# Senior Midwife Antenatal Clinic

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Queens Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Midwife
- **Grade:** Band 7
- **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 pro rata pa
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-07T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-01T16:00:39.957Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Derbyshire/Burton_on_Trent/University_Hospitals_Derby_Burton_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Midwife/Midwife-v8236098
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8236098?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Are you an experienced Midwife looking for an exciting opportunity to join the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust providing maternity care to women and their families from the local population. This is an ideal opportunity to support the area with your expert clinical knowledge.

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Senior Midwife to lead and manage the Antenatal Clinic on the Queens Hospital Burton site.

The successful applicant will have a bespoke induction and support package tailored to their development needs.

### Main duties of the job

As a senior midwife for Antenatal Clinic you will take overall responsibility and accountability in ensuring women, babies and families receive safe, clinically effective, women centred care across the whole maternity care pathway.

You will lead by example, offer expert midwifery clinical advice, operationally support and manage teams and services ensuring the delivery of high quality, effective and compassionate midwifery care.

You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams to deliver care to women and babies within acute or community clinical environments whose needs are complex.

You will work flexibly across the service in supporting the delivery of midwifery care, using a range of service models, including continuity of carer. Senior midwives provide expert clinical and professional midwifery leadership and are accountable for the women, babies, public and staff experience. This will be in line with local, Trust wide and national policies, procedures, values and behaviours.

Closing date of applications: 7th October 2026

Interview date: 21st October 2026

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB – this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.

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Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click on the link to check your eligibility before applying for this post as we may be unable to provide sponsorship Skilled worker: Health and Care Visa | NHS Employers

Important visa information: Due to UK Home Office immigration rule changes effective from 22 July 2025, applicants sponsored under Occupation Code 6131 (Nursing Auxiliaries and Assistants) may not be eligible to bring dependants under the Skilled Worker route if their Certificate of Sponsorship is issued on or after this date. Applicants are responsible for understanding how these rules apply to their individual circumstances. The Trust cannot provide immigration advice. Further information is available on the Skilled Worker visa: Your partner and children - GOV.UK

Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).

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### 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 and Ability

**Essential**

- Takes the lead for implementing some policies/procedures and influences changes to practice/ procedures where necessary

**Desirable**

- Experience of planning and adjusting staff rotas/ E-roster reflecting adjustments made due to skill mix and safe staffing

### Experience & Knowledge

**Essential**

- Evidence of management / leadership skills gained through theoretical knowledge and or experience
- Specific knowledge of the clinical area / speciality

**Desirable**

- Experience of mentoring, supporting, coaching and developing staff
- Experience of managing a delegated budget
- Experience of facilitating appraisals, staff development and confirmers to support NMC revalidation
- Experience of HR policies, including management of performance, sickness /absences and participation in the recruitment and selection of staff

### Education, Training and Qualifications

**Essential**

- Evidence of degree / working towards higher degree or equivalent experience
- NMC registration & revalidation requirements

**Desirable**

- Experience of managing a budget
- Experience of facilitating appraisals/staff development

## Documents

- [jd & ps (pdf, 395.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10583186)
- [positive action statement (pdf, 3.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=1946)

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