Job requirements
Essential
8 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Recent experience across a range of maternity settings
- Experience
Experience of mentoring junior staff or students
- Knowledge and Skills
Achieved competency in cannulation, suturing and medicines administration
- Knowledge and Skills
Good knowledge of obstetric emergency management
- Knowledge and Skills
Demonstrates excellent communication skills
- Education and Qualifications
Registered Midwife with active UK NMC Pin
- Education and Qualifications
Completed Preceptorship program
- Education and Qualifications
Mentorship qualification or SSSA equivalent
Desirable
5 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Post registration Inpatient experience
- Knowledge and Skills
Experience in Digital Maternity systems (eg. Badgernet, iClip)
- Education and Qualifications
Evidence of CPD
- Education and Qualifications
NLS accreditation
- Education and Qualifications
NIPE qualification
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity to join us as a Band 6 Inpatient Midwife at our St Helier site!
Our maternity team provides a forward-thinking environment, offering comprehensive and high-quality care to women and their families. Our team are committed to promoting woman-centred, individualised care to a diverse population.
- We care for approximately 4,300 women annually across our two sites, utilising digital maternity systems.
- Comprehensive Service Offering: Includes assisted conception, community services, obstetric-led labour wards, birth centres, specialist midwifery teams, and home birth team.
- Positive Feedback: Women and families consistently report positive experiences, highlighting the quality of care provided. The 2024 Maternity Benchmark survey demonstrated ESTH performed above average, particularly in postnatal care.
- Active Improvement Culture: On-going improvement projects that aim to enhance service delivery and workforce development.
- Collaboration with Local Maternity Systems
The successful candidates will benefit from access to extensive in-house training and professional growth opportunities; working in as part of our welcoming, and supportive team; and being at the forefront of midwifery service provision.
If you're ready to advance in your career or seeking a fresh opportunity, we'd love to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
At Epsom and St Helier we pride ourselves in offering flexible working arrangements, a robust in service training package and a positive working culture. Our midwives provide an excellent standard of midwifery care in the inpatient setting. They will be expected to carry out all relevant forms of midwifery care and will supervise other midwives, preceptors, maternity assistants and students as necessary.
Role will include:
- Fundamentally required to undertake all clinical activities that are required of a midwife
- Work within the inpatient setting, providing care to women and their families antenatally, intrapartum and postnatally.
- Demonstrate clinical expertise and act as a professional role model
- Effectively maintain records in accordance with NMC guidelines
We are seeking experienced midwives with a great work ethic
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the Inpatient Midwife role.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Midwife - St Helier with Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust in Carshalton, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Midwife role. The advertised salary is £45953.00 to £54254.00. The contract type is Permanent: Pro rata per annum inc hcas (outer London). The application deadline is 28 Oct 2026.
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