Midwife Band 6

Job overview

We are looking for passionate and motivated midwives to join our forward-thinking, energetic midwifery team.  Having moved to a purpose built maternity unit in March 2025, this is a great time to join and be part of our new team. We are looking to recruit Band 6 midwives across the following areas:

• Antenatal Inpatients and Outpatients
• Community Midwifery Team
• Intrapartum Care including Induction of Labour
• Maternity Triage
• Maternity Telephone Triage
• Postnatal and Transitional care

This role requires NMC Registration

Base: Royal Bournemouth Hospital with hubs for community staff.

Main duties of the job

The Maternity department is committed to education and development.  We invest in an education team which supports learning and practice development across the department. Opportunities currently in place are as follows:

• Access to a Practice Development Midwife and Clinical Practice Facilitator
• Live Team Skills Drills
• Access recognised post-registration qualifications in partnership with Bournemouth University
• E-learning programmes
• Post registration opportunities to study at degree, Masters and PhD level
• Potential to progress through the career structure from Midwife Practitioner to Midwife Team Leader, Consultant Midwife and Matron.

As a band 6 midwife it is expected that you will be clinically competent and will take responsibility as a sign off mentor for student midwives. You will work a shift pattern that includes unsocial hours, hospital and community on calls and provides a 24/7, 365 day a year service. We can offer you the opportunity to take on link roles within infection control / risk management / clinical skills trainer/ safeguarding as required by the service. We are responsive to national agendas and continuously review and develop our services often leading to opportunities to progress your career.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To ensure that midwifery practice is in keeping with current research by assisting in the development of an evidence based culture and implementation of research and evidence based protocols and guidelines.
• To assist in the maintenance, monitoring and evaluation of standards of care within the midwifery team and to assist in the implementation of recommendations from Government or Professional bodies and Patient Charter Standards in relation to maternity care.
• To assist in the development of Health and Safety standards and the monitoring of these standards, ensuring that Trust policies are adhered to and equipment is used correctly and in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act.
• To assist and support the continual review, development and improvement of maternity services.
• When determining a pathway of care, taking a holistic history relating to the women/birth persons pregnancy, analysing all information and determining the most appropriate pathway of care.
• To participate in the integrated midwifery model working within both community and all areas of the acute setting working shifts, including day and night shifts providing a 24-hour, 365-day service.
• To participate in the on call service for hospital and community on calls