Job requirements
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Essential
19 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
IT skills
- Experience
Ability to use initiative
- Experience
Good interpersonal skills
- Experience
Excellent organisational skills
- Experience
Committed to professional and personal development
- Experience
Excellent communication and leadership skills
- Experience
Proven ability to work effectively independently and within a team
- Experience
Approachable and able to build relationships with a wide variety of colleague
- Qualifications
Qualified Midwife
- Qualifications
Evidence of ongoing professional development
- Statutory Registration
Valid UK NMC PIN
- Special Skills & Knowledge
Motivational and empowerment skills
- Special Skills & Knowledge
Effective organisational skills
- Special Skills & Knowledge
Organisation of own workload
- Special Skills & Knowledge
Enthusiastic and supportive
- Special Skills & Knowledge
Confident to work independently
- Special Skills & Knowledge
Excellent communication skills and ability to provide written and verbal reports.
- Special Skills & Knowledge
Able to use Word, Excel and Powerpoint programs
- Special Skills & Knowledge
UK driving license
Desirable
8 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Experience of linking with outside agencys
- Experience
Keen to develop themselves and others, open to new ideas and willing to share their experiences with others
- Experience
Takes ownership of problems
- Qualifications
Recognised teaching /assessing qualification
- Qualifications
Degree
- Qualifications
Post graduate certificate in health related subject.
- Qualifications
Master or equivalent experience
- Qualifications
PMA
Job summary
County Durham and Darlington are seeking enthusiastic midwives to join our teams working on our maternity unit at the University Hospital of North Durham or our community midwifery teams. We want you to be here, helping to shape our vision for an outstanding service that gives women and families as well as midwives an extraordinary experience.
As a band 6 midwife, you will be given opportunities to work across all areas of the acute maternity services and/or community. We offer PMA support and actively support you to develop and enhance your skills through support from our CPD programme.
Main duties of the job
As a CDDFT Midwife, you will be committed to delivering safe, family centred care, promoting positive outcomes for mothers and babies, and upholding the standards set by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
About us
If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager.
You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks.
We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.
We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented.
Full Job Descriptions can be found in the adverts supporting documents.
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Details
- Date posted: 25 August 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 6
- Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum, pro rata
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
- Reference number: C9439-2627-573
- Job locations: University Hospital Of North Durham, North Road, DURHAM, DH1 5TW, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
There is significant emphasis on multi-disciplinary working and the ability to work as an individual as well as a team member.
You will be responsible for the planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised care plans which ensure delivery of holistic, evidence-based care which prioritises communication, informed consent and relationship building. You will work closely with our wider multi-disciplinary team of professionals.
Some of your duties will be:
Assessing and advising on the needs of women, birthing people and families.
Providing emotional support during all stages of pregnancy, labour and postnatal care.
Planning, delivering and evaluating standards of evidence-based midwifery care.
Identifying and caring for women with more complex pregnancies.
Providing interventions and key messages around Public Health including infant feeding
Recognising deterioration in the in the physical or mental condition of a patient and taking appropriate action/ escalation and managing emergencies.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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This advert is for Midwife with County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust in Durham, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Midwife role. The advertised salary is £39959.00 to £48117.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 08 Sep 2026.
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