# Home Birth Midwife

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust.

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- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/home-birth-midwife/e0087ebd-4419-4a1e-abd6-697ef2cabd9b
- **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/home-birth-midwife/e0087ebd-4419-4a1e-abd6-697ef2cabd9b.md

## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
- **Town:** Carshalton
- **Region:** London
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Midwife
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £45,953 - £54,254 Pro rata per annum inc HCAS (outer London)
- **Contract type:** Permanent: Pro rata per annum inc HCAS (outer London)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Will include an on-call element)
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-03T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-20T13:03:24.609Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Carshalton/Epsom_St_Helier_University_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Midwifery/Midwifery-v8168251
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8168251?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

### Main duties of the job

Some of the key duties of the job include:

- Fundamentally required to undertake all clinical activities that are required of a midwife
- Responsible for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care in accordance with best practice
- Demonstrate clinical expertise and act as a professional role model
- Undertake continual assessment and analysis providing continuity of carer throughout pregnancy, birth and postnatal period to ensure women/birthing people’s clinical, psychological and social needs are assessed and holistically cared for
- Provide and perform accurate assessments and procedures during antenatal appointments, labour care (including supporting home birth, water birth, perineal suturing, cannulation and intravenous administration of drugs) and in the postnatal period.
- Continuously develop clinical skills to meet the needs of the woman/birthing person, babies and families
- Organise and participate in the provision of parent education
- Support women/birthing people’s choices regarding feeding their infant, whilst encouraging and promoting UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiatives.
- Participate in a 24 hour on call service in partnership or within the caseload team to encourage continuity and flexibility to meet the needs of the service
- Undertake home visits and assessments within the outpatient area using own car as transport

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Thank you for the interest in this role. Please see attached Job Description for further details for the homebirth midwife role.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Significant post Registration experience in all aspects of midwifery practice

**Desirable**

- Previous experience delivering care at woman/birthing people's home

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Registered Midwife
- Mentorship qualification or SSSA equivalent
- Significant clinical experience

**Desirable**

- Further Education in Midwifery
- NLS accreditation
- NIPE qualification

### Personal attributes

**Essential**

- Flexible, responsive approach to work
- Has access to own car

### Skills and knowledge

**Essential**

- Excellent clinical midwifery skills and knowledge
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Competence in cannulation and suturing

**Desirable**

- Experience using digital Maternity systems (e.g. Badgernet, CERNER)

## Documents

- [dbs policy (pdf, 101.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=677)
- [onboarding roadmap (pdf, 87.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2450)
- [we're here to care (doc, 39.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=678)
- [ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2413)
- [job description - hb mw (pdf, 376.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10470060)
- [jd supplementary information (pdf, 151.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1953)

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