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We are looking to appoint highly motivated band 5 midwives who have a passion and commitment to providing high quality, safe woman centred care for women and their families. The Maternity Unit consists of Maternity Triage, Maternity Ward and Delivery Suite areas, with an along-side Midwifery Led Unit and community midwifery service. Midwives are supported to rotate between these areas to develop and maintain their full range of midwifery skills.
There will be the exciting opportunity to work within a continuity of care midwifery model in the very near future. We would encourage and welcome applications from newly qualified Midwives.
The Trust employs a supportive midwifery management team. We pride ourselves on having an extremely friendly team who welcome newcomers to our Trust.
Main duties of the job
Development and support of the workforce is important to us and all midwives are provided with a full range of mandatory training, including obstetric and neonatal skills drills. Learning beyond registration is encouraged and all midwives are supported to undertake the Mentoring course, Examination of the Newborn (NIPE) course and Leadership course. We are about to launch our highly anticipated new Maternity, electronic patient record also.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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This advert is for Midwife Band 5- Maternity Leave Cover with The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust in Dudley, Midlands, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Midwife role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 AFC Band 5. The contract type is 9 months (Fixed Term - At The Dudley Group, we understand the benefits of offering a range of flexible working options from day one of employment to support both employees and the Trust. Offering flexible working opportunities is one of the ways that the Trust aims to attract and retain a diverse workforce. Further information on the options available can be found via the link in the job advert.). The application deadline is 18 Jun 2026.
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