6 midwife
- Recent experience of managing the care of women in the antenatal and postnatal periods
- Confident with all induction of labour processes including insertion of Cookes balloons
- Confident and competent to take charge of a shift
- Competent in use of IT packages such as Microsoft Word, excel and PowerPoint.
- Competent in venepuncture, cannulation and IV administration

**Desirable**

- Previous experience working on a Transitional Care unit
- Possesses neonatal care competencies such as NG tube feeding, IV antibiotic administration etc
- NLS

### Qualifications and Training

**Essential**

- Registered NMC Midwife
- Evidence of ongoing personal and professional development demonstrated through a Professional Portfolio
- Mentorship/PEAP qualification

**Desirable**

- NIPE Qualification

### Personal Attributes and Skills

**Essential**

- Flexible approach to work
- Complaints resolution
- Able to effectively manage work-based stressful situations, both in self and others – liaising with managers and outside agencies when appropriate
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to work collaboratively across professional and organisational boundaries and with service users and carers.

## Documents

- [the dbth way (pdf, 409.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2213)
- [join team dbth (pdf, 654.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=1738)
- [272-8085369 jd and ps (pdf, 745.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10446372)
- [guidance for applicants (pdf, 752.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=1737)
- [health & wellbeing - staff benefits (pdf, 214.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2222)
- [acceptable usage of ai - recruitment dbth (pdf, 456.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2381)

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