Newly Qualified Midwife

Job overview

Provision of seamless maternal care and wellbeing for all women, families and birthing people, is at the forefront of our practice. Our midwives strive to provide holistic care for all service users and pride ourselves on expertise, knowledge and the delivery of evidence based, women centered midwifery care.

We have a fantastic 12-month preceptorship programme covering a variety of departments, along with the support of three dedicated preceptorship leads, a 24/7 clinical support team and our professional midwifery advocate (PMA) service during this period. You will have the option to join either our traditional rotational preceptorship programme (covering broad range of areas including; Antenatal, Postnatal, Delivery Suite, Birth Centre and Community rotations), or our continuity of care team preceptorship package.

This advert is for newly qualified midwives who will be qualifying in or prior to September 2025.

Main duties of the job

Why should you come and join us at Birmingham Women's Hospital?

We offer a supportive and developmental preceptorship programme.

Specific Newly Qualified Midwife study days throughout the 12 month programme

Opportunities to gain further development/qualifications and career progression e.g. NIPE Qualification, Management Matters, Leadership and Management, Aromatherapy etc.

A flexible working approach for example, we can offer full or part time hours, longer or shorter days.

Staff improvement huddles as a midwife with us you will have a key involvement in continuous service improvement initiatives and driving changes within the department.

Multi-disciplinary team working.

Professional Midwifery Advocates (PMAs) who provide expert clinical supervision, support and guidance when needed.

Special interest groups we have team members supporting specifically with safeguarding, auditing, student mentorship, infant feeding, infection control and more.

Preceptorship Midwife as dedicated line manager.

Bespoke training sessions for Band 5 Newley Qualified Midwives.

Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust is a centre of excellence in healthcare for women and their families within the West Midlands and beyond. We are a referral centre for diverse, high risk pregnancies and provide excellent standards of care for all women. We have gained Unicef Level 3 Baby Friendly Initiative accreditation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.