# Rotational Midwife > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/rotational-midwife/91ec9bb7-ac0e-44e8-9d0e-6aaf822e7ff5 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/rotational-midwife/91ec9bb7-ac0e-44e8-9d0e-6aaf822e7ff5.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Community Midwifery (Dept) - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Midwife - **Salary:** £32073.00 to £39043.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-27T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-14T16:09:43.942Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8232369 - **Employer website:** https://www.mkuh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Band 5 Preceptorship Midwife Department: Maternity Band 5, £32,073 - £39,043 per annum, pro rata Hours: Full time, 37.5 per week, (Part Time also available) All MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: We Care, We Communicate, We Collaborate and We Contribute. Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital; we conduct research and teaching on site to improve the care of our patients. Visit our website to catch up on our latest news. 'We care We communicate We collaborate We contribute' Please note: We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role. Interview date: 07 September 2026 ### Main duties of the job Milton Keynes University Hospital Maternity team are seeking enthusiastic, motivated, and flexible midwives who have a passion for working within the GP based community midwifery setting. You will work in collaboration with women and their families, supporting personalised choice, and high standards of care. We are proud to offer the opportunity to work in a progressive environment where we are committed to an ambitious transformation of our maternity services. As a Trust, we are committed to delivering national objectives, including those set out in Better Births. We offer professional development opportunities for all staff. Here at Milton Keynes, we are passionate about ensuring service users have a positive experience each and every time and are committed to listening to their voices and how they want their services to be designed. An excellent comprehensive induction package is provided to enable development of your midwifery skills in all areas. You will also be supported to complete a robust preceptorship programme with regular clinical and pastoral support from the retention and practice development lead midwives. If this advert has inspired you and you want to be part of our amazing Midwifery team striving towards excellence, then the Milton Keynes maternity service is the place for you. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities NHS Staff Survey: We’re proud to be a leader in Flexible Working and Work-Life Balance, with scores of 6.40 and 6.49 respectively—both significantly above average. We are supportive of Flexible Working and appreciate the importance of ensuring that your successful career is complimented by a work/home life balance. Milton Keynes University Hospital recognises the positive value of diversity and inclusion, and we welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. Successful applicants will receive a comprehensive orientation programme and are assured that they will receive appropriate support. Applications are welcome from NMC registrants who are highly motivated, organised and passionate about providing safe, quality evidence-based care to the Women/birthing people who use our Maternity services Please refer to attached Job description for further information. We believe success lies in the diversity of our employees and are committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity, and embracing inclusion. We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us. MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and as such we offer a range of flexible working practices. We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once enough applications have been received. MKUH uses identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of documents; all prospective employees of MKUH will have their original documents verified using this technology. By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that information from your application will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system. Your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers. Upon commencing employment with the Trust, all employees (except Medical & Dental Staff on national terms and conditions) are subject to a probationary period lasting a period of six months with an option to extend for a further six months to a total of 12 months. ### 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 ### Skills **Essential** - Demonstrate an ability to assess, plan, prioritise and evaluate work - Able to deliver a high standard of evidence based individual service user care. - IT literate and good keyboard skills - Ability to work on own initiative and within a team - Ability to manage own time - Clinically competent in clinical competencies e.g. venepuncture - Ability to be flexible, to have flair and initiative and be able to work in a team - Motivated/positive - self-directed and committed **Desirable** - Clinically competent in perineal repair and cannulation ### Experience **Essential** - Proven skills and knowledge in all areas including antenatal/intrapatum and postnatal management ### Communication **Essential** - Effective communication skills (written and verbal) - Ability to deal with highly sensitive and complex information ### Qualifications and knowledge **Essential** - Currently completing/completed Degree to become a Registered Midwife on the NMC professional register - Clear understanding of midwifery issues and an up-to-date knowledge of current NHS developments within maternity services - Knowledge of the NMC Code of Professional Standards and Behaviours **Desirable** - Degree or equivalent experience ### Personal and people development **Essential** - Enthusiastic and motivated - Recognition of own limitations - Demonstrates commitment to develop self and others - Have good insight into self on others and vice versa - Professional image ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 576.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10542397) - [person specification (pdf, 104.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10542398) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references.