# Homebirth Midwife - Band 6 > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/homebirth-midwife-band-6/06b42b47-99ef-4a42-80cb-115783e8a99e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/homebirth-midwife-band-6/06b42b47-99ef-4a42-80cb-115783e8a99e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Kingston Upon Thames - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Midwife - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £45,953 - £54,254 per annum inc HCAS (pro-rata) - **Contract type:** 12 months (12 months fixed term) - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (Weekend working and on-calls) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-16T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-02T08:13:16.023Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Kingston_Upon_Thames/Kingston_Richmond_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Maternity/Maternity-v8070050 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8070050?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.kingstonhospital.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 midwife who is passionate about physiological birth to help expand our well-established homebirth, award-winning homebirth team. We are looking for a dedicated, enthusiastic midwife who would relish the opportunity to: - Provide antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care at home to women booked with the homebirth team - Manage their own diary, working flexibly and autonomously to meet the needs of the women in their care, while maintaining their own work/life balance - Use and develop all their midwifery skills - Help increase the numbers of homebirths, piloting innovative ways of working Join a dynamic, supportive and experienced team. ### Main duties of the job To provide women and babies with high quality, safe midwifery care in a variety of practice settings, but mainly within the home throughout the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal period. To work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, other agencies, representatives and service users. To ensure care provided will be evidence based and holistic in meeting women’s individual needs. To work autonomously within  guidelines and sphere of professional practice. To act as an effective role model, mentor and preceptor as required. In the absence of a Band 7 Team Leader, lead the team and manage the workload. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached supporting document and person specification which contains more information about the role. ## Job Details An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 midwife who is passionate about physiological birth to help expand our well-established homebirth, award-winning homebirth team. We are looking for a dedicated, enthusiastic midwife who would relish the opportunity to: Provide antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care at home to women booked with the homebirth team Manage their own diary, working flexibly and autonomously to meet the needs of the women in their care, while maintaining their own work/life balance Use and develop all their midwifery skills Help increase the numbers of homebirths, piloting innovative ways of working Join a dynamic, supportive and experienced team. ## Job Description To provide women and babies with high quality, safe midwifery care in a variety of practice settings, but mainly within the home throughout the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal period. To work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, other agencies, representatives and service users. To ensure care provided will be evidence based and holistic in meeting women’s individual needs. To work autonomously within guidelines and sphere of professional practice. To act as an effective role model, mentor and preceptor as required. In the absence of a Band 7 Team Leader, lead the team and manage the workload. ## Responsibilities Please see the attached supporting document and person specification which contains more information about the role. ## Person Specification ### Others **Essential** - Access to a car and a valid driving licence ### Skills **Essential** - Demonstrate a family centred approach to care provision - Demonstrate an understanding of role boundaries and the ability to coordinate and liaise effectively within the multidisciplinary team - Excellent communication skills - both written and verbal ### Knowledge **Essential** - Awareness of midwifery role in the community ### Experience **Essential** - Relevant post registration experience in the NHS - Experience of facilitating waterbirths **Desirable** - Experience of working in a community setting and/or providing continuity or caseloading - Experience of working in a midwife-led setting (birth centre or homebirth) ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered Midwife with NMC registration - Commitment to professional development and evidence of CPD ## Documents - [onboarding roadmap (pdf, 440.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3006) - [homebirth band 6 jd (pdf, 328.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10361320) - [person specification (pdf, 72.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10361321) - [ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2412) ## 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.