Homebirth Team Midwife

Job overview

Homebirth Midwife

• Continuity‑led care: Case‑loading a small cohort of women, from referral through to handover to the health visitor.
• Flexible shift pattern: Rotating mix of long days, standard days, and night‑on‑call duty and weekend working.
• Awarded recognition: Uplifted NHS pay (4.5%) for on‑call shifts under Agenda for Change.

Care you will provide

• Specialist midwifery care for women planning homebirths and birth centre births (“domino care”)
• Support for women planning births outside of standard guidelines, collaborating closely with consultant midwives to ensure safety

Who We’re Looking For

• Qualifications: At least 12 months post‑registration, including recent intrapartum experience
• Skills: Strong communicator; committed to delivering personalised, safe, and innovative care
• Characteristics: Proactive, creative, and confident working independently and within a supportive team

Why Join Us?

• Be part of an award‑winning team: Our MSWs and midwives have received Royal College of Midwives national awards for excellence
• Make a real difference: Provide truly individualised care that supports choice—home, or birth‑centre,
• Flexibility with support: Combine autonomy with structured on‑call pay uplift and supportive team environment

Ideal Candidate

• Lives within 30 minutes of hospital
• Passionate about continuity of carer and personalised birth experiences
• Exposure to recent intrapartum practice, confident managing complex or out‑of‑guideline scenarios

Main duties of the job

Clinical Responsibilities

• Comprehensive Midwifery Care: Provide care across all stages of pregnancy, intrapartum, and postnatal periods for a caseload of women.
• Promote Birth Choices: Actively support and facilitate homebirth, DOMINO, and birth centre care options for women.
• Collaborative Care: Work closely with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure safe and high-standard care for mothers and babies.
• Skill Development: Continuously develop and maintain midwifery skills in line with best practices.
• Role Development: Contribute to the development of midwifery practice and the introduction of new roles within the service.
• Drug Administration: Safely manage and administer medications in accordance with Trust policies and statutory regulations.

Professional Responsibilities

• Adhere to NMC Standards: Uphold the NMC Code of Conduct and work within the Trust’s policies and protocols.
• Effective Communication: Maintain strong relationships within the midwifery team and with other healthcare professionals.
• Continuous Professional Development: Engage in ongoing learning and attend mandatory training to maintain and enhance clinical skills.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.