# Midwife

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/midwife/f0693a7f-9111-4923-a9be-b547ccebf325
- **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/midwife/f0693a7f-9111-4923-a9be-b547ccebf325.md

## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Trust Headquarters, King's Mill Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Midwife
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (includes nights, weekends and Bank Holidays)
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-29T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-15T14:05:34.170Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Nottinghamshire/Sutton_Ashfield/Sherwood_Forest_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Midwifery/Midwifery-v8317360
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8317360?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Join our dedicated maternity team and help make a difference at every stage of the maternity journey.

As a Midwife at Sherwood Forest Hospitals, you will have the opportunity to make a meaningful difference to women, birthing people, babies and their families by delivering high-quality, evidence-based and compassionate midwifery care throughout their maternity journey.

This exciting and rewarding role offers a varied clinical experience across our Sherwood Birthing Unit, Maternity Ward and Maternity Triage, enabling you to broaden your knowledge, enhance your clinical skills and continue to develop professionally. The rotational nature of the post provides valuable opportunities to gain experience across different maternity settings, with the option to become a core member of an individual team should this better suit your interests and career aspirations.

You will take an active role in assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating personalised care, supporting families through every stage of the maternity pathway. Working both autonomously and collaboratively as part of our multidisciplinary team, you will champion safe, respectful and individualised care, helping to create positive experiences and achieve the best possible outcomes for women, birthing people and their babies.

If you are a passionate and dedicated midwife who wants to develop your skills, contribute to a supportive team and make a lasting difference to families, we would love to hear from you.

### Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Evidence of professional development
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of clinical governance and risk assessment

**Desirable**

- Experience of working in all clinical settings
- Understanding of cultural diversity
- Good understanding and experience with safeguarding policies and working with vulnerable families

### Skills & Experience

**Essential**

- Significant post registration experience

**Desirable**

- Lone working
- Time Management
- Champion role within midwifery practice

### Contractual requirements

**Essential**

- NMC registration
- Adherence to Trust policy and guidelines
- Ability to travel between sites
- To work flexibly to the requirements of the post

### Qualification & Further Training

**Essential**

- Registered Midwife
- Diploma / Degree level or equivalent
- Further professional development
- Mentor / Teaching Qualification / equivalent

**Desirable**

- NIPE trained
- Leadership course / equivalent
- NLS/ALS course
- PROMPT Training

## Documents

- [benefits leaflet (pdf, 834.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2702)
- [application guide (pdf, 584.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2448)
- [our staff networks (pdf, 810.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2938)
- [generic band 5  6 midwife (pdf, 1.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10638542)
- [nursing, midwifery & ahp strategy 25-28 (pdf, 2.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2492)

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