# Rotational Midwife – Based in Fetal Medicine Unit

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Weston General Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Midwife
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 pa, pro rata
- **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (Secondment considered - Maternity leave cover)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-11-03T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-20T12:20:28.978Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Bristol/Bristol/Bristol_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Midwife_Band/Midwife_Band-v8352293
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8352293?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Would you like the exciting opportunity to work within an enthusiastic, motivated and supportive team?

We are proud to be a forward thinking trust that enthusiastically embraces change. This is your chance to be a part of our flexible and dynamic team, providing women centred care.

For successful applicants we are offering many exciting opportunities that will enable you to develop your skills in our fetal medicine unit. We are the major tertiary Fetal Medicine Unit for the South West providing highly specialist care for women and their babies.

As a service, we are passionate about supporting midwives ongoing professional development. We have an outstanding practice development team who will ensure a smooth transition to our unit.

Interviews will be held on TBC

### Main duties of the job

- Be able to demonstrate leadership and management skills
- Be flexible with a caring attitude, rotating throughout the maternity departments as required and to be a part of the on-call service we provide.
- Have excellent and extended clinical skills
- Be able to develop their clinical skills and participate in continuing their professional development.
- Have experience in solving problems and using initiative.
- Have the ability to take the lead when caring for women and their babies, identifying any deterioration from normal and escalating appropriately.
- Be able to communicate and work together in a multidisciplinary team.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

### PROFESSIONAL

### · Fulfil the role of midwife as defined by the Nursing and Midwifery Council adhering to the Midwives Rules and Code of Practice thereby ensuring relevant registration is maintained.

### · Take personal responsibility for own professional development and up-dating in accordance with PREP requirements.

### · Communicate effectively with other healthcare professionals to meet the needs of mothers and their babies.

### · Commitment to providing non-discriminating and non-judgemental car

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

### 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

### Experience

**Essential**

- Consolidation of practice as a Band 6 Midwife
- Extended clinical midwifery skills

### Personal Qualities

**Essential**

- Motivation and enthusiasm
- Innovative
- Flexible approach to duties/shifts

### Training & Qualfications

**Essential**

- Registered Midwife with NMC pin
- Assessors & mentors qualification

**Desirable**

- Assessing in Practice Level 2 or Teaching and Assessing in Practice Level 3 or equivalent

### Knowledge, skills & abilities

**Essential**

- Effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Ability to prioritise care/client needs within research-based approach

**Desirable**

- Ability to support and act up for Band 7
- Mobile, with the ability to travel within and around Bristol (essential whilst working in Community)

## Documents

- [job description (pdf, 232.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10699795)
- [risk assessment (pdf, 240.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10708808)
- [dbs charges information (pdf, 71.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3005)
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- [uhbw staff benefits book (pdf, 12.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2131)
- [uhbw behaviours and values (pdf, 299.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2476)
- [policy statement - ex offenders (pdf, 424.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=667)

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