Job requirements
Essential
7 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Completed Preceptorship Programme
- Experience
Practice as an accountable midwife in an acute and primary care setting
- Experience
Experience providing midwifery care in a low-risk setting
- Qualifications
Completed and obtained RM qualification and has current live PIN on NMC register
- Skills, Knowledge and Competencies
Must be able to practice in all areas
- Skills, Knowledge and Competencies
Evidence of understanding and insight into current issues in Midwifery and NHS
- Skills, Knowledge and Competencies
Demonstrable commitment to the provision of a high-quality safe service for all women and their families
Desirable
8 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Experience of caseloading/continuity of care model
- Experience
Experience of initiatives which develop the service
- Experience
Experience attending home births
- Qualifications
Teaching & Assessing qualification
- Qualifications
NIPE
- Qualifications
Aromatherapy
- Skills, Knowledge and Competencies
Experience of delivering Parent Education
- Skills, Knowledge and Competencies
Understanding of Population Health Agenda
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for midwives who are passionate about supporting women to birth in low-risk settings, and who can demonstrate excellence, kindness and compassion, to come and join our team of experienced midwives providing excellent low-risk care.
Team Lunar midwives each care for a caseload of women who are planning home births, providing continuity of care at home throughout the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal periods. They will also support women who choose to birth on The Nest, our beautiful, alongside midwife-led unit, providing intrapartum and postnatal care. Team Lunar midwives will also support our post-dates aromatherapy clinics. Team Lunar will be based on The Nest, working in a shift-model, with no current requirement to be on-call from home.
The maternity team at Warrington are a friendly, welcoming team with a passion for positive change.
In 2021 the team were shortlisted for an HSJ Patient Safety Award and more recently were nominated for the regional Nursing and Midwifery Award at the 2022 NHS Parliamentary Awards. In 2024 CQC have rated our Maternity Services as “Good” and as a team, Warrington & Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation trust prides itself on training and development opportunities which will be offered to the successful candidate based on their needs and chosen future career pathway.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will have varied post qualification midwifery practice. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills will be required as will the ability to demonstrate a passion for both continuity and for woman centred care. You will work across Warrington and Halton and will need access to your own vehicle.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Team Lunar midwives are based on The Nest, our alongside, midwife-led unit. They provide midwife-led care women on The Nest or at home, and they caseload women planning home births.
For a full list of the main responsibilities for this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description.
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This advert is for Midwife-led Unit and Home Birth Midwife with Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Warrington, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Midwife role. The advertised salary is £38,682 - £46,580 Per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 03 Dec 2025.
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