# Rotational & Community Midwife

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
- **Town:** Aylesbury
- **Region:** South East
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Midwife
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent: cross county working
- **Employment type:** Part time, Job share, Flexible working, 34 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-02T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-17T10:31:07.152Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Buckinghamshire/Buckinghamshire/Buckinghamshire_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Midwifery/Midwifery-v8164042
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8164042?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

This can be a Band 5 to Band 6 progressive role.

This is not a bridging programme  only NQMW trained in the UK are eligible to apply.

All midwives applying with an NMC pin need to have worked in the UK as a midwife

An exciting opportunity has arisen for newly qualified and experienced midwives to join our impatient and community services. We offer a comprehensive preceptorship package and excellent support for new starters

We have a part time position available in our friendly and supportive  teams  across the county with roles available in inpatient areas and community to include supporting women choosing homebirths on an on-call basis.

Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust is committed to providing staff with learning and development opportunities to support their career progression.

We offer opportunities to work alongside specialist services including our internationally acclaimed spinal unit. Our maternity services provide care for approximately 4,800 women and their families. We offer a variety of birth choices for our diverse population and have a dedicated suite for women experiencing bereavement. We have a level 2 neonatal service and close links with the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford.

### Main duties of the job

Band 5/6 midwives will be offered a hybrid working opportunity to  rotate between in patient and community services Experienced band 6 midwives also have the opportunity to choose community working or inpatient care.

Midwives will be responsible for antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care provision, across all areas of our maternity services.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert. If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on \[email protected\] quoting the vacancy reference number.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience as a preceptor Midwife
- Ability to be a mentor to student midwives/nurses/MCA’s
- Completion of mentor assessor workshops

**Desirable**

- Ability to work as part of a team and communicate effectively within it

### Special Circumstances

**Essential**

- All applicants need to be able to drive and have access to a car for work purposes

### Skills, Abilities & Knowledge

**Essential**

- Clinical skills, in particular: Suturing , Cannulation, Supervision of epidural infusion
- Ability to write clearly and legibly in English
- Knowledge of NMC Code of Conduct, Guidelines and Professional Practice
- Awareness and knowledge of vulnerable adult and child Protection issues
- Good communicator both verbally and in writing
- Ability to work on own initiative and mange own time
- Good previous attendance record
- Flexible approach to working hours and practices
- Professional appearance and behaviour
- Knowledge of evidence informed and research based practice
- Willing to undertake further study
- Satisfactory enhanced DBS with check against vulnerable groups barred lists

**Desirable**

- Computer literate

### Education, Qualifications & Training

**Essential**

- Registered Midwife
- ENB 997/MSPP

**Desirable**

- NVQ assesor
- Evidence of further study

## Documents

- [job description (pdf, 208.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10465221)
- [person specification (pdf, 256.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10465223)
- [functional requirements form (pdf, 192.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10465225)

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