Rotational Midwife - various areas

Job summary

We are seeking an experienced and compassionate Band 6 Rotational Midwife to join Womens Services at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Working across Leeds General Infirmary, St Jamess University Hospital and community settings, you will provide safe, evidence-based, personalised care to women, birthing people and their babies throughout pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period. This varied role offers internal rotation across maternity services, including day and night shifts, within a large tertiary maternity service supporting approximately 10,000 births each year. You will bring strong clinical judgement, excellent communication and a flexible, collaborative approach, while supporting colleagues and contributing to the leadership and continuous improvement of care.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is responsible for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, and may be required to teach other midwives and non-midwifery staff. They take responsibility as the prime care provider for a group of women. The post holder is a prime care provider who is required to practice clinical skills developed through experience but at a more advanced level than required for those who have just qualified as midwives. The post holder is designated to take charge of a ward in the absence of the person who has continuing responsibility. The maternity unit has approximately 10,000 births a year. LTHT is a tertiary referral centre for both obstetrics and neonatology. Other specialities within the hospital that impact on maternity unit are feto-maternal medicine, adult and neonatal cardiology, neonatal surgery and a reproductive medicine unit. Please see attached Job Description for further information.

About us

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care. We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page. Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.

Details

• Date posted: 05 October 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 6
• Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 002298
• Job locations: Cross Site, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

For questions about this job, contact:

Name: Emma Weatherhead Position: workforce matron Email: emma.weatherhead@nhs.net

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced and compassionate Band 6 Rotational Midwife to join Women’s Services at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Working across Leeds General Infirmary, St James’s University Hospital and community settings, you will provide safe, evidence-based, personalised care to women, birthing people and their babies throughout pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period.

This varied role offers internal rotation across maternity services, including day and night shifts, within a large tertiary maternity service supporting approximately 10,000 births each year. You will bring strong clinical judgement, excellent communication and a flexible, collaborative approach, while supporting colleagues and contributing to the leadership and continuous improvement of care.

Why you should join our Team

Women’s Services at Leeds Teaching Hospitals offers the opportunity to work within one of the country’s largest and most diverse maternity services. As a tertiary referral centre for obstetrics and neonatology, we work closely with specialist teams including fetal medicine, adult and neonatal cardiology, neonatal surgery and reproductive medicine, giving you broad clinical experience and opportunities to develop your practice.

You will join a supportive, multidisciplinary service committed to women-centred care, learning, research and improvement. We value collaboration, professional development and shared leadership, and you will have opportunities to support learners, participate in audit and quality improvement, develop clinical leadership skills and make a meaningful difference to families across Leeds.

What you will bring to the role

• Degree or equivalent qualification and current NMC registration as a midwife.
• Successful completion of an LTHT midwifery preceptorship programme or equivalent.
• Significant midwifery experience, with sound knowledge of current professional and clinical issues.
• A professional, compassionate and patient-focused approach.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams.
• Strong assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation skills, with clear and accurate record keeping.
• Clinical leadership, time-management and organisational skills.
• Ability to teach, supervise and assess qualified and unqualified staff.
• Flexibility to rotate across hospital and community settings and work day and night shifts.
• Ability to travel to community settings and women’s homes.

Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.

About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust

Our Trust values

The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.

We are….

Responsible Open and Honest One Team Kind

Our Trust priorities

Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time

Our priorities:

People Improvement and Innovation Partnerships Outcomes

To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.