Job overview
Midwife Band 6
The Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting an enthusiastic, band 6 Midwife to join the midwifery team.
This position is open to midwives who are interested in working within a Continuity of Carer model and are able to meet the challenge of delivering high standards of care, ensuring that each woman’s journey to motherhood is an individualised experience.
We can offer an exciting and varied working environment both in the Community and Hospital settings.
If you are able to meet the challenge of delivering high standards of care, ensuring that each woman’s journey to motherhood is an individualised experience, we would love you to join our team!
You must hold NMC midwifery registration.
You will be expected to be able to show evidence of current practice/updating.
Please contact Head of Midwifery, Clare Cardu for further information or you may wish to arrange an informal visit on 01483 571122 extension 2319
Main duties of the job
To work as part of the Multi-professional team providing a high standard of antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal midwifery care to women and their families within the integrated maternity service. To work as part of a continuity of carer team or rotate within all clinical areas within maternity services to support professional development and maintain safe standards of midwifery care in line with service provision.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post-holder is responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care. This midwife is expected to carry out all relevant forms of care and is designated to take charge regularly of a ward area or an equivalent sphere within midwifery in the absence of the person who has continuing responsibility. The post-holder will be required to work in both the community and the hospital across a 7 day service including night duties. The post-holder is expected to supervise junior staff and to be able to teach qualified and unqualified staff, including basic and/or post-basic students.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife – Part 10 of the register
- Consolidation of experience through achievement of Competency Skills in midwifery.
- Diploma level or above midwifery qualification
Desirable
- Teaching and Assessing qualification/ Mentor preparation course
Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Experience as a practising midwife
- Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy/national guidance/CQC/ and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
- Evidence of knowledge of recent midwifery research and audit
Desirable
- Experience of managing a ward area
- Experience of working within the community setting
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This advert is for Midwife with Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust in Guildford, South East, England. It is listed as a Midwife role. The advertised salary is £41,957 - £50,387 per annum pro rata inc HCAS. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (Until 31st October 2027). The application deadline is 24 Jul 2026.
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